2 door vs 4 door offroading
05-25-2014, 08:17 PM
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Couldn't agree more.
I've seen Jeeps or even SUVs cross obstacles, while better modded Jeeps had difficulty at the same spot.
Driver experience, skill and judgement are more important than the vehicle. Picking a line a few inches to the right or left, exact use of gas or brake pedal, etc', patience rather than brute force attack on an obstacle, make more difference than the type of Jeep.
Remember that offroading driving and obstacle crossing is a learning curve that never stops.
Recovery, too, is a subject about which you can always learn new methods or improvisations. Just a small example: The jeep is stuck on soft sand on the beach and there's absolutely nothing to put under the wheels? -- You got the floor mats, or a blanket.
Watch the other drivers, analyze why did one Jeep cross smoothly while another spins wheel or slides sideways.
It takes a lot of practice before you can materialize the full potential of either the 2 or 4-dr Jeep.
I've seen Jeeps or even SUVs cross obstacles, while better modded Jeeps had difficulty at the same spot.
Driver experience, skill and judgement are more important than the vehicle. Picking a line a few inches to the right or left, exact use of gas or brake pedal, etc', patience rather than brute force attack on an obstacle, make more difference than the type of Jeep.
Remember that offroading driving and obstacle crossing is a learning curve that never stops.
Recovery, too, is a subject about which you can always learn new methods or improvisations. Just a small example: The jeep is stuck on soft sand on the beach and there's absolutely nothing to put under the wheels? -- You got the floor mats, or a blanket.
Watch the other drivers, analyze why did one Jeep cross smoothly while another spins wheel or slides sideways.
It takes a lot of practice before you can materialize the full potential of either the 2 or 4-dr Jeep.
05-26-2014, 05:49 AM
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Here us wheelin in our stock 4 dr last year at Gulches.
One time I couldn't make the turn without 3 pointing it
Man we had a blast and ours was stock
YouTube Link: http://youtu.be/gXnBDjuANA8
One time I couldn't make the turn without 3 pointing it
Man we had a blast and ours was stock
YouTube Link: http://youtu.be/gXnBDjuANA8