gregkuiper

I learned something on Sunday that made me realize I should have read the manual first. Turns out the low gear on the 4speed is so low that your brakes won't/can't stop you when going downhill. Now some will ask why I had it in low/low. The reason was I was testing out how slow I could roll down hill without using the brakes.

Well, I came to a part of the trail that necessitated braking and guess what, the Atlas transfer case kept me going right over the edge and into a small ditch. Scared the crap out of me, but I did put it in neutral at the bottom of the ditch and discovered later that Atlas recommends a big brake kit or neutral to actually stop the vehicle.

highoctane

My stock Rubi 4:1 low overpowers my brakes. Have to two foot the brake pedal and sometimes the engine will stall, 85% of the time though low and 1st gear, even with my 35s and 4:10 gears, over powers my brakes, but it does slow it down enough to control it on steep declines.

JKDinker

Dynatrac big brake kit works fine with my 4sp Atlas and 5.38 Rears. Its low. But it stops!

seer1

I too quckly found that neutral was my friend in low-low. Then I threw in Off Road Outlaw's Alpha-1 brake kit. The Jeep still groans and moans when I hit the pedal, but it stays put now.