Steel Bender Waterfall EJS whoopsie

[Panda Mafia]

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[kah.mun.rah]

Feeling like you are about to tip over in a +$100K vehicle that is only a few weeks old...what's the worry? Great job!

 

[beachbumm78]

I would get that Jeep on a CTI ramp like Metalcloak has out at EJS and get their advice on how to get more flex.

I’ve steadfastly avoided that thing at jeep events b/c I don’t want to spend more $$ . It seems to lead to that haha

 

[Mocopo]

About the whole use your mirror and not turn your head.

People don't believe it, but you go where you look or where you turn your head.

I learned that many, many years ago riding a motorcycle.

It is an unconscious event. Look over you left shoulder, and you tend to turn left....no matter the speed.

I would argue not really an issue when you're speed is measured in feet per hour.

 

[stretch-bsn]

Don’t know why this is called “whoopsie”….you did great! Listened to your sportster and didn’t flip!

 

[THAW]

About the whole use your mirror and not turn your head.

People don't believe it, but you go where you look or where you turn your head.

I learned that many, many years ago riding a motorcycle.

It is an unconscious event. Look over you left shoulder, and you tend to turn left....no matter the speed.

I learned it for mountain biking too... "don't stare down at the rock in the middle of the trail you're trying to avoid, focus on the trail ahead where you want to go."

I've also read people (particularly when intoxicated) have a tendency to steer toward oncoming lights in the distance and dark of night because the lights draw focus.

 

[Zandcwhite]

I would argue not really an issue when you're speed is measured in feet per hour.

And your body weight shift from turning your head and shoulders while riding a motorcycle will 100% change its course. You could hang off the side of the Jeep like a side car racer and not change its direction in the slightest.

 

[OffRoadMedic392]

Holy pucker factor! Thats for sure a white-knuckle drop, nice work following that line and your spotter.

 

[jadmt]

If you're wheeling a doorless rig without a seat belt you deserve the Darwin award you'll likely receive one day.

I have read stories of people who were wearing seatbelts getting golf ball size knots on their noggins from the jeep rocking or dropping down and hitting their head on the door jam...

 

[Rotsam]

We watched 35 Jeeps roll over this thing. It is actually a bypass to the original waterfall obstacle which has now eroded into an essentially impassable vertical drop. There were a few others that lifted a tire on the way over, but most of us kept all 4 in contact throughout. She was aligned a little to the right at the start, and that‘s what threw her into the hole on her passenger front tire. The spotters did a great job, @R4NS0M did a great job, and all ended well - but for sure the most harrowing thing she’s done with her Jeep (so far!).

EJS has been outstanding - and we’ll likely put together a trip report when we get some downtime. The community continues to be amazing - we’ve met some new lifelong friends already.

 

[Zandcwhite]

I have read stories of people who were wearing seatbelts getting golf ball size knots on their noggins from the jeep rocking or dropping down and hitting their head on the door jam...

Which is not falling out? I've had passengers hit their heads on the roof... in the rental minivan from jumping the driveway at the hotel. You should definitely be aware and brace when coming off ledges etc.

 

[Ratbert]

We haven't seen videos from the guy that wheels while "prairie dogging" out his roof in a while.

 

[Gorilla57]

We haven't seen videos from the guy that wheels while "prairie dogging" out his roof in a while.

You’re right. I’d love to see him at EJS doing that.

 

[C.Sco]

Yes, I did!

Something seems wrong, I'm not sure what. It looks like you have a Metalcloak suspension, so you should be getting waaaaay more flex than that with the sway bar disconnected. The photo in my avatar is my Jeep with nothing but a Metalcloak suspension and 37's, and it's flexed out like 2-3x as much as yours was in the video.

My best guess is that the swaybar wasn't actually disconnected (maybe it never got a chance to disconnect because the vehicle was too flexed out already when you pressed the button, or maybe there's something wrong with the e-disconnect, or maybe it reconnected itself at some point and you just didn't notice it).

Another possibility is maybe your bump stops are too tall, or your shocks don't have enough travel.

 

[Rubi SoHo]

That obstacle is scary, id rather take the drop, and the only reason i didn't last year was because i’ve seen people hit their spares on the way down and wreck their tailgates.

I got down fine, but was NERVOUS. A guy sitting at the bottom said “you can unpucker now!” I just looked at him and said “naah man, Im gonna need to clean out my seat, i forgot to pucker at all”.

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