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I live out in the desert Southwest (Tucson) so that means 1 thing rocks. Before headin out I removed all the factory mud flaps, the rear swaybar, and welded up some rock sliders (good call).
So while the X did a remarkable job on the trail I have to face facts here.
This is not acceptable suspension performance for an off road vehicle:
My previous trail beast could do this all day long:
Now, I know IFS makes stuff like that unlikely for reasonable dollars, but the electronic wizardry makes up for a lot of articulation sins. Truthfully there are only a few place I could take my Land Cruiser that the X will not go (thank you e-locker), but it was pretty much always more composed on the way there.
So my question is do I bother doing anything with the IFS or is a SAS gonna be the only thing to satisfy me?
I know neither axle in my X is a model of strength and longevity so that is going to play heavily into any decision. On the other hand I really like the ABS based control systems so losing them does not offer much appeal for me either.
Hmmmm so many decisions...
Here are some other pics from the day to review as you consider my delima:
So while the X did a remarkable job on the trail I have to face facts here.
This is not acceptable suspension performance for an off road vehicle:


My previous trail beast could do this all day long:

Now, I know IFS makes stuff like that unlikely for reasonable dollars, but the electronic wizardry makes up for a lot of articulation sins. Truthfully there are only a few place I could take my Land Cruiser that the X will not go (thank you e-locker), but it was pretty much always more composed on the way there.
So my question is do I bother doing anything with the IFS or is a SAS gonna be the only thing to satisfy me?
I know neither axle in my X is a model of strength and longevity so that is going to play heavily into any decision. On the other hand I really like the ABS based control systems so losing them does not offer much appeal for me either.
Hmmmm so many decisions...
Here are some other pics from the day to review as you consider my delima:


