Super Flexy IFS (SFIFS) rocks!

[phines]

I had way too much work to do this weekend, so I couldn't make it to Billy's AZ meet where I was hoping to demo the SFIFS. I took it out on the patio today though and got a few pictures of it in action.

I drove it up on this rock that I had tried to climb before. Without the SFIFS, the VX got way too tippy so I never made it up. The rock measured exactly 25" tall.



You can definitely see the front passenger-side tire extending down to keep in contact with the ground.





My rear passenger-side tire just barely came up off the ground. Without the SFIFS, it was coming up a lot higher, and I never even got to the top of the rock!





Here's a picture of the cross bar shifted as a result of the flex. It shifted about 1.5 inches to the driver's side.

[Bob Barker]

Pretty awesome!

I'd like to get one, but a few weeks before Christmas isn't the right time to buy myself something like that!

[Marlin]

Damn, you beat me to it!!! I will have some video next weekend from uwharrie.
I am thinking my exhaust does not look like that. As far as I know, only the muffler has been changed, I am gonna take it to a mom and pop and see how much to do some minor replumbing back there.

[VXorado]

This mod is on my list, looks like a must do for any of us who offroad frequently. Crazy how the IFS pushes down on the driver's side in your first pic.

[vt_maverick]

Pretty sweet! What's your lift and tire size again?

[phines]

Pretty sweet! What's your lift and tire size again?

Lift is just under 3" and tires are 255/80R17 (narrow 33's).

[Marlin]

Can you post the same pics with the pin in? That way we get a better idea of the difference.

[phines]

Can you post the same pics with the pin in? That way we get a better idea of the difference.

Yeah, I actually tried that, but with the pin in, I can't get up on that same rock with confidence. The whole body of the VX starts tipping to the driver's side, the rear passenger-side tire kicks way up and I'm afraid of punching that big rock on the right through the door (see image below).



I'll try another location and get some Pin vs. No Pin pictures though. Probably won't be until Friday though since there's never any daylight left by the time I get home.

[Marlin]

LOL, I like the illustration.

[Bob Barker]

Looks like a blast!