Disabling xreas
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I only say this. If your system is working and not leaking, take it for a spin on some curves before you do it.
I live in East TN and we drove to Charlotte today. I live in Chattanooga, so Charlotte is almost a straight shot by birds flight. Only, most times you either go up to Knoxville, down and over or down to Atlanta and up for one really, really, really good reason.
That section of the TN/NC border is Appalachian Mountain heavy. The only large freeways go down to Atlanta or up to Knoxville.
We decided to have fun and take the scenic route. I am a native of the area, but have been away for work and life for about a decade and had honestly never driven that whole route through the Natahalla National Forest.
Holy hell was is fun. It was 380 miles and took 9 hours, you do the math. It was almost constant twisty curvy for about 80% of it.
If you live in the area, I suggest you do it. There are several routes to take straight through (about 4 or 5) and they vary from small, single lane white knuckled to a regular 2 lane county highway.
We took the smaller, longer and most scenic route.
My point to this, is this. I have a Sport edition with a working XREAS and I would have not been able to enjoy it, in the way I did, without the XREAS. A regular body on frame has too much body flex. Even the toughest blistens can't do what that fluid filled, cross linked, system did. I have the v8, full time 4wd, which gives a strong sure footed feel. It had rained recently and the entire area was overcast, so I was frequently turning into wet corners and I never once lost footing.
I have owned many body on frame vehicles. 1st/2nd Gen Runners. Tacoma. Several others, with all types of set ups, and I can honestly say that my driving experience today convinced me of how helpful the XREAS is in a sporty, twisty situation. Since I have the full time 4wd, the truck pulls itself into corners instead of being "pushed" by the rear and the truck likes to "lean" into the curves very smartly, yet, I could tell the when XREAS was stopping the lean and keeping me firmly planted.
Anyway. If your system is leaking, then I will be the first to say dump it. But, I just want to give a positive opinion on the system before you do. Once you do, it is very hard and expensive to go back if you make a mistake. I know that many on here dumped it and consider themselves the better and I agree that in your daily commute and driving, a stiff blisten or comparable set up will give a close control ride.
But, it is in the mountains in extreme curves that I really experienced the joy of it for the first time. No individually isolated shock set up will ever match what a cross linked system can offer.
My .02 cents.
I live in East TN and we drove to Charlotte today. I live in Chattanooga, so Charlotte is almost a straight shot by birds flight. Only, most times you either go up to Knoxville, down and over or down to Atlanta and up for one really, really, really good reason.
That section of the TN/NC border is Appalachian Mountain heavy. The only large freeways go down to Atlanta or up to Knoxville.
We decided to have fun and take the scenic route. I am a native of the area, but have been away for work and life for about a decade and had honestly never driven that whole route through the Natahalla National Forest.
Holy hell was is fun. It was 380 miles and took 9 hours, you do the math. It was almost constant twisty curvy for about 80% of it.
If you live in the area, I suggest you do it. There are several routes to take straight through (about 4 or 5) and they vary from small, single lane white knuckled to a regular 2 lane county highway.
We took the smaller, longer and most scenic route.
My point to this, is this. I have a Sport edition with a working XREAS and I would have not been able to enjoy it, in the way I did, without the XREAS. A regular body on frame has too much body flex. Even the toughest blistens can't do what that fluid filled, cross linked, system did. I have the v8, full time 4wd, which gives a strong sure footed feel. It had rained recently and the entire area was overcast, so I was frequently turning into wet corners and I never once lost footing.
I have owned many body on frame vehicles. 1st/2nd Gen Runners. Tacoma. Several others, with all types of set ups, and I can honestly say that my driving experience today convinced me of how helpful the XREAS is in a sporty, twisty situation. Since I have the full time 4wd, the truck pulls itself into corners instead of being "pushed" by the rear and the truck likes to "lean" into the curves very smartly, yet, I could tell the when XREAS was stopping the lean and keeping me firmly planted.
Anyway. If your system is leaking, then I will be the first to say dump it. But, I just want to give a positive opinion on the system before you do. Once you do, it is very hard and expensive to go back if you make a mistake. I know that many on here dumped it and consider themselves the better and I agree that in your daily commute and driving, a stiff blisten or comparable set up will give a close control ride.
But, it is in the mountains in extreme curves that I really experienced the joy of it for the first time. No individually isolated shock set up will ever match what a cross linked system can offer.
My .02 cents.
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I also say that you shouldn't ditch it unless it's leaking or you absolutely need the extra travel and flex of aftermarket stuff. It makes a hell of a difference, and I often get comments from passengers about how well the 4Runner handles even though it is still a "real" SUV with off-road capabilities. It's no Ferrari, but I like being able to have fun on the road as well as off.
