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Idahome
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Solid axle is awesome for traction and most types of wheeling
IFS is better for daily drivers, mild trail use, higher speed type of wheeling
Early bronco frames are heavy pigs from the 60's!!
I would prefer to start with a Ranger frame myself, something from the 80's or 90's with the ttb
The ttb trucks already have a form of IFS and they also have coil buckets and a steering gear box, much much easier to solid axle swapÂ
It all comes down to one thing:
intended use of the truck/build
I drive a TTB truck daily
I also drive IFS Explorers and Rangers ALOT
I own many solid axle trucks (F350, Excursion)
I still prefer my TTB for my use, I get the best of both worlds
I can add a sway bar to make a independent suspension act like a solid axle, but a solid axle can never be independent
Solid axle is awesome for traction, strength and articulation, but does not handle daily driver duties like a IFS suspension
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