Why do you care what Jeep owners think? A real problem in the off-road community is associating an inanimate object with personal self-worth. It's simply a vehicle, nothing more. Just be concerned with enjoying yourself outdoors, not defining who you are by what you're driving.
You're the argumentative type? I would not have guessed that...
Yeah, it can happen... Not much you can do if you get highsided!!!One of the things I got really pumped about owning a Bronco was the fact that there's some BLM land basically across the road from where I work - a pretty extensive OHV trail network (largely for dirt bikes) - called Hubbard Mesa Open Space. It doesn't have anything too difficult for the most part, but it's not too bad to kind of learn your vehicle. It's basically on my way home from work, so I was excited about the possibility of swinging through to destress after dealing with teenagers all day.
Yesterday afternoon, I did just that for the first time (although, it's honestly some of the other adults much more than it is the students who cause the stress). We had a pretty rocking thunderstorm last week, and more rain in a single storm than I've ever seen here, so I figured there would be some good mud to get through. At first, things were going pretty great...
But in that last mud hole, I managed to get myself high-centered. I intended to take a line on the high side of the mud hole (passenger), but got pulled in pretty quickly because of how rutted out it was. The water was too deep to see where I needed to adjust. In hindsight, I realized I made three mistakes:
1. I didn't commit hard enough to just pushing through the mud (i.e. momentum). I was really close to pulling out on the initial attempt.
2. I didn't focus enough on keeping the passenger side tires on the high side.
3. Although it very nearly got me out of the mess I was in, backing up was probably a mistake.
As a good friend said, "You're not trying if you don't ever get stuck." I bought a Bronco to have fun doing something I always wanted to get into, not to have it sit in my driveway and look pretty, so getting stuck doesn't seem like too big a deal. Sometimes you just have to learn the hard way, I guess.
Itās not a fair assessment, because there are always a number of factors in a situation like this that canāt be accounted for entirely. But objectively, since weāre talking about getting high centered in muddy ruts, the Jeep JL Sport has higher clearance and a limited slip. Clearance in these broncos is a real issue. Thatās why a Sasquatch on 35ā tires hangs about even with a Rubicon on 33ās.
Amen.
Between the Bronco and the PPF I had put on, I'm basically out of money, but bigger tires (and commensurate suspension) are the first things on the list now.Yeah
Yeah, it can happen... Not much you can do if you get highsided!!!
I was expecting the water level to be a bit higher in the wheel...
Having momentum going into mud / water can give you great results and kicks up the fun factor but be mindful, that water is heading into your engine bay, intake an alternator.
Final thought.... need more tires!!!
Stay out there and have fun!!!
Yeah about the tires, wheel with what you got, do as much as you can, of course you'll learn a lot. But it'll make you better with the limitations you've got. Then, when you do upgrade, not only will you be better, you'll also be more confident doing some things you may not have.
Iām just loving the new āpaintā job. Should come stock on all new Broncos.One of the things I got really pumped about owning a Bronco was the fact that there's some BLM land basically across the road from where I work - a pretty extensive OHV trail network (largely for dirt bikes) - called Hubbard Mesa Open Space. It doesn't have anything too difficult for the most part, but it's not too bad to kind of learn your vehicle. It's basically on my way home from work, so I was excited about the possibility of swinging through to destress after dealing with teenagers all day.
Yesterday afternoon, I did just that for the first time (although, it's honestly some of the other adults much more than it is the students who cause the stress). We had a pretty rocking thunderstorm last week, and more rain in a single storm than I've ever seen here, so I figured there would be some good mud to get through. At first, things were going pretty great...
But in that last mud hole, I managed to get myself high-centered. I intended to take a line on the high side of the mud hole (passenger), but got pulled in pretty quickly because of how rutted out it was. The water was too deep to see where I needed to adjust. In hindsight, I realized I made three mistakes:
1. I didn't commit hard enough to just pushing through the mud (i.e. momentum). I was really close to pulling out on the initial attempt.
2. I didn't focus enough on keeping the passenger side tires on the high side.
3. Although it very nearly got me out of the mess I was in, backing up was probably a mistake.
As a good friend said, "You're not trying if you don't ever get stuck." I bought a Bronco to have fun doing something I always wanted to get into, not to have it sit in my driveway and look pretty, so getting stuck doesn't seem like too big a deal. Sometimes you just have to learn the hard way, I guess.
https://www.airportjeep.com/jeep-wr...nco, however, has,inches on the Bronco Raptor.
@Nate Train This right here. Let us know, bro. LOL
Theyāre definitely not measuring from the rear lower control arm mounts.
I canāt believe they are measuring from the bottom of the pumpkins either.
Oh! I guess I forgot to include that in my post. It was on the video description, but I neglected to put it here.
