I guess people like to ram stuff or something, or purposely try to break their IFS, hell, the control arms are like indestructable IMO.... ive hit curbs going over 45 mph... and got no damage... my whole front end, including ball joints is almost 20 years old, and the only thing ive replaced on my front IFS is a CVD boot (15$) an actuator, which i got lifetime warranty for, and brakes...
And I actually wheel the snot out of my truck, he is a pic from when i buried my whole front end up to the door, keep in mind im running 35's
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This is my DD and weekend wheeler. People like to bash IFS, but its actually a nice, up-to-date design that a ton of new cars and trucks use. Yea, parts wear out, but doesnt everything on a truck and car wear out eventually?
My point is: If you do some minor off roading and more on road driving, dont drop $2000+ dollars on an IFS, because i highly doubt in your GMT400's life will you EVER spend more than 2k on IFS parts.
BUT: if you do more mudding, wheeling, and crawling, then go for it. noting is more sexy than and IFS off road rock crawler and mudder. Ive considered IFS'ing my truck hundreds of times... but can I afford it? no. would i like to do it? yes....