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How low is too low?

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How low is too low?

Post by Triangle »

Has anybody heard of a 4wd with such low gearing that it can idle into a tree and just start turning the wheels in place rather than stalling? I suppose it would be most impressive if it could happen on bitumen, but any surface would do...
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Triangle wrote:Has anybody heard of a 4wd with such low gearing that it can idle into a tree and just start turning the wheels in place rather than stalling? I suppose it would be most impressive if it could happen on bitumen, but any surface would do...
alot of people would own 4wd with them capabilities on this site... id say 100:1 would do it in a chev V8 no worries
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Post by Micka »

AnthonyP wrote:
Triangle wrote:Has anybody heard of a 4wd with such low gearing that it can idle into a tree and just start turning the wheels in place rather than stalling? I suppose it would be most impressive if it could happen on bitumen, but any surface would do...
alot of people would own 4wd with them capabilities on this site... id say 100:1 would do it in a chev V8 no worries
Didn't you Lada used to do that, Grimace?
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Micka wrote:
AnthonyP wrote:
Triangle wrote:Has anybody heard of a 4wd with such low gearing that it can idle into a tree and just start turning the wheels in place rather than stalling? I suppose it would be most impressive if it could happen on bitumen, but any surface would do...
alot of people would own 4wd with them capabilities on this site... id say 100:1 would do it in a chev V8 no worries
Didn't you Lada used to do that, Grimace?
only with the 37" tyres... with the 49s it stalled.
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Triangle wrote:Has anybody heard of a 4wd with such low gearing that it can idle into a tree and just start turning the wheels in place rather than stalling? I suppose it would be most impressive if it could happen on bitumen, but any surface would do...
mine would just start climbing the tree
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Post by bazzle »

My GQ 4.2 TD used to do that. 72:1 from memory (when it was mine) Marks kit.
Wasnt too low but needed to use high range a lot more than I used too.

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Post by bad_religion_au »

N*A*M wrote:
Triangle wrote:Has anybody heard of a 4wd with such low gearing that it can idle into a tree and just start turning the wheels in place rather than stalling? I suppose it would be most impressive if it could happen on bitumen, but any surface would do...
mine would just start climbing the tree
i can attest to that
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Post by Dozoor »

N*A*M wrote:
Triangle wrote:Has anybody heard of a 4wd with such low gearing that it can idle into a tree and just start turning the wheels in place rather than stalling? I suppose it would be most impressive if it could happen on bitumen, but any surface would do...
mine would just start climbing the tree
Thats more like it :twisted:
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Post by RoldIT »

N*A*M wrote:
Triangle wrote:Has anybody heard of a 4wd with such low gearing that it can idle into a tree and just start turning the wheels in place rather than stalling? I suppose it would be most impressive if it could happen on bitumen, but any surface would do...
mine would just start climbing the tree
Would climbing trees make it less or more likely to fall over than climbing rocks? :finger:
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Post by RockyF75 »

A stock Mog should do it shouldn't it??
60 + Turbo, 33"s :armsup:
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Post by Big Red Toy »

my mk shortie with 350 chev would do that :D
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Post by jav »

my f65 dia will to that with 33mt on it, diesel of course.
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Post by ofr57 »

well athols big zook climbs up the sides of buildings ..... but 49's ,90' entrance angle and lockers ..help just a little
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Post by Wendle »

RockyF70 wrote:A stock Mog should do it shouldn't it??
stock mog would keep pushing the trees over untill it ran out of trees. you feel pretty invincible behind the wheel of those machines :lol:
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Post by grimbo »

my Suzuki would do that, any one want to buy it :D
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Post by Shorty40 »

My buggy will idle up stuff like walls/trees no probs.

Locked front and rear. Just over 100:1 crawl ratio
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Post by dogbreath_48 »

Image

:armsup::armsup:

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Post by jeep97tj »

that is cool :armsup: :armsup:
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Post by dogbreath_48 »

I almost think it deserves it's own thread! I'll get some good mileage out of it nevertheless
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Post by 4x4Monkey »

:BIG: :grab:
i like it
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Post by ofr57 »

dogbreath_48 wrote:Image

:armsup::armsup:

-Stu :)
i want it :armsup:
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Post by Gwagensteve »

well spotted dogbreath - that photo was published in (US) Fourwheeler magazine about 10 years ago or so- I have it somewhere.

aS to how low is too low - it all depends on what you are trying to drive and what you are driving it with. Greg's sierra runs about 120:1 and is sweet at that, but most sierras are happy at 80-90:1. Greg's car runs a 660 which makes relatively little torque below 3000rpm, but will rev to 9000 rpm, so it makes the shorter gearing work. 120:1 in a diesel, for instance, would be useless for anything except pure crawling - sooner or later you need to bump up a ledge or something and then the gearing becomes your enemy.

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Post by uninformed »

i impressed that the tree is still standing. that thing must weigh heeaps!

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Post by just cruizin' »

Once you've driven up the wall and are hanging from the ceiling ie the infamous "First Layer of Gravity", you know you've gone too far. Oh, if you attempt this you better use comp spec sticky tyres.
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