LiveToWork
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I love you wheels on your jeep!Sorry, but Saharas are not useless. A Jeep can’t make up for driving skills.
I had my Sahara with a similar build to yours —see below— on a 1.5 miles long 20% grade climb on loose rock last weekend. The Jeep got up to the top with five adults and two dogs without a sweat.
What made a difference:
Sounds you are trying to justify getting rid of the Sahara for a Rubicon. That’s your prerogative. But a Rubicon won’t get you out of a precarious situation into which you got yourself due to lack of foresight or experience. In fact, over-confidence can get you into worse trouble.
- A rear LSD. I don’t know if yours has it or not, but it helps a lot in low traction situations
- Maintaining a slow, steady momentum. Speed rarely helps on a trail; same for stop-and-go or unnecessary maneuvers. A steady hand, a steady foot and a constant speed (3-5 MPH) are your best friend
- Maintaining the Jeep level. As mentioned above, the Jeep can go forwards and backwards, but it cannot move sideways. You need to identify these situations beforehand, no matter if you are in a Sport, a Willys, a Sahara or a Rubicon. Trying to straighten an un-level Jeep leaves you few maneuvering options, which can result in loss of control. You need to identify a slanted terrain before you enter it, anticipate what lines/measures you are going to take keep the Jeep as level as possible, and then go
If I were in your situation, I’d hone my off-roading driving skills first. You'll be surprised how capable your Sahara is once you know what it, and you, can and cannot do on a trail.
Good luck.
I shouldnt say useless. I love my jeep, but the thing i guess i want to know is; if i could disconnect my sway bars then shouldnt i just be able to climb through the uneven dips in the ruts?
I found dash cam footage, dont know how to share it but heres a shitty screenshot. you can see all the dips in the trail where i cant get past since 1-2 wheels lift off the ground and i lose traction or just dig in. In a jeep that can flex, youd think it would just crawl up that..,. Right??
Also i should mention i do have lsd.
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