shane_th_ee
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First, as everyone has already said, for forest service and logging roads, you'd be more than fine with tires, skid plates and maybe sliders. If you're willing to argue with your dealer for tires, you can drive a 4th gen FX4 right out of the showroom and get everything but the sliders, including the fancy rear differential. Ok, there's a couple of skid plates that are a little weak compared to the raptor, but those are bolt on upgrades, provided you get the FX4. etc.
That said, if you're considering trails then geography matters. Here in the PNW we have lots of big trees, so width and length start to become problematic with an Expedition. Now, if you're in the southwestern deserts, that's not going to pose much of a problem at all. And no matter where you are, you're going to start wanting better approach and departure angles, winch mounts, etc, etc. And that's where the lack aftermarket parts support makes the Expedition a poor choice. The sleeper in this class in the 2015+ Nissan Armada* which is an Americanized version of the Nissan Y82 Patrol. And the Patrol is Nissan's long-lived competitor to the Land Cruiser. And the Patrol has far more aftermarket support than the Expedition, albeit to support the global market. So if you're willing to go mining ebay and the like for overseas parts you can find pretty much whatever goodies you'd like...
*Ok, the real sleeper is the current generation Infinity QX80 (fancy version of the Armada/Patrol) with the trick hydraulic body motion control system.
That said, if you're considering trails then geography matters. Here in the PNW we have lots of big trees, so width and length start to become problematic with an Expedition. Now, if you're in the southwestern deserts, that's not going to pose much of a problem at all. And no matter where you are, you're going to start wanting better approach and departure angles, winch mounts, etc, etc. And that's where the lack aftermarket parts support makes the Expedition a poor choice. The sleeper in this class in the 2015+ Nissan Armada* which is an Americanized version of the Nissan Y82 Patrol. And the Patrol is Nissan's long-lived competitor to the Land Cruiser. And the Patrol has far more aftermarket support than the Expedition, albeit to support the global market. So if you're willing to go mining ebay and the like for overseas parts you can find pretty much whatever goodies you'd like...
*Ok, the real sleeper is the current generation Infinity QX80 (fancy version of the Armada/Patrol) with the trick hydraulic body motion control system.
