very good advice, I would take it a step further and buy a trail rig already built, or abandoned half-done project , maybe somone who needs money... After reading this post again If I were not building a truck but wanted to wheel I'd sell what I had and buy a used project truck already built. You can find often times a guy will drop 8-10K on a project 4runner or similiar, Sas and alll the fixins and then want to buy a house, move out of the area, lose interest etc, and sell the rig for $4k. I would think long and hard at that option seriously.

If you are still set on building, might want to send matt at indy4x an email i know he builds rigs for customers besides the products he sells.