mrbrenan
official vendor
Yo guys, finally wrapped up the walkaround video on the 74Weld Portal Build.
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This thing has been an absolute animal in the rocks. We were out wheeling with this last week with a SAS 3rd Gen Tacoma, SAS 5th Gen 4Runner, JD Fab LT rig, and a few other well-optioned long-traveled 4Runners and Tacomas. The 74W portals (16.5" clearance rear and 18.5" clearance in the front) did better than all the long travel rigs. The SAS rigs still had much better axle articulation through large boulders but when it comes to IFS optioned rigs, the portals had more ground clearance which proved to perform better overall.
Out of 10 rigs on the trail, two were SAS and the rest were IFS. Two IFS rigs blew driveshafts, one IFS rig with JD Fab LT blew 3 tie-rods, another IFS rig blew a CVC axle and a handful of guys caught body damage in addition to 4-5 headlights and taillights were smashed in.
The portal build walked through without any damage.
When it comes to long travel vs. portals, there is simply no comparison. The portals provide way more ground clearance which ultimately determines how you navigate through a trail.
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This thing has been an absolute animal in the rocks. We were out wheeling with this last week with a SAS 3rd Gen Tacoma, SAS 5th Gen 4Runner, JD Fab LT rig, and a few other well-optioned long-traveled 4Runners and Tacomas. The 74W portals (16.5" clearance rear and 18.5" clearance in the front) did better than all the long travel rigs. The SAS rigs still had much better axle articulation through large boulders but when it comes to IFS optioned rigs, the portals had more ground clearance which proved to perform better overall.
Out of 10 rigs on the trail, two were SAS and the rest were IFS. Two IFS rigs blew driveshafts, one IFS rig with JD Fab LT blew 3 tie-rods, another IFS rig blew a CVC axle and a handful of guys caught body damage in addition to 4-5 headlights and taillights were smashed in.
The portal build walked through without any damage.
When it comes to long travel vs. portals, there is simply no comparison. The portals provide way more ground clearance which ultimately determines how you navigate through a trail.
