What mods should I make to improve general trail-worthiness if I only have $1000 to spend?
[Mike Graham] When I asked this question, I got several different answers to this one. Here they are: Jonathan Hall says: “Lock right, s/o, diff gears.” Noel VanHook says: “Rock Lobster and tires.” James Hiers says: “Rocklobster transfer case and lockrite.” I’m going to amalgamate these answers and come up with a different one. I’m going to say that for general trail running the best $1000 spent to keep you moving is going to be spent on a lockrite and tires. A rocklobster is a great thing to have if you’re playing on steep rocks, but a locker and tires is the best $1000 you’re going to spend for general trail use. If you’re building a rock-crawler, then the rocklobster and s/o just might be your best route, but never underestimate the value of good tires. Oh yeah, I’d put that locker on the front. Now, if you’re planning on putting big tires on it (like 30s; see the section on tire sizes) then you may well be better off going with Noel VanHook’s suggestion of tires and a rocklobster,
