Yep, market size definately hinders things. I think the 3 link from Outback was actually offered for sale on their site for some period of time - I remember seeing it, just not sure if I saw it in a dream 
. I believe it was quite expensive.
For me, the 80 is the cheapest 4 dr, solid axle truck with factory lockers. $11K 5 years ago, this thing was a bargin. Couple hundred bucks for used J's and L's and a set of 35's, and I was embarassing 90% of the Heaps at Disney. I wanted more, so I did the 14" shocks, and am glad I did. Now, it's time to go to the next level - thus the 37's, and a little more front flex. But I have 5 years with the truck, nearly 4 since lifting it. I've slowed down since second child, but used to wheel 2 weekends a month, and spent alot of time under the truck while wheeling measuring this, and that, and gone through 3 sets of bumpstop drops in the rear, two in the front, ect. ect. ect. My progress is slow (due to money - dang IRS - and time - two toddlers) and measured (due to being an engineer). It may take all of 2010 to do something to free up this front end, but I will do something eventually, and since I don't have to worry about market demands - I'm fine with my timeline being undetermined.
In the meantime, I'll still argue that gaining flex does not dictate a floppy jalopy. I'll still insist that stiff springs are not the only way of managing sway. I'll still pontificate on a 3 link being harder to do correctly than throwing on a RE long arm radius arm. And I'll continue to be interested in anything new that comes out to aid in gaining controled flex, be it X-link, SE arms, hydrolic bumpstops, airbags, or torsion bar swaybars.....
. I believe it was quite expensive.For me, the 80 is the cheapest 4 dr, solid axle truck with factory lockers. $11K 5 years ago, this thing was a bargin. Couple hundred bucks for used J's and L's and a set of 35's, and I was embarassing 90% of the Heaps at Disney. I wanted more, so I did the 14" shocks, and am glad I did. Now, it's time to go to the next level - thus the 37's, and a little more front flex. But I have 5 years with the truck, nearly 4 since lifting it. I've slowed down since second child, but used to wheel 2 weekends a month, and spent alot of time under the truck while wheeling measuring this, and that, and gone through 3 sets of bumpstop drops in the rear, two in the front, ect. ect. ect. My progress is slow (due to money - dang IRS - and time - two toddlers) and measured (due to being an engineer). It may take all of 2010 to do something to free up this front end, but I will do something eventually, and since I don't have to worry about market demands - I'm fine with my timeline being undetermined.
In the meantime, I'll still argue that gaining flex does not dictate a floppy jalopy. I'll still insist that stiff springs are not the only way of managing sway. I'll still pontificate on a 3 link being harder to do correctly than throwing on a RE long arm radius arm. And I'll continue to be interested in anything new that comes out to aid in gaining controled flex, be it X-link, SE arms, hydrolic bumpstops, airbags, or torsion bar swaybars.....
