Just checking Tremor vs FX4

[deleriumtremor]

I'm not saying the Tremor is not a more capable truck but I think there is some justifications there with the owners and extra costs. I get on Forest Service Roads all the time in Colorado and my FX4 is plenty capable, especially with the Trail Control system to assist. Your going to have to find some serious trails up in the mountains (I'm not interested in those) to out do my FX4.....just sayin....

We do get on some pretty gnarly trails at times, but I honestly think the FX4 will be plenty. Frankly, we did fine with an old 1/2 ton pickup 4X4 with just a rear locker (no fancy software to figure out which wheel of four should get the torque).

My interest in the Tremor was actually the smoothness of the ride on rougher pavement and maybe the tougher/faster washboard sections we do run into (softer springs and better rebound control shocks) than anything trail capability wise (although the Hankook's this thing came with definitely are not my old K02's).

In the end, this FX4 will be a fine solution to my needs. Driving it home from the dealer, about 200 miles through some serious mountain twisty highway roads, by the time I got home I knew I had made the right decision on this Ranger. Not too big, not too small, kind of a three bears thing.

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[Jbrubakerjr]

We do get on some pretty gnarly trails at times, but I honestly think the FX4 will be plenty. Frankly, we did fine with an old 1/2 ton pickup 4X4 with just a rear locker (no fancy software to figure out which wheel of four should get the torque).

My interest in the Tremor was actually the smoothness of the ride on rougher pavement and maybe the tougher/faster washboard sections we do run into (softer springs and better rebound control shocks) than anything trail capability wise (although the Hankook's this thing came with definitely are not my old K02's).

In the end, this FX4 will be a fine solution to my needs. Driving it home from the dealer, about 200 miles through some serious mountain twisty highway roads, by the time I got home I knew I had made the right decision on this Ranger. Not too big, not too small, kind of a three bears thing.

Congrats! Amazing to find something on the lot! And this is your thread, so post those pics here as well!

 

[txquailguy]

We do get on some pretty gnarly trails at times, but I honestly think the FX4 will be plenty. Frankly, we did fine with an old 1/2 ton pickup 4X4 with just a rear locker (no fancy software to figure out which wheel of four should get the torque).

My interest in the Tremor was actually the smoothness of the ride on rougher pavement and maybe the tougher/faster washboard sections we do run into (softer springs and better rebound control shocks) than anything trail capability wise (although the Hankook's this thing came with definitely are not my old K02's).

In the end, this FX4 will be a fine solution to my needs. Driving it home from the dealer, about 200 miles through some serious mountain twisty highway roads, by the time I got home I knew I had made the right decision on this Ranger. Not too big, not too small, kind of a three bears thing.

Did you notice it is a bit spongy in the rear end? A set of Eibach or Bilstein aftermarket shocks (approx $200) will really make the ride on and off road much better....IMHO
I haven't changed the FX4 front struts yet but if you can do them at the same time much better....that would be another $400 or so plus an alignment.

 

[deleriumtremor]

Did you notice it is a bit spongy in the rear end? A set of Eibach or Bilstein aftermarket shocks (approx $200) will really make the ride on and off road much better....IMHO
I haven't changed the FX4 front struts yet but if you can do them at the same time much better....that would be another $400 or so plus an alignment.

I actually didn't feel any sponginess in the rear end. I did notice on some of the steeper downhill parts of the highway, usually when in a curve and hitting rough pavement, the rear end tended to hop around a little. Not so much as to cause any concern of loss of control, more of an annoyance.

I think I will install a set of the Fox 2.0 shocks on the rear and see how it feels. I may do the front struts later on if I am still dissatisfied with the ride on rough pavement and the wash board stuff we see a lot when things dry out. Right now, things are still pretty soft around here.

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