Well I know. Just remember a) this is a brand new vehicle to me and I just got done doing rad etc all seems to check out ok but not trying to beat on it and b) I never had a 4x4 vehicle. But it's a lot like having a Saab that has more clearance. It seems heavier but if Saab is 3500 lbs that's not much off the XLT.
There's another thing here and that is the truck's raison d'etre is to get places I couldn't get to in the 2wd. There are tons of roads you can go up and they get rougher and rougher. I never even thought about doing it as a sport. I mean, it's fun, but I see it right now as more a means to an end rather than an end itself. I suppose that could change.
I don't think I'm ever going to want to, like, beat on the truck. It's actually one of the nicest vehicles of any kind I've ever owned and that's perhaps a downside that it's sort of a princess. But it's like people always say, it just depends what do you want to do with it? So mine is daily driver but I know I can go a lot of places I couldn't in the B3 2wd.
I'm intrigued about the parks because I've never heard of these being common.
I'm going to get the 31" tires and I'd like to swap out the front/rear bumpers, just thinking about exactly what I want there. Almost for sure would go to AOR. Most extreme would be add a prerunner bar with a light bar. I don't know, but I think the aftermarket bumpers would give me the look and functionality I want with hitch front and back if I can do it and the D-rings and a way to mount the winch front/back. I think then I'd be done. At least I try to convince myself of that.
I think the truck is set up well enough for anything I'd be likely to attempt - anyway - at some point it doesn't matter what you have it gets impassable.
Speedo reads 4 to 5mph high per gps, at 60mph. That means going to larger tires will make it more accurate. If you can trust the GPS. I did a few readings - at 40mph it's 3-4mph high. So that sounds about right because it'd be proportional, I think.
Truck drives smoother on the highway after rough road, I think it loosened things up a little.