Needing help!!

[james02]

Also...And more importantly, one day you can give newbies cr@p about asking "what do I need, and how do I do it?"

[drburke]

Alright I can see what I said really hit home, didn't think everyone was so touchy about word choices, let's get loud about it that seems to work. This vehicle is gonna be a daily driver not just something I bag so I wouldn't mind if it looked half-civil, im not doing this just for looks so hopefully that eases your anger. I didn't get a whole lot of time to look at this site before I registered so Getting bitchy at me not looking at every single thread helped out too.

I have been around kids that get their vehicles (BMW, Audi, Benz, new 1500 bought mall crawlers, etc) handed to them and demand more for years now. I cannot stand these kids. It isn't jealousy, so much as it's their attitude and entitlement that I can't stand. Have never worked a day in their lives and have no clue what the value of a dollar is. I've seen a girl wrap an Audi around a tree because she secretly wanted a BMW instead, and a girl drive drunk in an F150, to be surprised with a C-Class when she got out of the hospital. Whereas I come from a rather poor family, and had to save every damn dollar I earned to get my Malibu, and it didn't have any accessories to boot. Maybe you can see where I'm coming from.

I try to keep an open mind when I meet new people because I don't know what their life story is; every one gets a chance from me. I didn't give you one fairly, so for that I apologize. All we're trying to say is this place is a two way road, you give some and we'll give some-- but you have to put in your own effort first. No one here will take kind to spoon-feeding information to anyone.

With that out of the way, if you're going strictly as a way to-from school, with a little mudding offroading on the weekends, you don't need much. Take a look at the offroad-rated build threads. If you want to make it look like MikeKey/JorDaneeKey's or HardTrailz's setup, you're going to be putting in more money than the truck is probably worth. Just consider the situation you're in right now, and make sure an offroad-capable Trailblazer is best suited for you.

edit: politicalness

[Cesario17]

That last post gave me some insight, thank you! Anyways yes, I am far from being a hardcore or "true" off roader, but don't get me wrong I can't Wait to hit trails seeing as I live in the best part of Canada for offroadng. I understand this takes time because of money issues for a kid and thats why I wanted advice on what's cheap and reliable. I haven't explored the site too much yet and never find myself on the right thread. I guess moreso what I was asking Is product feedback about anything from you guys and how it'd work on a budget etc.

[Trail X]

"Cheap and reliable" are probably not the best words on this site, because in general we have all seen where these two terms are mutually exclusive... a better word might be "economical".

Glad you stuck around through the hazing. Now that you understand the culture, begin poking around more. There were some good links already posted in this thread. Time to read up!

[navigator]

most of the lifts for our platform are pretty dependable.
I think BDS lost some favor because they brag about a great "no fine print" warranty but folks that have had some issues have had problems getting them rectified.

You can't go wrong with any of the MarkMC products(wheel adapters, suspension lifts, body lift).
I'm running the Rough Country suspension lift + the Zone body lift and I can't complain(I got them cheap/used). It is all about what you want/need. It seems that most of the suspension lifts have had some degree of front bushing wear so I would go for the lift that gets you where you want to be for the price you can afford and understand that bushing wear comes with the territory.

If you are planning to wheel in your area think about where you are going to be and it might be that oil and radiator skids are more important than lift. You also want to make sure that whatever you get into, you have the recovery gear to get out of. I doubt there is a much worse feeling than getting stuck in the middle of nowhere with no cell signal without the tools to get yourself out of harms way.