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- From: pburke@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Peter Burke, MIC, 608-263-7744)
- Subject: Re: Bent engine mounts in a jeep Wrangler???
- Message-ID: <1992Dec26.192345.1943@macc.wisc.edu>
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- Organization: University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center
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- Date: 26 DEC 92 13:12:57
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- >>Any experiences on how violent jumps can affect Jeep
- >>Wranglers (1.8l 4cyl engine and 31" tires on stock suspension).
- >
- ><snicker>
- >
- >It beats the shit out of them. I guess your friend found that out didn't he?
- >When you try and fly any vehicle on factory suspension you're bound to break
- >stuff. Doesn't those 31" tires rub as well?
-
- Not anymore ;-) - whatever was in the way in terms of plastic flares has
- been eaten away by his Mickey Thompsons....
-
- By the way - my Toyota pickup has been flying for the last 8 years and
- 130,000 miles without any breakage (but i do have a 3" Downey suspension
- lift). The thing is not to get too high. If you ever watch a slo-motion
- video of a truck going over a rough stretch of terrain at anywhere above
- 10mph, you'll notice that it is always more or less in the air, and a
- good rut can propel you a foot or more above ground. A truck should be
- able to handle that - otherwise the whole 4x4 hardware you buy is a
- joke. Not everyone buys a Ford Explorer to drop the kids off at school
- ;-). The next truck I am buying is a mid '70s Toyota Landcruiser,
- which is a vehicle that neer had rubber engine mounts....
-
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