I haven't done much off-roading, besides the country roads around here and the thick black clay muck... the stock tires sure load up with that stuff in a hurry... makes driving in it kinda scary.

You've still got pretty much the same clearance as the 4x4's do I think... and i think it's still a pretty capable truck. The guards and sliders are a must for big rocks though..

I didn't want the extra complexity, maintenance, expense, or mileage hits, so I went with an SC 4x2 myself. (Ha! sounds like I'm a hypocrite, but the SC was a requirement for me... i meant extra expense OVER the SC) I was thinking if i go serious with 4x4, I'll tow a dune buggy or offroad vehicle behind my X, cause it's also my daily driver.