Spent Saturday, Sunday, & Monday in the Box Canyon area near Florence, Arizona. Ran a good 70 miles off road. The GX really impressed me. Better than my past Land Rovers that were built up for off road (1996 & 2004 Discoveries and a 2013 LR4).
The major difference was comfort and confidence. The LR4 was comfortable with the air suspension but I could only fit 32" tires on it so it was very hard to get it through technical terrain without banging the truck on everything. This GX on 35" tires just drives up & over everything. The major obstacle is "The Waterfall" or the "Box Canyon Ledge" as it's also called. People park here in the dry wash to watch trucks try to climb it. The GX just walked right up it with no drama. I didn't even air down my tires. My buddy tried to convince me to turn around because he thought I'd break something or hit the rock wall on the side. About 15 big jeeps came to the Waterfall after we drove up and they all made a big display of climbing the rocks and they couldn't believe that I just drove right up it. They were all running between 10 and 15 lbs of air pressure in their tires. There were even harder obstacles in the miles beyond but my buddy and I didn't even bother to get out to scout the climbs and the rocks, we just kept on driving up & over everything like it was no big deal. The 35s really make all the difference in the world. I didn't touch the undercarriage or any parts of the body once. Absolutely no rubbing of the tires in the wheel wells or fenders of bumpers. In hindsight I should have aired down to about 20 or 25 just to make all those miles more comfortable. I had my new compressor with me but I didn't even use it.
On the long, straight graded flats I let it run up to just under 90 mph and it didn't start getting light and loose until over 70. This is where a full replacement suspension would make a big difference absorbing all those millions of rapid hits. Would probably also provide for smoother ride with less bounce overall and less driver (and passenger) fatigue after 3 long days. Still, I was incredibly impressed with the Overtrail's stock suspension with the Westcott pre-load collars.
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