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Originally Posted by morpheous71
don't want to sell it because I love the ride but it's killing me on fuel costs
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You can reduce it's fuel consumption, but it's never going to return great fuel economy.
If you start modding it, decide wether you want the mods to be reversible or not. If not, potential resale value will go down if you ever change your mind about selling it.
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I have just recently come into this website and have learned alot already through reading, so I am hoping I can use some of these techniques to improve my performance on this rig.
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Start adjusting your driving - it's the cheapest mod
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I think I will be making up some wheel covers, pulling the mudguards, covering the running lights, foglights and the grille to start.
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They're called
low hanging fruit here, so pick 'm
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I like the idea of the airdam but wonder if the bellypan idea is the better way to go, or do I do both.
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Do the airdam if you're short on time, do both when you have the time to do a belly pan.
An airdam doesn't keep air from going under the car, it just reduces the amount, so it still pays to smooth the underside.
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should I get the trailer closer to the jeep and should I start modding out the trailer and how???
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Closing the gap helps, but it obviously has its practical limitations.
Same as the car essentially ...
Deflectors (little air dams) in front of the wheels, covering the wheels.
Smoothing the underside - any sides - if necessary .
Look for Phil Knox's and BamZipPow's aeromodded trucks to get some ideas as to what you can do too.
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Dam it, how do you post pic's on this system? Looks like I need to post them first on some website, what a pain.
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You can make albums with pics on ecomodder, then refer to them - you may need to have a minimal number of posts for that though (5 or 10).