anyone into 4wheelin???

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Wolf3101;1309554; said:
Be careful with putting a lift on your 4x4. stick with a high quality (high dollar) kit and limit it to the bare minimum. You don't honestly gain very much ground clearance with lift kits because the axles don't move all that much and you severly reduce the side hill (an on road) stability. A much better upgrade is a matched lower gear set with rear lockers. FT lockers are nice but are VERY difficult to control and rarely ever needed.
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ya bigger tires get more axle clearance
body lifts are for looks or tire clearance
susp lift gets the motor/tranny/body more clearance from water/mud.

i played in the mud years and years ago "man that makes me sound old"
anyways
had a 1960 ford truck i made.
was a 2wd f100 body and cab
then i got a 1960 f250 running gear
and then put the body on the 250
the 250 had original everything "probably even the axle lube! lol"
3/4 ton,456 gears front and rear,3 on the tree,floating transfer case,original strait 6.
know max speed????? 45 max :ROFL:

was out playing and i went through a ditch "long ways" in it and my ankles were underwater.
also seen water rush over the hood.
everyone watching cheering.
lost a few cylinders,trucks goin,chug chug on like 2 cylinders.
made it through,gunned it,it spit out the water and reved up!
was amazing.lol
also it had steel bumpers so i would make my own trails and drive right over small trees.

too bad i had to pick one vehicle,mud truck or 5.0 stang. :irked:
heres a pic of it,sold it for 500 bucks :screwy::screwy::screwy: :cry:

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im also into four wheel driving.
I own a 94 model Toyota Lancruiser 80 Series, 4.2 litre turbo diesel, lifted, bf goodrich all terrains, bullbar, roof rack.
been a few good places in Australia.
 
frnchjeep;1309937; said:
I told my wife that before. One time, I got stuck and I called her to come and pull me out. She had to cross a brook to get to me. Well, she did what I told her to, and didn't lift. Just kept going untill the water was over her hood and hydrolocked the motor. When I had another friend come, he pulled me out first. Then we went to her (stock) 2001 cherokee and found the steering wheel half under water.:nilly: This was a few years ago, so it was still pretty new. What a mess. What I am getting at is , it is good advise, but be careful who you say it to and how you say it!
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Lol, women! My wife did something similar with her brand new 03 Liberty Renegade. She got it stuck while off-roading with some friends. I guess she slid off the trail and into some deep mud along the side of it. I had to come tow here out. That was magical!

You just have to use your head I guess. I haven't crossed too many streams before but I always check before hand how deep they are if I'm not familiar with them. And I have been through plenty of muddy spots that I knew if I was to stop, I'd be screwed!
 
here is a pic of my new toy... havent done anything to it but i did just order a flomaster super 40....its a start.

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Been stuck in MUD and deep snow (due to axles bottoming out) Would love a solution - do not want larger tires - I enjoy my 25 mpg with the Cherokee. Do lockers help out here?
 
Midnight - good one - did that once with my old work truck - don't have it anymore lol
 
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