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Old 05-16-2015, 10:25 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by niky View Post
The Wrangler will be difficult to transition to IRS or even IFS. Part of the appeal is it's one of the few cars with twin live axles left on the civilian market. The others we have here are the Defender and the Jimny (not available in the US). All three are still sold with twin live axles because these are more rugged, and can withstand more abuse off-road.
An independent suspension can be as off-road capable as a solid axle, and usually also provides an overall better ground clearance due to the less-protruding differential casing. Anyway, the easiest excuse for going from solid axles to a fully-independent suspension would be a mine-protected vehicle, not a redneck-oriented mud digger.
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