Initial Thoughts/Reviews
So now that I have had the Jeep about a month and have made some significant headway on getting it where I want it, some thoughts:
AEV Lift - Very similar to stock, I like this. Havent off roaded yet, family schedule and work have been too hectic. Will be out at our hunting lease this coming weekend to see if any pigs are tired of living, that will be our first real test. Wish I had put it on myself, but time is precious. LOVE the height, drives great. Wife review - "still a horrid color but the new stance makes it look really good... for a diarrhea car." Kid Review - "Daddy, we can't get in the Jeep, its too tall"
35" Toyo Open Country Tires - Pretty quiet, I do not notice a significant difference compared to the street tires that I drove back from Houston. I am very happy with the 35"s at present. I think the look is great, the driving feel and noise are great. Having a little TPMS sensor problem, not sure if I have a leaky tire or a bad sensor (we did use the AEV Procal, the light just comes on and off with no apparent correlation to tire pressure).
JW Speaker Headlights - just no comparison, awesome. Easy, easy, easy install. Jason at Krawl Off Road gave me a nice wrangler forum deal on the package.
JW Speaker Tailights - I love them, super easy install. Wife review - "those tailights look weird on a jeep, isn't there something more jeeplike?"
IPJK Rear Seat Recline - Easy-ish install with Breaker Bar and Torque, wouldn't want to tackle without those. I think it took about an hour. Kids helped! Noticeable difference.
Precsion LED Interior Lights - did this in 5 minutes in a parking lot while waiting for Indian takeout. Easy as pie. The included trim tools were a nice touch and made it easier.
AEV Floormats - fit well, have a deep enough holding area, only complaint is that the rear seat mat has holes for carpet buttons that my Jeep doesn't have ( I think 2010 didn't have them period?). The front seat AEV mats came with replacement buttons instead of the stock hooks. I think the rear should have as well. I will fiund some somewhere, but for the price they should have been included.
MOPAR Gas Good Props - Easy install, 20 minutes on a nice day. VERY nice addition, hood just lifts itself when unlatched. Highly recommended lazy man mod.
Drake Off Road Black Anodized Billet Aluminum Handle Set - total useless Jewlery but i Love them. Hardest part was the transfer case handle removal, didnt have a strap wrnech. Destroyed the old handle. Don'treally care but probably should have gotten the wrench.
OPAR Wild Boar Grab Handles - i really struggled with this. I wanted to go with the Grabbars, but I real so many reviews about how hard the install was that I decided the reviews of how EASY the Wild Boars were made sense. Cost was a nice benefit but I'd have rather bought US made. IK have to say, these things were insanely easy. It took me 5 minutes per, would have been less but it was darkish in the garage that night and doing alone was a little hardto get the bolts started. Really easy, fit perfectly, BIG improvement to those crappy velcro handles.
Items in the garage awaiting time to install:
1) Ace Rock Sliders (the kids and the small wife need help getting in and we want a little rocker protection) - Joe at Elevated Off Road gave a great Forum deal
2) MOPAR Fuel Line tube - I have the Jeep fuel burp, hoping this will fix it like it did for others
3) Morimoto harness and JW fogs - I was going to wait until I figure out the front bumper situation but I don't knwo when that will be and I hate the mismatched look
4) Performance Pedals Black anodized aluminum gas and brake pedals - more jewelry, its a disease, I really had no idea
Things I am contemplating for the future:
Really like the AEV Bumpers. I know they are insanely expensive.
Skids
Winch, of course
CAI, Headers, Exhaust
Big Brakes
Tailgate Table - probably springtail with the custom plastic table insert that others have worked out
Mounts for fuel, high lift, etc, depends on final bumper choices
Tuffy stuff
Backup camera (that hitch mounted tire, yikes)
I'm fine with the radio but maybe the Kickers
Softtop, found a ton used on Craigslist around $500
Hitchmounted carrier, a la Harbor Freight or the like, to carry game outside the vehicle
SPOD and some broad and narrow off road lights, still debating and thinking here
ARB on board air
it doesn't end...
I welcome questions or comments. I would be interested in knowing where fellow North Texans go to do some off roading. I'm new so need some novice stuff to learn. This is so fun!