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Glad all is looking up. Take care of your family.

Depends on the tire. I have KM2s on my Patrol and so far it brakes fine on wet roads, including panic stops. (I have not done a panic stop from highway speed in the rain but there are not many places...

And you also put more wear on CVs and axles and whatnot.

Bigger tires also increase the load and wear factors, which is one of the reasons I have resisted going too much larger.

Of course, the wider your stance, the lower your clearance when going over ruts and stuff.

There is a tradeoff at work here.

At an early stage of its life, my 1994 GQ was sprayed with that asphalt-like underbody coating.

It has survived 16 Russian and Ukrainian winters so far.

Wow, dog, sorry to hear that.

IIRC 2-stroke should only be added to earlier diesel engines. If your engine has a catalytic convertor, two-stroke may stuff it - again, IIRC.

Use cheap mineral-based two-stroke; two-stroke oil...

Heat is the biggest enemy of a slushbox, and bigger loads = more heat.

So maybe (talk to a slushbox specialist first) if you upgrade the tranny cooler, maybe you can increase towing capacity....

The kits I have seen are not rocket science to do: usually you mask off the wiring and then paint over the break with an electrically conductive paint.

Remove the masking and let dry and you are...

Bigger tires turn big bumps into little bumps. You can demonstrate this yourself by playing with toy cars - a car with larger wheels can negotiate bigger obstacles than a toy car with smaller wheels....

The other thing about the Paris-Dakar Rally is that the competitors are not exactly two rugged men challenging the wilderness on their own. They are backed by whole teams, complete with support...

OK, dumb question maybe, but what do you gain from a smooth ride other than a smooth ride?

Will this impact performance or handling in anyway or is it more to keep passengers from complaining?

I am not sure how true this advice holds for Patrols, but in building a VW Beetle and a Corvette and learning from my own and others' mistakes: if nothing else, get a car with a straight and solid...