@tbisaacs To piggyback off Matt: As part of the bracketry, he also revised the shock mounting points in an effort to give them slightly better geometry to fully articulate and make them less susceptible to being struck by rocks/obstacles. The bracket compensates for other changed angles due to lift.
If you ask Greg, he'd say the current setup is just proof of concept to demonstrate that it works and retains the full functionality of AHC. I'll be the first to admit when I first heard the idea, it sounded half-baked but Greg did some serious homework and has a repertoire of technical knowledge, experience, and skills. There might be some revisions in where he relocates the swaybar upwards. The LX setup puts the bar, and more specifically, its mounting points below the axle so they are prone to being hit. If the swaybar setup more resembled a LC, the mounts and bar would be tucked up around or above the axle. There were some other small items he wished to improve but all along the lines of just tidying bits and pieces up as overall he seemed very pleased.
As Matt said, it retains the ride of a stock truck. It's crazy. It's still plush and comfortable, especially on road. Off road, I'd say it's largely the same, as comfortable as any higher end LC setup. When he selects 4lo, he puts the height back to neutral since the extra lift of the high setting actually limits up travel and makes the ride more harsh. That said, when we came to steeper ledges, both up and down, he could select the high setting to get additional approach or departure angle, thereby allowing him to take more challenging (or at least steeper) lines with less likelihood of scrapping the front bumper or dragging the rear. Generally, the suspension was set in the sport/firmer dampening when being wheeled as the comfort setting didn't play well with higher speed bumps and just allowed for too much of a wallowing ride when you're already on aired down 37s.
