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Title: First time hill climb
Post by: BudweiserQuinn on April 19, 2007, 07:07:39 PM
Hello ladies and gentle men! I have some exciting news!  I took the sidekick out on some hills today, nothin with rocks or anything (dont want to break it)  this damn thing can climb some steep grades.  I had a S10 blazer when I was younger and this zuki can do much better it seems.

What kind of off road capability can I expect from this guy?  no lift, 235 75 15 tires and 4x4.

What size tires can I max out on no lift? 

Has anyone ever been to "The Cliffs"  in Marsailles Illinois?  Whats it about?
Title: Re: First time hill climb
Post by: calabrias1962 on April 19, 2007, 07:42:44 PM
Go there and badlands all the time. Check out picts and video from my web site.
http://zukandjeep.home.comcast.net/ (http://zukandjeep.home.comcast.net/)
Title: Re: First time hill climb
Post by: speedball1981 on April 20, 2007, 08:41:50 AM
a stock samurai can do alot.  Mu samurai has lcokers front and rear,  31 inch tires and a 4 to 1 t-case,  but on a hill with no rocks  my buddys samurai did better.   and the side kicks have more power yet.  I figured out that with open diffs theres more power goin to rach tire that is spinning aswell as having smaller tires  it does have some advantages over  a vehicle with alot of mods.
Title: Re: First time hill climb
Post by: Amilla on April 20, 2007, 09:37:48 AM
I took my stock 88 up a hill climb, well acculty i drove down it and didnt realize it was so steep and mudd.  Took me a couple of tries but it finally made it out, just had to find the right line i guess.

But it deffinatly sucks having open diffs


Amilla
Title: Re: First time hill climb
Post by: Drone637 on April 20, 2007, 10:09:39 AM
That is why a lot of people recommend lockers first.  You can do amazing things with just a pair of lockers installed...  :)

When I first took my Tracker out on the trails I was surprised by two things.  One, I couldn't just roll over most rock piles however I felt like.  The lack of about 5" in tires and a spool probably had something to do with that.  :P  The second was that the 1.6L Fuel Injected behaved completely differently then the little 970cc.  It made me want to get a Tracker, leave it low and just trash it.  :P