Thought on jeep grand Cherokee?

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FC:

--- Quote from: jeepasaurusrex on September 27, 2011, 11:06:34 AM ---I agree with you. Just saying they have that crappy IFS under the front instead of a tried and true solid axle.

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What is it about the independent front end that you don't like? I have an ifs tacoma and it will climb chit I can't walk up! After years of working as a mechanic I've never had to repair one either, I have had to replace a handful of cv shafts but that is all. Compared to all the other stuff that I have had to fix on every other 4x out there INCLUDING JEEPS I am amazed by how infrequently they seem to need anything.

@thinkingman, we have had the discussion before but in case you have forgotten the "hoopla" about toyotas is that they rarely break. You seem to have had an extremely out of character series of breakages involving toyotas but this isn't typical. 4Runners have a high resale value for a good reason as do the tacomas.

huntnphool:
A friend of mine drives a tow truck for a living, he told me the car he tows the most is a Jeep Grand Cherokee. :twocents:

jeepasaurusrex:
IFS- too many moving weak parts. Very little wheel travel. Compared to a solid axle that has fewer moving parts, is structurally sounder, and will last a very long time. I see way too many IFS systems fail while out wheeling. They just don't hold up to the off road abuse and bigger tires.

FC:
LOL...ifs has 2 additional moving parts...If we are comparing after effects of lift kits then that is a completely different story, if the factory geometry isn't kept in mind when the vehicle is lifted it will cause big problems. In the case of an IFS front end you must lower the diff(s) after lifting the truck or you create a bad angle on the cv shafts. With a solid axle you don't have the ability to change the relationship between hub and diff so you are unable to get into trouble there thus creating the myth that the system is better. IFS can only perform better offroad if properly implemented as you are better able to independently articulate tires and maintain more surface area of the tire in contact with the terrain.

Miles:
Addicted is just waiting to kick down the door and come busting right in to this thread. :chuckle:

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