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| Tuners (aka ricers) |     | 17 | 45.95% |
| Jeepers (aka offroaders) |    | 20 | 54.05% |
| Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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07-14-2009, 10:52 AM
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| Powered by Awesome   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Parker, Colorado
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|  Whos got bigger aftermarket support? Tuners or Jeepers?
This is an ongoing arguement at my work with a couple of Tuners. They say there is a crazy amount of aftermarket support for the Tuner crowd but i say that the offroad croud has WAY more support then them... ie local stores and catalogues where i can order an entire jeep in pieces from the ground up. Whats your thoughts and do you have anyway to prove it? |
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07-14-2009, 11:01 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Great Britain
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Over here I'd say there's more aftermarket parts for Jap vehicles than 4x4s, but they both pail in comparison to the support for Minis. You could build a ton of different cars with all the aftermarket parts you can get for 'em over here.  |
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07-14-2009, 11:04 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tucson
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Not sure if I can prove it, that would be hard one. Both sports have a ton of brick and mortor shops pluss the online support. This should be interesting.
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07-14-2009, 11:14 AM
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| 06 Super National Champ  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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The tuner crowd grew by leaps and bounds when Fast and Furious came out.  Between the two it's a tough call. Personally I don't care as long as I can get the parts I need for the bastard child axles that are under my Jeep.  | |
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07-14-2009, 12:10 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: OC, Oregon
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Myself being a honda dork I voted tuners. The only reason I would say the jeep(4x4) aftermarket is lower is because the majority is centered around the US. Worldwide I would say the tuner scene is way bigger than the 4x4.
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07-14-2009, 12:17 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MUSE, PA
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unfortunately, i'd have to say tuners... i mean, just look at all the crap they can get by just going down the street to advanced or pep boys... |
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07-14-2009, 12:19 PM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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no contest ricers. just go to your local autozone or advanced. you can buy exhausts, cold airs, head/tail lights and 40,000 LED products right off the shelf. not too many lift kits, skid plates or locking hubs hanging on the wall.... same thing with ebay. |
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07-14-2009, 12:23 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Detroit
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The difference is not just time, but quantity of vehicles. Theres not that many Jeep models when you compare it to all the possible Tuner platforms (multiple brands, chassis, engines). Not to mention tuners can be drift, race, time attack, auto-x, show, sound, drag. Jeeps are mainly off-road oriented.
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07-14-2009, 12:32 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MUSE, PA
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07-14-2009, 12:38 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: drillin Holes for the man
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could you rename that. I am a suzuki nut and am highly offended when I am called a Jeeper.  |
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07-14-2009, 12:44 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: kerrville
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07-14-2009, 01:42 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Under the 4444
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Even funnier since it's true.
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07-14-2009, 04:51 PM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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I'm going with offroader parts. Like already mentioned above...I can go out and buy a brand new Jeep body and start from there and build a whole vehicle out of a catalog not using OEM parts. Kinda like how easliy you can now put together a brand new '69 Camaro. Just because Autozone, Pepboys and Checker carry tuner parts doesn't mean it's a stronger aftermarket. That just means they are catering more to the tuner crowd than the offroad crowd. Hell...Pepboys carries Traxxas too :? I can still go into these parts stores and buy a crapload of parts for my Jeep. I can name plenty of places that carry nothing but offroad parts as well as someone else could name numerous places that only deal in tuner stuff. How about throwing another group into this......the muscle cars. Now tell me which has more aftermarket support.  |
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07-14-2009, 06:11 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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If by "support" you mean "parts that actually do something" then Jeepers have way more. If you mean "clear tail lights and stick-on fender louvers" then the ricers have it. |
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07-14-2009, 06:35 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: cape crud... will you be my friend
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i would like to think tuners got more options, but i can only find one company that makes a locker for my 1st gen Xterra. ARB. |
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07-14-2009, 06:59 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Branch, MI
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What constitutes "aftermarket?" Store bought items, catalog bought items and online bought items or are parts made by yourself included? I think a great majority of 4X4'ers ("Jeepers", in this case) have the insane ability to fab up stuff on their own without using a park bench or three 2x4's to make a "spoiler, duude." If aftermarket includes anything else that you've made yourself or done by yourself to your rig then I say Jeepers have it. But, if it's store bought stuff, ricer's have it. That's just my view on what "aftermarket" means to me. |
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07-14-2009, 07:36 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ukiah
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07-14-2009, 07:50 PM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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If you need to replace the factory battery in your 2006 Toyota, you can go to the dealer and get an OEM factory replacement part. This is not aftermarket. But if you go into Checker, Autozone, whatever and buy a battery off their shelf, whether it's "direct fit" or not....is an aftermarket option. It depends on how you look at it. I don't see home fabricated parts as an "aftermarket" because it's not mass production. But, if you define aftermarket as any part that is produced to replace an existing OEM part...then I guess a home fabricated bumper could be. | |
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07-14-2009, 07:51 PM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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07-15-2009, 12:31 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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