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Originally Posted by darenwelsh
Can you elaborate on why you prefer without KDSS?
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Let's preface this by stating I'm coming from a 2005 Honda Accord.
After driving the SR5 and Trail with KDSS back to back, the ride felt better on the SR5. It was a bit softer on the rough paved road I was on. The kdss equipped one seemed to hit harder on the same road. It was just much more stiff feeling.
When I turned several tight radius circles, the SR5 did have more body roll, but it didn't feel like it was going to roll over. The kdss kept the Trail more flat, but there wasn't a 10x difference.
The other issue in the back of my mind was longevity of the kdss system. I keep cars for a Iong time. My Accord has 185k on it and I've owned it since it was new. I've read so many kdss threads that my head was spinning. I finally tracked down a dealer that had one of each (in Ohio that took 3 months to find). I don't want to complicate ownership down the road wrestling with repair bills that are 3x the original system's cost. I also want to lift the vehicle and didn't want some of the potential complications that kdss brings. I know anything is possible, but I'll just bank the cash from that option and get a better lift that hopefully gives me the ride quality I'm looking for.
It is a decision everyone has to make for themselves. I waffled back and forth for months. I was glad to finally make the comparison for myself. You need to do the same!
Don't get me wrong, they are both good. My crazy mind is probably coloring my decision, but simplicity is really my goal, so my brain probably swayed my decision away from it.
I could have taken the kdss one home today, but I decided to wait for the non-kdss one I ordered 2 weeks ago. I'm in for another 2 months or so of waiting, but i feel good about my decision! Maybe I made the right decision, maybe I didn't. What I do know is that I'll feel more comfortable owning the non-kdss 4runner in 10 years.
Call me crazy, and I'm sure there will be a lot of people here who say I'm full of s#@%, but you can't argue with your own comfort level. I wanted to like the kdss ride more, so I could say I got my runner today. That isn't the way I felt when I drove the same route in both vehicles.
Another incoherent ramble about kdss, sorry, but you asked. There is no good answer that is universal. I hope I didn't confuse you any more than you may already be.
2016 TEP Super White no KDSS, C4 Fab rock sliders