Again, its the wifes'. So I seriously doubt it will see much off roading. Didn't matter if it was 4X4 or 4X2, she fell in love with the color scheme. But I will maintain the transfer case, front diff and hubs just in case. Thats why there are no plans on lowering this Sportage. Thanks for the props though. Also, the stereo system isn't used for boom booming, its just something I had to do to compete with her previous Bose system she had in her Altima. In fact the stereo in the Sportage didn't even work when we bought, it was laying on the floor board and there was a hole in the dash. Still isn't quite like bose but its suffice, LOL.