Ed helped me via text with my 17 XRS X3 two seater and my 2020 max XRS. Night and day difference in both cars. And that’s without revalve or respring. I’m thinking a base mav R with his king setup will blow away the smart shock models

 

 

I will make my own mind up on the R when I drive one in 3 weeks. I don’t take anything from ppl who make their money making video. When all there clothing has there opinions bought and paid for.

 

I haven't heard anything about steering feedback

 

aint that a bitch! bent Upper Arm.

 

aint that a bitch! bent Upper Arm.

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Where did you find that?

 

A lot of leverage going on there as I mentioned when the design was first discovered..........Everyone kept saying how much better/stronger that design will make it.
That bend is a weak spot. Rare to ever see an upper bend unless it was from a crash.

Love to know how it happened.

 

A lot of leverage going on there as I mentioned when the design was first discovered..........Everyone kept saying how much better/stronger that design will make it.
That bend is a weak spot. Rare to ever see an upper bend unless it was from a crash.

Love to know how it happened.

That design is strong relatively speaking.

Certainly more than the lower X3 where the shock is mounted.

A crash can destroy and train, hence the term train wreck.

At first I didn't like the design but after driving it I'll put up with the appearance.

Tim

 

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It doesn't say how much they are.

I have never even bent a front X3 arm and just run stock rear with gussets.

The rears cracked on me.

I doubt I would run those but they are nice.

Tim

 

I, too, would love to know how that happened. And where did the pic come from? C'mon, Mega, fill us in.

On a side note, have you noticed that there are already TACO kits for the lower arms?

 

I have the taco kit on the front and the weld-in gussets in the rear... both were already installed when I bought the car (along with double shear front end, shock tower kit, etc).

 

Now that you say that I have the front taco kit and did that with 500 miles. Forgot about that.

Tim

 

Still want to know how it happened.

 

Hopefully just an upper arm. Probably $300 or so. I'd like to see the hit that caused it.

 

Check this out; the new Jeep Grand Cherokee has the same type setup, with the upper ball joint above the tire:

 

Check this out; the new Jeep Grand Cherokee has the same type setup, with the upper ball joint above the tire:
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I saw a grand cherokee like that last year but I think they stole the idea from this guy.

 

Wow, and everyone thought that Can Am's high knuckle design was brand new!

 

Mega still isn't coming clean on where that R pic came from!?

 

Bent upper arm pic was in the race dezert forum.

 

 

 

Another thing is just like how you go to reverse by pushing the lever forward for 1 second to hit reverse, you can go to low while moving without hitting the L button by pulling the lever back for 1 second.

Tim

 

Of the things I have broke on my x3. I’m pretty sure the part that was at fault was behind the wheel.

 

 

90”.wholly chit. 🤪

 

You really have to pay attention when buying trailers to make sure you have clearance with these new wide cars. Playing the tire shuffle is not fun, i see people doing it and its work plus dragging two sets of wheels and tires everywhere has to be a major suck.

 

I ratchet mine up anyway.... wonder what the width would be with this beast.

 

They said 90 inches with sand tires on the R.

 

Personally, I think tire size is good, but offsets are not ideal. I am working with a major wheel manufacturer for a better cast option. I will be getting the first article test set and will report more details when I have them. Still a few weeks out, but they are in the works.

 

Of course that's with 11" wheels; most use 10" for sand tires. Still, crazy wide. Shit, I have to ratchet mine with the stock Bighorns (I have a narrow enclosed trailer; bigger trailer is on the list for next season); I'd have to turn that R on it's side to get it in my trailer. 🤣🤣

 

I have the Metal FX 10's and prefer the look at 86" wide much more than 90. I think the 11" wheels with that offset looks like the wheels are stacked on spacers. Even still I don't like how far away it is from the knuckle. Yes, the backward paddle is on the wrong wheel. No garage room to test fit the other side.

 

She is a wide one with those paddle tires. Looks good.

 

I thought one of the benefits of the new suspension was that the wheel track didn't change as much through the travel? Might not get as much ratcheting it?