by jan.dup on Sat May 31, 2008 8:24 am
I agree with all your thoughts on the aftermarket guys to sort out before releasing a suspension kit etc, but would think that it's a dual responsibility from the aftermarket guys as well as Mitsu - If I develop a 4by and want a decent slice of the market I would deffo look at, yes the people who drive them 4by's with standard specs but, its also a known fact that serious offraoders (and some who want to show off?) will lift their vehicles and/or put new suspension in to cater for extra weight due to accessories, better clearance etc, etc. and therefore they must take that into consideration when developing their vehicle. Otherwise they must specify that their product is not suitable for that sector of the market - and in doing this I can promise you that much less Tritons will be sold. If Mitsu is then saying, ok we sell the Triton and its not suited for any suspension alterations and or modifications at all, I deffinitely have a problem with that, and this will deffo reduce the amount of Tritons being sold. If other ute manufacturers then says - yes we developed our ute to cater for the standard ride guys as well as those who wanna go a bit further (and there's a helluva lot of them (50%+ ?)) - which one will then have the better slice of the pie !? I do'nt say cater for everything but do a bit of research and develop your ute to suit best the outcome on avarages of the research. Example - Avarage lift done by 4by oke's is 2inch - develop and test if this is possible. As it is, the Triton is not suited for any lift - and the standard suspension (especially at the rear) is at best crappy. With this said, I still do love my truck !!