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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: BigPig on April 11, 2006, 07:24:14 PM
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So I took my daughter for a little ride down at the river by our house today in the newly lifted 'Kick. She wanted to go through the water to the gravel bar, which is about a 75 foot crossing through a very slow flowing eddy. We go through once and the water is about to the top of the tires, no biggy but exciting for my 6 year old. We do a couple hill climbs and she wants to take another pass through the water. This time I pick a different line. We get about 1/2 way through the water and it starts getting DEEP. She says, "Daddy look out your window." I already am as I see the water is about the top of the front fender wells. I know the air intake is behind the driver's headlight, so I give 'er about 5 grand on the tach. The BFG M/T's start throwing water up over the roof and my daughter starts giggling even harder. About the time I'm expecting to drown it out the front starts coming out of the river and we tear up onto the gravel bar. My daughter's cheering the 'Kick on and I'm just happy to not be dead in the water! So we get home and I'm telling my wife about our fun and how I maybe should look at fabbing up a snorkel. She tells me, "You don't have to go in the water any more." I tell her, "Yeah, but it was cool!" She adds, "Well, if you need a snorkel then you'd better carry life jackets."
I'm still laughing. Notice my new signature.
BTW, the guy in the 'Yota with 35" Boggers was duly impressed with the 'Kick after he witnessed my water crossing and hill climbs! ;D
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You would at least need a diving snorkel for yourself, as the car will breath underwater even if you cant ;D ;D ;D. I think it would be weird wearing a life jacket while wheeling in the water: one minute you would be wheeling doing a water crossing, then your rig sinks, and before you know it, you will be floating downstream like a log or something ;) ;D.
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I am definitely going to make a snorkel and vent everything 'cause that water crossing stuff was WAY COOL! ;D
Click the pic to see where we were going.
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f184/IdaPoPo/th_7cc763b1.jpg) (http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f184/IdaPoPo/7cc763b1.jpg)
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your lucky the intake didn't take any water in.
i know the feeling... i love crawling through deep water. my first experince was about bumper high(talking stock height) i was very impressed what these zooks can do. there was this guy with a older chevy z21.. something, he didn't think i was goin to make it. well i proved him wrong.
i can't wait to fabricate a home made snorkle!!!
deep water divin'!
here a thread i started a while ago. ;)
http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=9829.0
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(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/MUDDYJLX/my%20vit/86938219.jpg)
there is 7" of lift and a 32" tyre under that lot.
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had to join the club,
33 inch tyre and 8 inches of lift
(http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL617/2393799/6821221/88063304.jpg)
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Fun story, get pics next time.
And I love that picture mbmarkyb, that must have scared the hell out of you guys.
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was wondering
does water just pour in when you hit stuff that deep?
through the door jams or just the firewall?
I mean, it sure looks like it to me.
Just driving while your legs are completely submerged.
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Here is mine, I don't have pics but it has been tested! ;)
(http://cdalejef.smugmug.com/photos/63521035-M.jpg)