RaftingDave
Senior Member
Well, the wife and I bit the bullet and signed on a 2017 Big Horn 1500 QC. Tow, skids, Alpine, rubber floor mats, RW defroster, heated butt and wheel. Dark blue.
I hated to part with my '07 TRX (125K), but it was sliding in resale and we thought this was a good time to get what will probably be my last new vehicle before retirement (after that, a new car becomes problematic financially).
I like the thing, and the dealer gave us a pretty good deal (he threw in a Line-X BL and a hood deflector), about $15K below sticker and a reasonable deal on the trade. (I miss it already
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We got the All Season tires, crappy Wranglers but supposedly a step up from the stockers they usually put on this trim. While we're not serious off-roaders, I do want to get this thing dirty and some of the Forest Service roads in CO get a little gnarly - we just got a pop-up camper last spring and I'd like to get out there a bit.
The air dam below the front bumper looks really low to me - does it drop below the differential? I got a quote from the local 4x4 shop for about $1200 to lift the front end 2" - new control arms. Zone 1 parts, I believe.
I'd also like to get some tires - but a tire size bump and the lift together would be about 3 grand, and I'm a little tapped these days.
Any advice?
Thanks (and yeah, I'll get a pic up of the new truck when I can find my camera ! )
I hated to part with my '07 TRX (125K), but it was sliding in resale and we thought this was a good time to get what will probably be my last new vehicle before retirement (after that, a new car becomes problematic financially).
I like the thing, and the dealer gave us a pretty good deal (he threw in a Line-X BL and a hood deflector), about $15K below sticker and a reasonable deal on the trade. (I miss it already
)We got the All Season tires, crappy Wranglers but supposedly a step up from the stockers they usually put on this trim. While we're not serious off-roaders, I do want to get this thing dirty and some of the Forest Service roads in CO get a little gnarly - we just got a pop-up camper last spring and I'd like to get out there a bit.
The air dam below the front bumper looks really low to me - does it drop below the differential? I got a quote from the local 4x4 shop for about $1200 to lift the front end 2" - new control arms. Zone 1 parts, I believe.
I'd also like to get some tires - but a tire size bump and the lift together would be about 3 grand, and I'm a little tapped these days.
Any advice?
Thanks (and yeah, I'll get a pic up of the new truck when I can find my camera ! )
