Aftermarket faux-squatch

[jmoney]

This will be my first off roader. I will try to play around with it but no serious rocks- none in my region

I want the look of Sasquatch so bad but
1) no manual right away
2) it seems expensive to me.

Since I won’t put it through the ringer off road, I am curious what someone with more knowledge would say about going grab a set of 35 Ats ($1000?) some rims that fit (another $1000 or less) and some type of mid range lift - this I have no clue on.
If I try to do this to Big Bend 4 door with manual tranny are there any huge trade offs I’m missing?
seems like I can get most of what I want for under 3k vs 6k and no Manual.
Thanks for the help!

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[Stitches1974]

You'll also need to buy a device to recalibrate your speedo, cost of mounting and balancing of the tires, labor to install the lift, new shocks if they don't come with a lift, waiting for an after market bronco lift to be made, depending on the height of the lift, possibly a new drive shaft and extended brake lines. You get the picture. Then you'll possibly have to deal with the headache of what a non factory lift might do to the drivetrain. Excess wear and tear on suspension components and you still won't have the front locker.

EDIT: You'll most likely spend more than $2,000 on wheels and tires, unless you're going to cheap out. Don't forget you need 5 tires and wheels and not 4.

Pony up for the squatch up front will most likely be cheaper than to do it yourself after the fact.

 

[Brokennose]

You can price out wheels and tires 100% accurate right now. A decent aftermarket lift kit may be some time, and who knows for how much.

I think if you're not going Badlands or up, the squatch is worth being a later delivery. You'll be on the trails before you get that base lifted adequately.

 

[LandCruiser]

I want to see an OME BP51 external reservoir kit adapted from the Ranger, probably a hell of a lot better than the Bilsteins that come with the Sasquatch.

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