This may seem to be a weird request but I am looking for some mods so I can take my SRT off road. Not rock climbing or mudding but on Colorado dirt roads that do get rough some times. So far, I have determined I need different wheels (20x10) so I can get an all terrain tires instead of the Pirellas all season that come on it. Guess the issue on the wheels are the huge Brembo calipers. The other issue is the front air dam. It is too low and sure it would be destroyed at some point. Does anyone have any suggestions that would help on these issues. I realize now I should have bought an Overland or Summit to be more in line with my off road desires but most of my driving is on road and not an issue... Any help would be appreciated...
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Initially, I was looking towards doing the same thing. Maybe lifting it a few inches, enuf to fit some nice AT's under there and have enough clearance to drive over anything higher than 4". We get a lot of snow here and the powers that be in Montreal have figured that it's cheaper to not plow the snow after every snow storm if another is coming in the next week. Makes finding parking at work very challenging.
With my FJ, clawing my way to the top of a frozen-over snowy hill made my day. With this thing, I'm always worried I'll rip the spoiler off.
I think your idea is awesome, especially if you can lift her a bit.
Best of both worlds; 470 horseys and actual Jeep worthiness :thumbsup:
No off-roading for you bud. It'll be like trying to take a corolla off road. No ground clearance no 4wd lo, stiff suspension, it's just not setup for it. I wanted something that was offroad worthy but could still kick ass on road. So I bought a 5.7 loaded and dropped a 6.4 in it and lifted it two inches. It's a beast!!!
Off road tires on a vehicle that can do 165 MPH? It truly is an odd question. Honestly, this group of the forum will be incredibly biased toward power and speed. Then again, isn't that why we bought the SRT?
The Porsche Cayenne can do 175MPH & the Range Rover Sport tops out at 155MPH. Both can also handle Off Road terrain challenges. And while their stock tires suck for all but light off road work, its a whole lot easier to change tires then it is to somehow add off road ability to a vehicle that has almost none.
One owner ended up with MW Torque 20x9s and Nitto Grapplers. One other issue they had was the approach angle, one of them was looking at fitting an overland bumper, but in the end decided it wouldn't improve things greatly.
Maybe you could get a custom bumper made up, similar to the Trail Hawk 2 concept....
I think a Summit owner on this forum has modded their bumper for offroad too....