The short answer is no, unless you have done at least 50 or more drives. Coming from someone who has heavily modified his Jeep, I think that my Rubicon in its stock set up is an extremely capable car. This applies to Sport and Sahara variants as well.
The problem with modifying an already capable car is that you compromise on developing solid driving skills. Most people first go for tire and suspension mods, and you notice immediately that obstacles that were previously difficult become easier. There’s nothing wrong with that, but it should be your skills that push you through not your mods. A highly modified car can compensate for lack of skill.
And this is where safety is compromised. It’s the lack of skills that are the primary cause of mishaps. Modifications give a false sense of self confidence and when you start pushing, this can become a massive risk in safety.
So, get your 50 drives in then let’s talk modifications. Till then it should be all about learning. Check out Torque Converter’s courses if you’re looking to get started or get better at off roading.
Couldn't agree more.
In offroading, car to skill ratio is 20:80. Cars would matter 20% while good driving skills matter the most, which is 80% of the overall game.
There are two kind of people who own an offroad car.
1. Who never/hardly go offroading, but interested in keeping a bigger/bulkier/good-looking/modded car. Keeping it Insta/pic friendly. There's no end to mods for them.
2. Who invest their time and energy in learning offroading the right way. They love to focus on improving the skills/techniques first, and slowly get into step by step mods, taking advice of sane experienced drivers.
Doing too many mods early in offroading is like consuming too make tonics in your early youth, but when you actually need them later, they don't work.
