Honestly answer this! After your first trip in the Jeep now. What do you prefer and which do you think is more capable on the trail?
Oh, sure...which of my kids is my favorite?? Honestly, though, I still took it easy today, so I don't feel like I really tried anything too difficult. Although there were probably some spots the Runner would've had issues with. I am going to need some more seat time to give a full report. The longer wheelbase on the Runner does help in some places, too, as you know. But, like I said, the feeling of being on the verge of flopping, which happens a lot in the Runner with off camber stuff, which there is a LOT of at Chocco, was not there in the TJ. I was pleasantly surprised with the automatic locker (Spartan) up front, too. I thought I wouldn't like it as much as the ARB, which it does have in the rear, but it "just worked"...no having to worry about locking the front or not. Yes, the clicking when turning on the street is kinda annoying, but I won't drive it on the street much anyway, except to the park. So, give me a few more runs for a more full report, but it was definitely different.