TJ limited slip wear out?
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Re: TJ limited slip wear out?
Wow, very cool trail report & shots. Load the trailers, let's go before it
gets too hot over there!
"Bob" <magicclaw@mac.com> wrote in message
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> Ok, that makes sense.
>
> I just recognized that...I actually DID do that in Moab...it's on
> Golden Spike, just after LaunchPad, right? When i went up it I went
> ahead and locked the rear, and near the top, started to lift the
> driver tire; locked the front before it could start bouncing ;-) and
> drove the rest of the way up. Pretty crazy little hill. Definitely can
> be tippy for a TJ.
> The pic on this page is me coming out of the crack, taken from the
> top:
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/re...n_the_hole.jpg
>
> /Bob
>
> L.W.(ßill) ------ III <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> > The outside wheel on a Detroit Locker releases and then spins
> > faster so the car may drive around a corner. And that's what we see
> > here, the rear wheel closest us released when the front right caught,
> > turning the TJ right and up without any drag what's so ever. Never
> > happen with a spool.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Bob wrote:
> > >
> > > Bill,
> > >
> > > Please enlighten the rest of us how a locker contributed to this
> > > particular rollover where a spool would not have. Is it because it was
> > > trying to load/unload as her front end unweighted? Either way, I think
> > > even with a spool, at least from watching that video, her jeep
> > > would've likely bounced a bit and gone over with that particular line;
> > > it was getting awfully tippy... But hey, what do I know? I've only
> > > been to Moab once, and sure as heck didn't try that particular climb
> > > while I was there ;-)
> > >
> > > Thanks
gets too hot over there!
"Bob" <magicclaw@mac.com> wrote in message
news:47b769ae.0405250902.172a7502@posting.google.c om...
> Ok, that makes sense.
>
> I just recognized that...I actually DID do that in Moab...it's on
> Golden Spike, just after LaunchPad, right? When i went up it I went
> ahead and locked the rear, and near the top, started to lift the
> driver tire; locked the front before it could start bouncing ;-) and
> drove the rest of the way up. Pretty crazy little hill. Definitely can
> be tippy for a TJ.
> The pic on this page is me coming out of the crack, taken from the
> top:
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/re...n_the_hole.jpg
>
> /Bob
>
> L.W.(ßill) ------ III <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:<40B2D2C1.9D45CD5D@***.net>...
> > The outside wheel on a Detroit Locker releases and then spins
> > faster so the car may drive around a corner. And that's what we see
> > here, the rear wheel closest us released when the front right caught,
> > turning the TJ right and up without any drag what's so ever. Never
> > happen with a spool.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Bob wrote:
> > >
> > > Bill,
> > >
> > > Please enlighten the rest of us how a locker contributed to this
> > > particular rollover where a spool would not have. Is it because it was
> > > trying to load/unload as her front end unweighted? Either way, I think
> > > even with a spool, at least from watching that video, her jeep
> > > would've likely bounced a bit and gone over with that particular line;
> > > it was getting awfully tippy... But hey, what do I know? I've only
> > > been to Moab once, and sure as heck didn't try that particular climb
> > > while I was there ;-)
> > >
> > > Thanks
#82
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Re: TJ limited slip wear out?
Ditto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jerry McG wrote:
>
> Wow, very cool trail report & shots. Load the trailers, let's go before it
> gets too hot over there!
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jerry McG wrote:
>
> Wow, very cool trail report & shots. Load the trailers, let's go before it
> gets too hot over there!
#83
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Re: TJ limited slip wear out?
Ditto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jerry McG wrote:
>
> Wow, very cool trail report & shots. Load the trailers, let's go before it
> gets too hot over there!
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jerry McG wrote:
>
> Wow, very cool trail report & shots. Load the trailers, let's go before it
> gets too hot over there!
#84
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Re: TJ limited slip wear out?
Ditto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jerry McG wrote:
>
> Wow, very cool trail report & shots. Load the trailers, let's go before it
> gets too hot over there!
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jerry McG wrote:
>
> Wow, very cool trail report & shots. Load the trailers, let's go before it
> gets too hot over there!
#85
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Re: TJ limited slip wear out?
Ditto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jerry McG wrote:
>
> Wow, very cool trail report & shots. Load the trailers, let's go before it
> gets too hot over there!
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jerry McG wrote:
>
> Wow, very cool trail report & shots. Load the trailers, let's go before it
> gets too hot over there!
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