Re: raise vs lower on a 4x2

From: Kevin \(MAGNUM S/T\) Hoegen (kevinhoegen@email.com)
Date: Tue Aug 28 2001 - 00:51:00 EDT


If I'm not mistaken (and many times I am :-), if you look at Bernd's mod
list, you'll see that he has the optional Hover Control unit along with the
Supercharger etc..etc...etc..He just floats OVER the obstacles
""Mike"" <spammikeREMOVE@home.com> wrote in message
news:9met82$ms3$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
>
> ""Bernd D. Ratsch"" <bernd@texas.net> wrote in message
> news:000501c12ded$87b35320$040aa8c0@homenet.com...
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> >A lifted 2WD is more than capable of tackling most
> > anything that a 4WD "thinks" they can. ;)
>
> I strongly disagree on this one. It may be able to climb over obstacles
as
> high as a 4X4, but it doesn't have the traction to get up steep slopes or
> through mud/snow. There have been many cases where I have had my 4X4 in
2WD
> and tried to go up a hill covered in snow. The back end just slides
around
> and spins, you get nowhere fast. When I throw it into 4WD, I climb it
> without a problem.
>
> Mike
>
>
>



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