Upgrading my 03

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Master Yoda
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Upgrading my 03

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Hey there Scooby peoples. I've been lurking around for a while but have finally decided to do some actual upgrades. I have a stock 03 with roughly 160k on it. I live in Fairbanks, Alaska where winter temps can reach to -40F/C and occasionally colder. Summers are great though! temps as high as around 80 and almost always sunny! A few questions:

1. What kind of exhaust would you recommend? Mine has some leaks and needs replaced. A friend of mine recommend a cat-back system. I'm not all that familiar with exhaust stuff. Local dealership gave me a quote to replace the whole thing for about $1100.00. That includes everything. If I can get an aftermarket and do it myself, I'd rather do that anyway.

2. Planning on doing a small lift. Thinking 1"-2". I've been reading up on some posts here about DIY HDPE. However, I have found that the low temp limit of HDPE and UHMW are both around -40. Which makes me think I should be using aluminum. While I don't do a lot of off road stuff during the winter, I don't want the blocks to disintegrate just going over bumps in the road. I did however look up this: http://www.subtle-solutions.com/product ... cts_id=125
I'm also under the belief that my rear springs and/or shocks need replaced, as any weight over 100lbs added to the hitch, or put in the bed, causes the back end to sink pretty low. What are your thoughts?

3. I also want to put on a brush guard. Otherwise known up here as a moose catcher. I would like to put some lights on it so I can see when winter sets in and it's dark most of the time. I saw pics online of 3 I like:
This one is pretty nice.
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This one comes from this thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1774
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Not sure where this one comes from:
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I'm leaning toward LED lights to lighten drain on the electrical system.
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bajaguy
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Re: Upgrading my 03

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The top one was homemade, the second one is a Gorilla bar...there's one for sale on here and there were some more being made recently. I don't know if those are still available. The last one looks like a 1st gen Mudrat bumper (John Bloom). Those are hard to come by and it seems he's not making as many as he used to. Talk to Ryan about that one.
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