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Clinometers
Does anyone use a Clinometer? If so how do you calculate the angles for your JEEP. I know lifts, spacers and tires all contribute to the factor. Thanks!
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....Yes I do.
No I do not calculate angles as they are hard to get from varied terrain. What I initially did was to see how the pucker factor compares to where the actual limits are. For roll, depending on your experience, many people start to rethink their line when it goes to 25 deg. As for incline and decline, we'll have to wait for MOAB but it's hard to flip the JK end over end unless you're really stupid with the throttle. |
In stock form, the JK can do a 40 degree side slope and climb a 60% grade. This all can change when not stock though.
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Originally Posted by pearl-drum-man
(Post 576874)
In stock form, the JK can do a 40 degree side slope and climb a 60% grade. This all can change when not stock though.
According to http://www.onlineconversion.com/foru...1129049105.htm a 100% grade would be a 45°. That'd put the 60% @ 27° and it seems like the JK would climb ALOT steeper than that. |
Originally Posted by KJRubiconWannaBe
(Post 576885)
Are you sure that's not supposed to be 60° climb?
According to http://www.onlineconversion.com/foru...1129049105.htm a 100% grade would be a 45°. That'd put the 60% @ 27° and it seems like the JK would climb ALOT steeper than that. |
Originally Posted by pearl-drum-man
(Post 576903)
Yes, my bad, climb is the word.
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Originally Posted by KJRubiconWannaBe
(Post 576920)
I'm wondering about your use of the % instead of °, though. % makes it a lower grade than °.
Well, according to the Jeep literature, it says "Grade capacity: 60 percent". The pic that accompanies that statement clearly shows a JK climbing at a 60 degree angle. All I can tell ya! |
Originally Posted by N2rock
(Post 577110)
I don't know what the angle of this was, but the pucker factor was high and a couple times it felt like it was going to go on over.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ud%20pit/3.jpg afterwards you could see what the actual angle was by the mud line on the rear http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ud%20pit/7.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ud%20pit/8.jpg |
Thanks for all the information. And I would need new upolstrey on my seat if that was me on the off camber....:crazyeyes:
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http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...t/100_1876.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...h_IMAG0014.jpg I think RubyDoo tries to max them out. |
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