Want to try to explain that one?
Low or high?
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Supposedly my homie knows a spot in LB he used to go to
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I managed to get the X stuck in some guy's back yard where I pay to store my car hauler... I went there to get my jeep off the trailer and thought I was gonna have to pull the trailer out... gave up on that idea and tried to drive the X out... no such luck. I found out the hard way you have to keep spinning them - counter intuitive - but the faster the better. The main reason I think is, the faster they spin, the more likely they are to clean themselves of mud; otherwise they get packed and become slicks. I realized this when I saw the owner come pull me out, and saw his half ton chevy going tokyo drift around me trying to yank out the big burly X :P
The jeep got off the trailer and got out without spinning once though... I guess the advantage is having mud tires, 4.5" lift, and weighing half of what the X did...
My gf was scared at the time that he was gonna crash, but in retrospect, was more fun than expected
The jeep got off the trailer and got out without spinning once though... I guess the advantage is having mud tires, 4.5" lift, and weighing half of what the X did...
My gf was scared at the time that he was gonna crash, but in retrospect, was more fun than expected
Laughing Gas
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I disagree about spinning, it can clean the tires out but it can also just bury you even deeper. Speed helps as well as the momentum can carry you through a (short) bad spot. Whenever mine starts to spin too much and starts to bury itself I stop and put it in 4low - the lower gearing won't spin as bad and if you have any traction at all you might just work yourself out. Key is though to it before you're already buried up to your axle. I guess as long as you're still moving forward, keep them spinning to clean them out, but the second you start to bury yourself, stop.
I don't typically play, but as a general rule I start out in 4hi whenever I'm going someplace slippery and only use 4low when I have to.
I don't typically play, but as a general rule I start out in 4hi whenever I'm going someplace slippery and only use 4low when I have to.
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Laughing Gas
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K, ya caught me. Spinning, not moving. 
Maverick is right about momentum, it's very important. I have been wheeling since I was 18, and have had a myriad of "off-road" or 4X4 vehicles. That being said I have only been stuck (needing to strapped out) twice. Once when I entered the "pond" too slow and bogged, the second time was in my Jeep when my wife (unbeknownst to me) had put the TC in 4LO. Before I caught it I was up to my axles with no way to climb out.
When I was taught about driving in mud, I was taught 2 cardinal rules;
1: Keep the wheels spinning
2: NEVER let off the gas once you're in
Both have served me well and I do not hesitate to dive into a mud puddle (or lake).
Maverick is right about momentum, it's very important. I have been wheeling since I was 18, and have had a myriad of "off-road" or 4X4 vehicles. That being said I have only been stuck (needing to strapped out) twice. Once when I entered the "pond" too slow and bogged, the second time was in my Jeep when my wife (unbeknownst to me) had put the TC in 4LO. Before I caught it I was up to my axles with no way to climb out.
When I was taught about driving in mud, I was taught 2 cardinal rules;
1: Keep the wheels spinning
2: NEVER let off the gas once you're in
Both have served me well and I do not hesitate to dive into a mud puddle (or lake)
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Plan on having mud in places youll never be able to get it out of. And having a horribly dirty engine bay. And not frying your alternator with big puddles. And rust....
But its totally worth it!
I mudded my old grand cherokee for the 3 years i had it. Buried it to the doors in mud numerous times. That thing had ****! She was one dirty **** afterwards though. I feel bad for the new owner... hehe
Get that bitch dirty, find the hole and go deep! And of course post some pics
But its totally worth it!
I mudded my old grand cherokee for the 3 years i had it. Buried it to the doors in mud numerous times. That thing had ****! She was one dirty **** afterwards though. I feel bad for the new owner... hehe
Get that bitch dirty, find the hole and go deep! And of course post some pics
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