Luxury features I would like to See

[dreamweaver]

Some semi trucks and trailers still have it. Haven’t seen it on anything recent aside from the Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6.

It’s a game changer on and offroad.
These guys offer it as an option on their portal kits for an extra $3k. With their system if you are on a side hill and things get too off camber, you can air down your inside tires and pump up the outside tires to help level it out.

Transitioning between any terrain would also be a breeze if you don’t have to get out and air each one down or up separately.

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It does sound like a great off-roader feature. But, Axles and CTIS $20k. Yikes.

 

[Chavannigans]

It does sound like a great off-roader feature. But, Axles and CTIS $20k. Yikes.

Technically it’s cheaper than a solid axle swap to Dana 60s, regearing, and fabrication. With the portals ABS and all the traction control features are retained so it can still be safely driven on the road.

Since the gear reduction takes place at the hubs it also takes a lot of stress off of the factory driveline. You’ll break a lot less stuff and your torque converter will be happy.

Factory handling characteristics/geometry are largely unchanged and they will provide a lot smoother on and off road performance than solid axles as well.

It just depends on how far you are planning to take your build.

Some people regear to 4.56 to go to 33” tires, then go to 4.88 gears with a larger rear axle to run 35”s, and later go long travel with 37”s. They ultimately spend the same amount of money, or more, over time on various setups.

Right now the Marlin Crawler Long Travel Kit is at the top of the food chain and run about $10k for the RCLT kit, RCV extended length CV shafts, and 200 Series Land Cruiser steering rack, other necessary add-ons. And that is only the front driveline.

You’ll still need a widened East Coast Gear Supply Dana 60 and long travel rear suspension and links for another $15k to complete the setup.

But yeah that is still a sh!tload of money to slap down all at once.