JKU side tilt rating?

GimmePaw

GimmePaw

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I've tried searching the forums and can't find any info about a maximum side tilt rating for the JKU.

My old Land Rover w/ a 3" Old Man Emu lift would do 45 degrees all day long.

What will my 13' JKU do? It's a stock sport with '13 Rubi tires & wheels.


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wayoflife

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Stock? About 30°. Lifted? I suppose it depends on what all you do to get you there. More times than not, less.
 
Moochie

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Why would you want to drive sideways on a 45 degree slope? Even 30 would be to much. I'd find a different trail.
 
GimmePaw

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Moochie said:
Why would you want to drive sideways on a 45 degree slope? Even 30 would be to much. I'd find a different trail.
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As an example, I was driving down a trail with a steep incline on my right, and a sheer drop-off on my left. We came upon a washed out section of the trail which necessitated my driving up onto the incline on my right for a distance until we were passed the washed out section.
 
wayoflife

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GimmePaw said:
As an example, I was driving down a trail with a steep incline on my right, and a sheer drop-off on my left. We came upon a washed out section of the trail which necessitated my driving up onto the incline on my right for a distance until we were passed the washed out section.
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Well, if the incline were really 45°, I still would have found another way around. No point in putting my Jeep and my life at risk just to get to point B. But, that's just me :cool:
 
GimmePaw

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wayoflife said:
Well, if the incline were really 45°, I still would have found another way around. No point in putting my Jeep and my life at risk just to get to point B. But, that's just me :cool:
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In the example given I was in my Disco II which could (& did) handle it. With no room to turn around, it would have otherwise meant reversing back down the trail a looong way.


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wayoflife

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GimmePaw said:
In the example given I was in my Disco II which could (& did) handle it. With no room to turn around, it would have otherwise meant reversing back down the trail a looong way.


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Well, if it really was that badass, I'd sure love to see a pic of that. :yup:
 
Sharkey

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GimmePaw said:
My old Land Rover w/ a 3" Old Man Emu lift would do 45 degrees all day long.
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45 degree side hill all day long? I'd love to see a picture of that. Hell, the original H1's were touted as being able to traverse about 40 degrees and their stance and center of gravity seems a lot more conducive to traversing steep slopes than a Rover, escpecially one with a 3" lift.

On an unrelated note, there is this spot on a local river where I catch 30 lb. rainbow trout all day long. Sorry...I don't have any pictures.
 
MTG

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Sharkey said:
On an unrelated note, there is this spot on a local river where I catch 30 lb. rainbow trout all day long. Sorry...I don't have any pictures.
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Is that the one where the strippers deliver beer and massages while we reset our lines between catches and after limiting out? Definitely don't have any pictures. ;) :cheesy:
 
GimmePaw

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Ok. Well go to a land rover dealer & have them take you on their test track. Look, I love my JKU, and I'll still love it no matter what it can or can't do. *pissing on flames*


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RUMMY

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Well if I owned a well balanced Land rover like that I would have painted it orange with a rebel flag on the roof and drove it around on two wheels all day long yelling Yeeehaaaa ! But that's just me .


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Rob

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The disco is rated at 43% slope not degrees. 43% slope is about 23 degrees. Ive driven a friends stock disco. It feels like its gonna flip over standing still.
 
GimmePaw

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Ok. Here goes.
I worked for a Land Rover dealer for a few years. I was always told that Land Rovers are designed to do a 45 degree side tilt. This is *supposedly* due to them having aluminum body panels & a very low center of gravity.

The test track at the dealer I worked at was *supposedly* 43 degrees. I could park my rig on that slope, grab on to the safari rack & shake the $#!t out that truck, and it would stay put.

Did I actually measure the slope myself? No.

Would I actually drive across a 45 degree slope "all day long"? Only if my life depended on it.

Would I go back to Land Rover? Not on your life!

Can't we all just be friends?


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GimmePaw

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Looks like another post got in before I was done composing my last one. If I'm confusing degrees for slope % I apologize.


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