Other stock vehicles- how deep in water?
07-25-2014, 07:10 PM
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Other stock vehicles- how deep in water?
So I think our stock JKus are rated for 30 inches of water depth. Anyone know the allowable water fording depth for other vehicles like F150, silverado, Tacoma, tundra, etc? Talking only about stock condition.
07-25-2014, 08:41 PM
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personally i cant swim so i tend to stay in water knee deep or less so i dont drown 
but ya i would not try 30 inches in any of the non jeeps you listed, they dont have floor drain plugs stock...... 
but ya i would not try 30 inches in any of the non jeeps you listed, they dont have floor drain plugs stock......
07-26-2014, 07:31 AM
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Want to know in a picosecond how to tell if a vehicle is not actually built for offroad? If its spare tire is stored on the bottom of the vehicle, then the engineers who designed it were not thinking of offroad. No one in his right mind wants to crawl under a vehicle to get a spare tire on sharp rocks or in mud, river, swamp, you name it that the word "offroad" really implies. What's the first thing that the offroad racers do with the spare tire on their trucks? Put it in the bed. If the OEM engineers didn't get the spare tire right, what else did they get wrong? Not saying these vehicles can't be modified for offroad. But am saying they don't come from the factory that way.
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07-26-2014, 08:29 PM
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I do believe that there's some truth to Jeep's advertising that they test Jeeps on an off-road track that most other vehicles don't. Those lessor vehicles are often emblazoned "4WD" or "Offroad" in large letters on their rear end somewhere, but it has nothing to do with real-world offroad performance.
Want to know in a picosecond how to tell if a vehicle is not actually built for offroad? If its spare tire is stored on the bottom of the vehicle, then the engineers who designed it were not thinking of offroad. No one in his right mind wants to crawl under a vehicle to get a spare tire on sharp rocks or in mud, river, swamp, you name it that the word "offroad" really implies. What's the first thing that the offroad racers do with the spare tire on their trucks? Put it in the bed. If the OEM engineers didn't get the spare tire right, what else did they get wrong? Not saying these vehicles can't be modified for offroad. But am saying they don't come from the factory that way.
Want to know in a picosecond how to tell if a vehicle is not actually built for offroad? If its spare tire is stored on the bottom of the vehicle, then the engineers who designed it were not thinking of offroad. No one in his right mind wants to crawl under a vehicle to get a spare tire on sharp rocks or in mud, river, swamp, you name it that the word "offroad" really implies. What's the first thing that the offroad racers do with the spare tire on their trucks? Put it in the bed. If the OEM engineers didn't get the spare tire right, what else did they get wrong? Not saying these vehicles can't be modified for offroad. But am saying they don't come from the factory that way.
, exactly my thoughts brought to life! 
07-27-2014, 06:19 AM
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07-29-2014, 02:34 AM
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The JK itself is a good unit and lends itself to off roading however it will leak water through the air intake for the air con/ heater when in deep water.
Yea it was designed as an off road vehicle but more of a mountain goat than a work horse.
It doesn't like heavy loads as stock and does have flaws.
Almost any 4x4 vehicle can be modified to do deep water crossings but 72 inches I doubt as a stock jeep without some water ingress.
Yea it was designed as an off road vehicle but more of a mountain goat than a work horse.
It doesn't like heavy loads as stock and does have flaws.
Almost any 4x4 vehicle can be modified to do deep water crossings but 72 inches I doubt as a stock jeep without some water ingress.
