New mod ideas?
#1
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New mod ideas?
Hey, I just bought a '94 extended cab and immediately ordered a 4" rough country lift and I'm planning on going with 33" BFG A/T. I like to go offroading often and I'm looking for mods to make it more capable. What's the best cost effective way to improve off-road performance.
I also want to add some horsepower.
I also want to add some horsepower.
#2
well for one thing what engine is in it and DO NOT use them bfg u will hate yourself for it later they are more show tire than performance if u want a good tire get cooper discoverers stt thats what i got on my 2wd and i havent been stuck with them yet pics in my page but get manual locking hubs (if u dont have them on it already) put some headers on it bump the timeing up cold air intake make some skid plates to keep your stuff safe i got alot more if u want to go all out
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well for one thing what engine is in it and DO NOT use them bfg u will hate yourself for it later they are more show tire than performance if u want a good tire get cooper discoverers stt thats what i got on my 2wd and i havent been stuck with them yet pics in my page but get manual locking hubs (if u dont have them on it already) put some headers on it bump the timeing up cold air intake make some skid plates to keep your stuff safe i got alot more if u want to go all out
#4
look at my tires you will like them and its not that the truck is underpowered these old trucks had the wrong gears in them if anything find out what gear ratio u have and lets say u have 2,73s in yours move it up to a 3,11 or 3,55s with a locker in the rear im almost guessing you have a e4od trans they make shift kits for that trans to make it shift when you want it too but what i did was put 4,11s with a rear locker and put headers and cold air intake and changed the distributor from stock to msd with a blaster 2 coil and took the a.i.r pump off and changed th mechanical fan to a dual electric fan and i also put an exturnal trans cooler on it too so now the trans fluid gets cooled twice i also bumped the timing a bit i have plenty of power out of mine
#5
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look at my tires you will like them and its not that the truck is underpowered these old trucks had the wrong gears in them if anything find out what gear ratio u have and lets say u have 2,73s in yours move it up to a 3,11 or 3,55s with a locker in the rear im almost guessing you have a e4od trans they make shift kits for that trans to make it shift when you want it too but what i did was put 4,11s with a rear locker and put headers and cold air intake and changed the distributor from stock to msd with a blaster 2 coil and took the a.i.r pump off and changed th mechanical fan to a dual electric fan and i also put an exturnal trans cooler on it too so now the trans fluid gets cooled twice i also bumped the timing a bit i have plenty of power out of mine
#6
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look at my tires you will like them and its not that the truck is underpowered these old trucks had the wrong gears in them if anything find out what gear ratio u have and lets say u have 2,73s in yours move it up to a 3,11 or 3,55s with a locker in the rear im almost guessing you have a e4od trans they make shift kits for that trans to make it shift when you want it too but what i did was put 4,11s with a rear locker and put headers and cold air intake and changed the distributor from stock to msd with a blaster 2 coil and took the a.i.r pump off and changed th mechanical fan to a dual electric fan and i also put an exturnal trans cooler on it too so now the trans fluid gets cooled twice i also bumped the timing a bit i have plenty of power out of mine
#7
For an offroad toy that your going to lift and add larger tires to. I think gears and a locker would be a great start. Unless you plan to do major motor work, some good low gears will do more than 10-15hp you could add with bolt ons. If your truck really has 2.73 gears like Bigmike suggested then then 3.73 or 4.11 will be night/day off the line and crawling in the woods. Just my .02
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#8
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For an offroad toy that your going to lift and add larger tires to. I think gears and a locker would be a great start. Unless you plan to do major motor work, some good low gears will do more than 10-15hp you could add with bolt ons. If your truck really has 2.73 gears like Bigmike suggested then then 3.73 or 4.11 will be night/day off the line and crawling in the woods. Just my .02
#9
i dont know how loud u like you truck but i would do the headers and save up the money for the gear ratios thats where you best improvements will be like i said before its not that their underpowered its that their overgeared and because your putting bigger tires on it it will feel like it has even less power so thats even more of a reason to get the gears changed or you can probably find a rear end already put togther for pretty cheap and once again i would not get them BFG A/Ts i had them and couldnt go anywhere the tires would automatically cake up with mud and slide everywhere those tires are for pretty trucks on the highway
#10
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i dont know how loud u like you truck but i would do the headers and save up the money for the gear ratios thats where you best improvements will be like i said before its not that their underpowered its that their overgeared and because your putting bigger tires on it it will feel like it has even less power so thats even more of a reason to get the gears changed or you can probably find a rear end already put togther for pretty cheap and once again i would not get them BFG A/Ts i had them and couldnt go anywhere the tires would automatically cake up with mud and slide everywhere those tires are for pretty trucks on the highway