Buying a Used Buggy - Repairs and Upgrades

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Buying a Used Buggy - Repairs and Upgrades

How to inspect a used truck/buggy and fix what needs repairing including cage redesign. We dust off our Poison Spyder buggy for some basic maintenance tips, with pointers on what to look for before and what to upgrade after you purchase your used trail truck. And after a day of upgrades the guys take the Spyder out to see how their repairs hold up to some hard core Southern style wheelin'.

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Parts Used In This Episode

Airaid

Airaid Filter Tune-up Kit.

Dupli-Color

Dupli-Color Truck Bed Coating.

Optima

Optima Red Top battery.

Pitbull Tire Company

39.5 X 16.5 - 20 Pitbull ROCKER Tires.

Royal Purple

Max ATF transmission fluid

Royal Purple

XPR5W-30 motor oil

Royal Purple

75W140 Max-Gear gear oil.

Summit Racing

Taylor aluminum battery box.

Warn Industries

9.5ti Thermometric, Self-Recovery Winch, 9500 lb./4310 kg, 12V DC Motor w/Roller Fairlead, 125 ft. Wire Rope.

4-Wheelers Supply

4Wheelers Supplys Fiberglass Jeep Hood nicknamed "The Rock Crawler Hood" replaces your stock hood and fenders and adds an average of 5.5 inches of front tire clearance without lifting your Jeep.

MasterCraft Safety

Custom rear bench seat and harnesses.