Offroad Your X?
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Offroad Your X?
Does anybody offroad there X? I was wondering how anybody elses x handles the abuse. Is there any thing anyone would suggest i do. I have a 2-4" lift and the 90 horse tune from super chips and everything runs well. I got a bad case of brake fade last time i took the family out. Any suggestions on that? I really like the way it rides off road. and the kids and wife love it. It is also a daily driver so dont want to jeapordize anything. Any suggestions would be welcome.
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Great off road...I went to look at a couple of Gold mines weekend before last in Siskiyou county. Serious fourby roads. I spend a large portion of my time off road and will compare the X with my SuperDuty, only shorter. I have air bags in the rear and run 305 A/T's. Great clearnce and stability. I was impressed, and I am definately not easily impressed.
Jim
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From: Laguna Hills and Payson
Here you go...
the REAL deal...
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http://www.martialartsacademy.org/leviathan.htm
...search the whole site for baja, snow, towing boats and planes etc. etc...
40K so far on a 2005, mostly off-road and ALL for fun...no commute...
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Quietman
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2005 EXCURSION LIMITED Eddie Bauer edition 4X4 PSD
4" FabTech lift/level, Bilstein mono-gas shocks, Rancho Steering Stabilizer
Silverstars, BFG 295/75/16 AT KO's on Factory Mags
LANDYOT Generation II Radius Rods, Ford factory hood insulator
the REAL deal...
http://www.martialartsacademy.org/desertiguanas.htm
http://www.martialartsacademy.org/leviathan.htm
...search the whole site for baja, snow, towing boats and planes etc. etc...
40K so far on a 2005, mostly off-road and ALL for fun...no commute...
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Quietman
www.roenation.com
2005 EXCURSION LIMITED Eddie Bauer edition 4X4 PSD
4" FabTech lift/level, Bilstein mono-gas shocks, Rancho Steering Stabilizer
Silverstars, BFG 295/75/16 AT KO's on Factory Mags
LANDYOT Generation II Radius Rods, Ford factory hood insulator
5th Wheeling
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From: Sparks Nevada
Nothing real heavy but found a couple dogsled/snow macine trails when I was in canada over labor day weekend. Did a total of about 50 miles on two trails. I am really happy how it has handled everything so far but the rig has less than 15k on it so I cant tell you for long term. It seems to fit better than my 250 used too but it is also shorter. I run a fabtech 5.5" and toyo 35x12.5's with Buckstop bumpers. Next on the list is Dynatracs free spin kit and crossover steering.
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From: Near Yosemite CA
Abuse, and off-roading are 2 different things.....Ours goes wherever we want to, without abuse. Now my cousin, he rides sh.t hard and puts it away wet, that is abuse, and he pays for it, turbos, rotors, u-joints, you name it he has abused it, and then wonders why mine w/82k is on the original brakes, tranny, rotors, everything except fluids, it has the same lift, shocks, although mine has the Hypertech programmer. If you use a vehicle for that which it was not intended, things break, we have used ours as a 4x vehicle, it is NOT a rockcrawler, it is however, a VERY capable off-road machine that will go most places you would take a $50K+ vehicle, with 5" lift and 35" tires. I have pulled out my 99 SD 4x loaded with wet oak with it, we have gone up Beashore road in the middle of winter to 7500' and run around in the snow, and gone on roads that are not passable w/out 4 wheel drive. So if you abuse it, it will break, but if you treat it like an 8000# 4x and drive and wheel accordingly you will love it!! It also has been to Pismo/Oceano dunes, doing donuts and having fun, about 2" of air time!! But hey, we towed the 27' Ragen toyhauler @ 11,000 lbs there and back, so we weren't there for IT to run in the sand, that is what the "TOYS" are for!!
