Originally Posted by bluecollarjock

hahah sounds like our dads have a lot in common...maybe too much influence from my testosterone desires in 4x4s...

I think tires will annoy him too, but I want him to be able to go deeper into the woods, and in PA there is lots of thick muck...wimpy ATs wont do nothing but pack up in the woods....so Im torn, I want some mudders, and was looking at Super Swamper Trxus MTs which are supposed to be quiet for mudders, BFG KM2s get good reviews for highway ride, and the used tires I can possibly get for $400 are basically brand new Firestone MTs which by the looks of the tread on them, they are old school big lugs with no siping, I tihnk they are going to be loud as hell. Its all trying to work on a budget....if doing anything to the engine or exhaust isnt worth it for an old timer putting around, maybe Ill go for the new tires and new fancy rims just for looks so he is old man pimping haha...BFG ATs maybe, they will be more road friendly, wont do well in mud, but snow would be ok and light dirt trails...

Yea it has nothing to do with performance, but I was thinking about nice big Chevy floormats so it looks nice, maybe a bolt in mag light behind the seat, toolbox in bed, maybe CB, a pair of fog lights and a pair of driving lights to brighten the snowy hunting trails, and for sure a vertical gun rack to bolt into the floor near the t-case, and a nice big NRA license plate or something....something my dad could be the cool old NRA deer hunter pimping in style in a decent looking 4x4.

So just put a new stock air filter in with the tune up and skip any of the intakes? forget doing a cat back exhaust? is there any muffler that might be a little more free flowing with a quiet tone that wouldnt be too old man unfriendly? and a tuner for sure, Diablo? Hypertech? Wheatley? Pro Comp?

Originally Posted by 726.0chevelle

there is a cai on ebay for about 65 bucks fits excellent, well built, looks good don't spend 250 on one if your interested just search cheap cold air intake or cai i just put one on my 99 and it sounds awesome

Originally Posted by bluecollarjock

Stewart hahah....you might have hit the nail on the head...my dad probably wouldnt want loud noise...maybe Im thinking too much of making it "cool" for my dad even though he wouldnt need the power I guess, just maybe Im tempted for the few times I might drive it wanting to goose it ha....

its getting detailed right now and undercoated. I was going to do tint, but looked up in PA where my folks like and its so strict the tint shop said they cant even do it that light, basically only thing allowed is stock tint.

Yea now got me laughing...he does drive like an old man...especially since he has health, he isnt going to be flooring it...he would enjoy MPG, jeeze he measures that for sure, and I was misled from the mags that the intakes and exhaust help MPG too. Maybe I should go back to the idea of getting new rims and better tires!
Yes new air filter, fuel filter, oil change, all the other fluids for sure.

A tune might not hurt especially if I change tire size which I plan to.

Originally Posted by Modern_Muscle

FOr tires,
Get the Cooper STT Mud Terrains.
THey are basically a Toyo M/T, without the giant price tag. They work AMAZING in everything...imo.

Those or the Mickey Thompson MTZ's, when I had my 35's on my dodge, I got stuck one time, the whole 2 years I used it to play around, and I buried up in an old oilfield drain tank with about 4 1/2' of drilling mud around me.