My apologies to Dbadtoy2 for taking this OT...Again.
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Originally Posted by fast325it
Ronsta,
Your handling will improve the day your remove your XREAS and install Bilsteins. Your T4R will lean LESS in the turns. If, in addition, you do the poly end link upgrade you will notice an even bigger improvement in handling.
Actually I'm worried that the truck will start to lean during turns after I remove the XREAS. I can truthfully say that on hard ball the truck feels like a sedan when going through turns & I think its b/c of the XREAS so if I take that off then I'll need to slow down at the on/off ramps. The benefit I'm hoping to gain is better off road ability.
I'm not sure you are understanding my post above. Your truck will handle BETTER without XREAS if you replace it with Bilstein shocks. I've done the mod myself as have many others. My truck, with XREAS removed and Bilsteins installed, will out corner and out handle your truck with XREAS still installed. You will drive FASTER on the off ramps and have LESS brake dive with Bilsteins. Your truck with Bilsteins installed will have less of the side-to-side wiggle the T4R is known for when driving over uneven pavement. And, while towing a trailer, you will again have confidance that the T4R will travel in a straight line on the freeway. It's a good mod done by many T4R owners and you will not be disappointed. Your truck however, will ride more like a truck. The ride will be firmer and the bumps more obvious.
XREAS was a good attempt by Toyota to make a truck ride like a car and handle like a car however, it misses by a mile when compared to a high quality aftermarket shock. I can't speak of off road ability comparisons however, I would assume your truck's off road manors will IMPROVE without XREAS. Read the threads. No real T4R off roader is still using XREAS.