i'm coming from 4runner ownership and high-end 2.5" shocks do not carry the same price tag. the most expensive i'm aware of are 8112s at about a grand per corner. of course you could go total chaos long travel and do dual shocks up front for more. but anyway, yeeha bumpers are expensive, but i...
that's pretty ridiculous for the shocks alone. get some good king, fox, or Bilstein 8112s 2.5s and call it a day. also not sure what shop you're going to that costs 5k to install shocks and LCAs...
well of course, but do you really think the bronco is going to get 3" shocks from the factory? all of the shit you outlined is stuff that people that want trophy trucks are doing to their raptors over stock, so not sure what point youre trying to make here besides you threw 15k at your gen 1...
realistically 2500-3500 plus control arms if needed. of course they wont be live valve but i dont think any one really gives a shit about that. seems like something that would eventually become a problem and potentially make rebuilding the shocks a PITA
as enticing as the warthog sounds, i wonder if we're better off buying a wildtrak/badlands and just installing some good kings/fox/dobinsons mrr/etc. later on if/when they become available
consensus on the k02s seems to be that they are mediocre and not great at anything. speaking from experience, my opinion is that the original k0s were better tires and certainly more quiet. better alternatives, again in my opinion, are ridge grapplers (my current tires-33" c-load, so far no...