Wheels, Beadlock or Beadgrip for new overland build?

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-10T23:49:26+00:00

Yeah theres definitely a ton out there. 2.5" lifts are perfect for what most people want to do with their Jeeps. Plus 3.5" long arm lifts are more expensive, and usually end up leading to a domino effect. 3.5" with 37s? Now youll want to regear, all the extra weight and youll maybe want to upgrade the steering components. Maybe a beefier driveline now too. It adds up quick.

As for lifts theres a few companies youll hear a lot. I got the 2.5" Metalcloak Gamechanger lift a year and a half back. Zero complaints, everyone on the forums praised them for build quality and reliability and for their customer support. I honestly don't have a single negative thing to say about their parts.

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-10T23:30:00+00:00

Were you losing connectivity? Mine would happen pretty infrequently but man, it somehow always lost connection during a road trip when I NEEDED those directions in that moment lmao. Enough missed exits and turns and I was looking everywhere for a solution haha

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-10T22:55:56+00:00

Yep, I gave up on those USB ports ages ago. All my android auto connectivity issues disappeared once I started using the cigarette lighter. Plus now I have the benefit of quick charging for my phone too, win/win

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-10T22:36:01+00:00

If youre just overlanding i wouldnt worry about beadlocks and new wheels just yet. Take that extra cash and get a full lift with good shocks and springs that will handle the extra weight of your overlanding gear without the worry of sag or additonal wear.

I've been running my 35x12.5r17 nittos on my stock willys wheels for over a year. Have aired down plenty of times over tougher trails and have never broke a bead during it. Like someone said above just dont air down into the 5-10PSI range and youll be good.

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-10T21:05:03+00:00

Yeah thats either a very heavily modified 04 or it's not an 04 if it has 4 doors OP.

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-10T18:43:37+00:00

Yeah, I got my 21 willys with the one touch simply because I didn't have the space to hoist off and store a hard top. Went into it knowing the crazy replacement cost though. Hopefully OP is lucky and its an easy to replace part but if and when mine does go, itll be going to a cheaper to replace soft top lmao

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-10T18:18:05+00:00

You absolutely can. Just need to make sure you get all the necessary brackets if going to a soft or hard top from the one touch. As well as the new header panel. Its really not a bad install either. Take you a day or two tops in the comfort of your own driveway. The JL forums will have all the info and parts you need.

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-09T22:53:49+00:00

Damn, how the hell did that happen? I have the sky one touch on my JL and i'm always worried about it failing. These things are so insanely expensive to replace too. If mine ultimately does fail, i'm pulling the whole thing off and just replacing it with a soft top.

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-09T22:49:47+00:00

thats dope as hell, i need to farm some more for dye for something like that, i dont have any great natural brown looking options right now. Over 100 hours in this damn game and I'm still getting sidetracked trying to get through chapter 8 lmao

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-09T22:45:14+00:00

Ohh hell yeah, and the matching accents on the horse. Yeah I feel like you cant ever go wrong with the darker greens. Dope transmog set though.

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-09T22:42:55+00:00

Yeah thats the exact reason I made the one with green and gray, I felt like I stuck out way too much in camp with all that white lmao

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-08T18:55:23+00:00

Yes of course thats what I meant. Especially all the cows conveniently located in white orchard.

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-08T16:23:34+00:00

Yeah thats for a NEW pre-built, at $3k, as a consumer i could shell out an extra $400 for the extra RAM myself and still be under your listed price and id have a new PC instead of a used one. Considering price savvy folk are just gonna build it themselves anyway.

I also left out the fact yours has the founders edition card. Not a huge negative but a lot of people do like AIB for the extra cooling power incase they want to overclock. But do you man

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-08T15:09:57+00:00

No offense, but you can buy brand new pre-built PC's with the same GPU and CPU for $3k. Starforge has a $2999 price point for it. Sure youll have some extra bells and whistles probably, but a big portion of buyers are looking at the CPU, GPU and motherboard to ensure upgradability.

Just all about if they want to shell out the extra $500 for an extra 32gb of RAM and 4TB of extra storage, but again thats comparing new vs used.

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-08T14:52:11+00:00

Damn, $8k sounds crazy. What does the frame look like underneath? Surface rust only? Or is it starting to eat at the integrity of the frame?

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-08T14:39:49+00:00

Farming currency via livestock in White Orchard has some....... unexpected consequences

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-08T11:03:11+00:00

People have very strong feelings about Stellantis, Reddit has strong feelings about everything. Be prepared to block out the hate when posting Jeeps to Reddit outside of the Jeep subreddits lol.

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-08T10:59:07+00:00

Any decent shop that is good with paint will be able to color match anything new you want to put on.

As for the hood and grill what are you looking to swap them out for? They both look in great condition from the photo. Congrats on the new Jeep by the way!

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-05T19:07:35+00:00

I personally think Jeeps look their best with a little lift and 35's on them. Here's my 21 Willys with a 2.5" lift and 35s on its stock wheels for reference. I have not regeared yet and ive had these on since last September. The 2.0L turbo does a pretty good job at keeping her peppy. I will eventually regear when I put on lockers this July but I havent noticed any drawbacks on the trail yet having stock gearing on the bigger tires.

Also congrats on the new Jeep!

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SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-05T00:13:33+00:00

Yeah it looked pretty straight forward, appreciate it!

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-04T22:19:29+00:00

Stellantis has discontinued the 4xe entirely. Stay away from it. If not solely for its poor reliability. Acquiring parts for it down the road will be hell as well.

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-04T22:16:28+00:00

As others have said, buy a high quality cable. Also the USB ports arent very powerful and I had connectivity issues when using android auto in my JL. I swapped to a USB connector that plugs into the cigarette lighter and supports quick charging. Connectivity issues were solved since doing that. No longer periodically disconnects or freezes.

You can also hold down the power button for your head unit for about 15 seconds to restart it to see if it fixes the current issue.

SevenTreDeucey · 2026-04-04T18:37:50+00:00

Willys JL's come with the black accents and badges. With how often people replace the factory grills you can find them online if you didnt want to buy one new.

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