I regret my obnoxious nature and the electric fan that shorted out just driving close to water...and guess what, you don't go far in the woods without a fan. Jed said it and it became clear " it's a 22re how much POWER is it gonna free up anyway, k.i.s.s. keep it simple stupid

And oh yeah getting Pro/Comp mud radials. I've poked the sidewall twice now and extra rubber on the side is whats called for around this neck of the woods

 

Getting married before I bought my trucks....

 

Shoulda married a girl who enjoys off-roading . JK


My biggest regret to date has been not replacing my oil pan gasket before I installed the new engine. It came out of an 83, and my truck's an 87, so dropping the pan is more of a hassle than it should be.

 

no problem--she loves off roading but just doesn't seem to think that I need sliders, tires, blah blah... I can squeeze stuff in, just not as fast as I would like..Guess I shouldn't complain, after ripping a flare off the '05 and less than a month later tearing up the bumper--I had my dedicated '81 trail rig with in a week of hearing, "Maybe we need a trail truck,"

 

26 MM T-Bars. Way too stiff and have no flex whatsoever.

 

I wish..... I can't even do donuts with my lame open diff. 35MPH circles is about all she's good for in that area. Just for the record, I'm fully aware that a one legger from an open diff makes it easier to burnout, but makes it alot less satisfying.

 

i love a one tire fire. its all like, yeah, im trying to be cool, but i cant be because i have open diffs and can spin only one wheel.

 

Deckplate. There's $4 and 20 minutes I'll never get back. Sigh... Oh, and buying nice "sport" rims for the AZ rocks.

 

I feel the same way about that. But after many therapy sessions, I'm ok with it. But now the voices tell me to get a locker....

 

Regret is insight that comes a day too late.

I don't have any right now... but that's because I haven't done anything worthwhile on my truck yet.

 

Spending money on IFS. Downey t- bars trusses braces springs spacer ect. i shouldnt have let my dad talk sence into me. He said the it would work better as a daily driver which it woul dhave but its not what I want. Now ihave sas gear in my shop sitting there waiting for the heep to get finnished so i have room to work.

 

My regrets are.

See sig line...

They modified my wallet. Ever since they showed up, I never seem to have any extra cash.

But I love them.

Biggest regrets.

K&N oil and dirt injector.

Buying several idler arms for IFS trucks and bending them before I realized people actually made braces for them. D'OH.

Trying to make a 22r into a horsepower monster. Lots of money down the drain for an engine that made less then 200 hp, was picky, peaky and broke a lot. I actually made a toyota engine unreliable. Not to mention having to make it stock every two years to pass smog.

Should have just done a 3rz or v6 swap and been done with it.

Getting into lowered trucks for a few years and neglecting my 4x4.

 

Meaning you like the deckplate or no?

 

yea pretty much mine is leaving the 4x4 roots that i had grown up around and trying the "import" scene for a couple years. but hey i was in high school, everyone was doing it, doesnt that mean that i need to too?!?!

 

That is SO true. I feel like if I hadn't found this and a few other boards, I would have thrown money in alot of bad places. As it is, I can spend days/weeks readin here and then go out and confidently spend money to get hwat works.

Worst mod for me: using an Add-A-Leaf in the rear of my Gen 1 To fix the sag. I've just gone to OME rear leafs, and I can't belive I e er lived without them.

Cheers

Dave

 

1. double chrome light bar with kc lites

2. dumping 1000 dollars into ifs about 2 years ago to regear ring and pinion. because now im gonna straight axle it

3. Buying the truck with a 3.0. To many problems. Other than that its been a awesome truck/ 4 wheeler

 

Way overhyped IMHO. Thats why I listed it on the "regret" thread. Thankfully I don't have much invested.

 

getting a runner with no e-locker.

 

i regret ever doing a body lift.

 

Jacobs Electronics Omni Magnum. I went through 7 of those P'sOS.
None of them lasted longer than 1000 miles and the last one killed a perfectly good Red Top Optima by running all of the time, even with the key off.
They would probably send me another one but at this point, I have spent way too much on shipping these piles of crap back for exchange and I just can't bring myself to face another install.