pete @ UNF

This is kinda an educational video. for those of you with front locker considerations, this is a good example. when he first tried to get up the hill, both front tires spinning together while "locked" up front caused his front end to slide sideways. From the looks of it, a little less air in the tires would also get him up that easier although without a means to air back up, its not always worth the time. Movies never show how stuff really looks. I bet that little ridge was a lot more intimidating looking in person. Thanks for hosting cool stuff Sandman. I hope you are doing well. KH

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Thats a familiar mantra...."Momentum...Momentum...Momentum...."

.....but without the front locker you wont climb that spot at all without a _lot_ of momentum....certainly more than im comfortable with. i climbed the same spot, but it took me a few more tries and a slightly different line thanks to the 4" deficit.

yeah, its pretty tough.....even moreso with the shovel catching.

i find the challenge (and the fun) in creeping slowing using finesse instead. certainly this isnt always an option, but its what i look for whenever possible.

yeah, wheel speed = broken stuff. Air down I guess is the optimal solution. Thanks again. KH

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| "Kevin in San Diego" wrote in | message news:t%Gjc.7855$6L3.2364@fed1read05... || when he first tried to get up the || hill, both front tires spinning together while "locked" up || front caused his front end to slide sideways. | | .....but without the front locker you wont climb that spot at | all without a _lot_ of momentum....certainly more than im | comfortable with. i climbed the same spot, but it took me a | few more tries and a slightly different line thanks to the

4" | deficit. | | || Movies never show how stuff really looks. I bet that little || ridge was a lot more intimidating looking in person. | | yeah, its pretty tough.....even moreso with the shovel | catching.

I have no lockers, and tried that line, but you can guess the outcome....had to move over like 5 feet (left if you are coming up the garden.) Here's the story in pics, left digicam at the house that day.

heh, for sure. i spent 45 minutes trying that line in my lifted '00 sahara

and despite the liftand excellent 33s, no locker = no go. im sure i could have done it withenough momentum, but im a creeper not a mauler. the rubi crawled right upit, but it took a couple different tries to get the shovel over the ledge.

my brother was there (thats him on the ATV in front of me) spotting for me. hes a die-hard toyota man (has an '02 TRD tacoma) but when the rubi crawled up that ledge he shook his head and said "thats one bad MFing machine!".

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LOL...that they are.