Originally Posted by backcountry

My experience with Bilstein is strictly off road. I had 4 out of 6 shocks on my Dodge leaking after driving the Dalton Highway and various dirt roads on an Alaska trip and have been less than impressed with their shocks on Jeeps. I run Sway-A-Way and Fox on my off road rigs.

Honestly I haven't done anything other than maintenance on a "car" since I sold my autocross built 240z in the late 80s. My wife has had an Audi 80, Saab 900, Integra Type R and the SRT6 since we've been together and I've been under strict orders not to modify them! I did tinker with her Wrangler a bit though. With that in mind, I like the Safari builds and would probably think more along those lines if it were mine but this build would be limited to just what is needed to run graded (sometimes poorly) dirt roads. So thinking: suspension, wheels/tires, and skidplates if needed. No lights, racks, bumpers etc.