How to park a JLR

[J0E]

New JLR but too busy to go wheeling at the moment. My wife just told me, 4 different people asked her if it's OK to keep it parked like that. I hadn't though about it, any harm in leaving it parked like that for a few days?

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[mygreenkaw]

Wheels are all going to fall off, spare will first.
Nice offroad park in your yard!

 

[Timmyjoe]

When we bought our Sport S, it was the only two door the dealer had on the lot for a spell. So they parked it like you show, just not as extreme(only about 8-10 inches of flex). It sat like that for the better part of a week before we bought it. Doesn't seem to have hurt it.

Best,
-Tim

 

[LarryB]

There is always the difference between something damaging the vehicle outright and not being good for it. Whenever you put undue stress on something (such as my neighbour who parks on the curb, causing his tires to bend awkwardly), while it may not cause immediate damage, I suspect it will put extra stress that you may pay for down the road if this was a daily event.

 

[rallydefault]

I remember my friends parking their jeeps like that back in high school up on cement holders for streetlights and stuff.

 

[BDinTX]

A lot of how bad for it depends on whose yard it’s in.

 

[sf5211]

My guess is it would be ok but I’m so freakin picky with my Jeep I probably wouldn’t sleep right with it parked like that.

 

[J0E]

I suspect it will put extra stress that you may pay for down the road if this was a daily event.

Static stress is negligible, it's dynamic load that breaks things. I idled up the rock with auto and 4:1 xfer case, ultra low stress. KOH is what breaks/bends things.

A lot of how bad for it depends on whose yard it’s in.

Mine, I'm the bad neighbor. Selling the house so no one is complaining too much. My gardener complained, but don't they always?

 

[SouthCo]

I can't see how it will hurt anything. I think it looks dumb when people pose their vehicles like this but hey you can park however you like!

 

[HungryHound]

As long as you disconnect the sway bar and blast "Free Bird" on the stereo, it can do no harm to the Jeep.

 

[Wbino]

After this stunt your neighbors will be glad you're gone.

 

[unsavory]

I wouldn't think it would be great for some of the bushings to leave them in a flexed/squashed state for long periods at a time.

 

[J0E]

After this stunt your neighbors will be glad you're gone.

They can't wait until I'm gone. 10 miles from Bill Gates house. Had a few things on the law with a free sign, they disappeared within hours.

As long as you disconnect the sway bar and blast "Free Bird" on the stereo, it can do no harm to the Jeep.

Double LOL, exactly what I did, used the FAD, blasted "Free Bird".

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