Pick up my IG(Trial Master, Donny grey) yesterday and drove 400miles, now I have a newbie questions.

[DaBull]

Certainly not my area, but spending the money aside, is the explained reasoning worth considering? I've come to like the steering if I'm honest, and can attest that when off road there were no kickbacks in any of the situations I found myself in.

Hi Krabby, I find both the steering and suspension off road to be close to perfect. It' loves to be off road and soaks up the bumps and corrugations with a smoothness that is quite amazing. On road is a bit different, where for me the steering wanders a bit when going straight and you can feel any cracks in the road when going slow over tarmac/ asphalt through the suspension. All in all, I love it, however I wish the on road steering when going straight was a bit more centered and the suspension a bit softer on road.
I am running at 36psi front and rear. To be fair, I am coming from a New Defender, where on road steering and suspension is perfect and like riding on air, which of course it is. It's a bit of an adjustment, which I have embraced. I think having a realistic approach to the Grenadier and attitude adds to the pure enjoyment of it. If I expected it to be like my New Defender, (which is a completely different vehicle and drive), I would be not enjoying myself.
Miles of Smiles!
DaBull

 

[GN4HIR]

For any tire alerts, recommend 43 on the front and 49 on the rear. Then after adjusting, go to the tire pressure setting and select reset, then drive a few miles. You should be good to go. FYI: Settings --> Vehicle Functions --> Vehicle Information --> Tyre Pressure --> Reset

The 43/49 is what Mossy set mine to, which is correct for a fully loaded vehicle. However, you feel every bump on the road and it needs more correction on the highway. I drove from Houston to Brenham this morning (78 miles) and got 18.8 mpg on highway. Leaving Brenham I reduced pressure to 38/40 and the drive back was cushier and required less steering input but my mpg dropped to 16.8 (I also might have been driving a little faster). The TPMS alert was on because of the pressure change. When I got back to Houston I found the reset in the settings menu and established a new base pressure to monitor.

 

[[ Adam ]]

I think I ended up at 38/38 and haven't looked back. Of course I didn't do that until I got home from Seattle

 

[IslandFalconer]

Is this your first solid axle vehicle? I’ve had 7 jeeps, and some 3/4 ton trucks. All solid axle. The Grenadier handles great. I find it very well mannered. I drove it 17 hours to get home, 1800KM and it was mostly highway. It behaved as expected. But check your tire pressure as a start.