GEN 2 Gen 3-nope too pricey help me make my Gen 2 even better.

[Kojack19]

Hi All,

Owned a Gen 1 2012-drove it 100k miles and got stupid money on a trade in on a 2018 Ledfoot. Love the truck but put myself on the Gen 3 list a while back. Pricing has gotten insane and still love my Gen 2 so now want to invest in my truck with the plan to drive it into the ground. Gen 2 has 42k miles on it with collars to level and methods other wise stock. Mostly a daily driver but also gets driven off-road mostly sand and beach but also in the woods. I also have clearance height issues where I park-have 2-3 inches max over stock ride height.

Truck needs to be a good daily driver and family car as it will still be the vehicle we take on 4-10 hour drives and I will take to work everyday. Cant put a spare in the bed-need that space.

Thinking new front shocks
37 inch bfgs or Falkens-dont need mud tires or the weight but want to size up
Warranty
Deavers
What else and order???

Welcome everyones thoughts-if this was a third car or a toy there would be more options but I aint in that world. Need to make it great but also drive it every day.

Thanks all.

 

[smgilles]

Hi All,

Owned a Gen 1 2012-drove it 100k miles and got stupid money on a trade in on a 2018 Ledfoot. Love the truck but put myself on the Gen 3 list a while back. Pricing has gotten insane and still love my Gen 2 so now want to invest in my truck with the plan to drive it into the ground. Gen 2 has 42k miles on it with collars to level and methods other wise stock. Mostly a daily driver but also gets driven off-road mostly sand and beach but also in the woods. I also have clearance height issues where I park-have 2-3 inches max over stock ride height.

Truck needs to be a good daily driver and family car as it will still be the vehicle we take on 4-10 hour drives and I will take to work everyday. Cant put a spare in the bed-need that space.

Thinking new front shocks
37 inch bfgs or Falkens-dont need mud tires or the weight but want to size up
Warranty
Deavers
What else and order???

Welcome everyones thoughts-if this was a third car or a toy there would be more options but I aint in that world. Need to make it great but also drive it every day.

Thanks all.

If I was doing (well I guess I have) a daily driver with a bit of budget I would do it in this order.
1. Deavers
2. COBB AP with off the shelf TCM + Goosetuned (need upgraded intercooler)
3. Fox 3.0 for front/back if got the $7k to burn

The above 3 make it a much more pleasant daily driver without effecting any driving characteristics.

I don’t see the value of 37” tires on a daily driver other than looks, because you are going to be doing some hammer/sawzall modifications. I don’t see the value of paying for more warranty either if you are adding tunes, aftermarket shocks, and leaf springs. If you aren’t “beating” it off-road then I don’t think you need upgraded bump stops or UCA, etc.

 

[colticus]

Whats wrong with it now as a daily driver?

 

[Frank N]

Relax and enjoy, save your money, when the shocks start going, deavers and 3.0.

 

[Live Free]

Yeah I agree, the new one's seem to steep. Heck, I'm even thinking of selling my Gen 2 given the market right now. Hard times are coming....

 

[Kojack19]

Relax and enjoy, save your money, when the shocks start going, deavers and 3.0.

Yup that is the plan. My shocks on my Gen 1 went south around 50-60k miles and tires about the same so was going to go to 3.0s, deavers and 37s (BFGS so not real 37s) all at the same time. What deavers do I want? Want the truck level.

 

[Kojack19]

Whats wrong with it now as a daily driver?

nothing now-just know the shocks have a limited bit of time left and either need to be rebuilt or replaced given my Gen 1 experience.

 

[Frank N]

Yup that is the plan. My shocks on my Gen 1 went south around 50-60k miles and tires about the same so was going to go to 3.0s, deavers and 37s (BFGS so not real 37s) all at the same time. What deavers do I want? Want the truck level.

Yup that is the plan. My shocks on my Gen 1 went south around 50-60k miles and tires about the same so was going to go to 3.0s, deavers and 37s (BFGS so not real 37s) all at the same time. What deavers do I want? Want the truck level.

Plenty of threads in here on that subject I worked with one of the FRF vendors to get it was right for me in deavers

 

[OEMPlus Raptor]

Skip the Deavers unless your carrying extra weight and or off roading.

 

[nikhsub1]

Skip the Deavers unless your carrying extra weight and or off roading.

What? Deavers are the single best suspension mod on the gen 2.