No they are perfectly fine for on the road. And even mild 4-wheeling. If you are going to push the truck to its limits though, you will destroy one.

yea ovrrdrive this is te same bracket ive welded on chris' truck twice. fter the first weld it broke on off a bit lower than where i welded the second time i welded the piss out of it and i dont think its broke yet.

cough" ifs sux "cough

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The pic you quoted isn't the one I have on my truck...

Not that it's much better, but at least they tried to improve it.

The main problems withe IFS lifts tend to be either design flaws or operator error. I have been running a Trailmaster 4" on my '90 since '94, it is a daily driver and was my main trail rig which I wheeled moderate to hard trails in the past, w/o anything failing other than bending an idler arm or 2, or 3, or... It is also heavier rig than most, w/o passengers or camping gear it weighs over 4600lbs, when loaded for the trails it weighs just under 5300lbs. I don't try to baby it when on the tails but then again I don't feel the need to bash my way up trail either. If I can't get one line I will back up and take another, or stack a rock or two to get through. Throttling down will almost always lead to breakage regardless of being an IFS stock/lifted or stock SA rig.

Before buying a lift you need to determine what your end result will be. If you want to run 33's on moderate to hard trails and don't want to bash through like you see in magazines/TV shows, and still have a nice highway ride, then an IFS lift will be fine. You may also want to consider a 2" body lift and some 1.5" jall-joint spacers. The BL+BJ approach will be far cheaper than either IFS lift or an SAS. It should give you the ability to clear 33's w/o rubbing/sheet metal trimming, and the time to determine if you want to go with bigger tires, and if your wheeling desires require a SA rig. However if you figure you will likely want to take the throttle down approach, turning 35's or bigger, than an SA with all of the aftermarket SA upgrades($$$$$) is mandatory. Anything else would be a waste of money

In follow up to my breakage, here's the bent stock mount that was a pain to pull back down


And here's the repair that's holding up so far, though I think I'm gonna need to further reinforce if I'm to prevent bracket from breaking for a third time.

How are you guys getting off the trail with brackets that are so badly broken? I don't carry a welder and couldn't fabricate a part to save my life. I also drive to the trailhead if wheeling, so I'd have to be able to drive home, too. Thankfully I've not had much trouble with my Superlift. I hope to keep it that way!

Either get out in 2wd or get a tow. I would usually just beat the truck a little to see if I could get over the obstacle in 2, if not then I would hook up the strap. Having a rear locker helped <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />