On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 03:19:48 GMT, "JTMcC"
wrote:


"Peter T. Keillor III" wrote in message
.. .
On 14 Jan 2004 17:58:32 GMT, (Charles A.
Sherwood) wrote:

If you are ever going to do some serious offroading in a Jeep you want
a front bumper only strong enough so that you can lift the truck with

Its important to keep an off road vehicle light. I am not sure this
is as important for on road use.

I believe he was specifically talking about keeping the ends light.
If you hang some great mongo 4" pipe bumpers on both ends of your 4WD,
you're guaranteed to turn it into a real dog over any type of bumps.
Add a big ol' Warn winch, some brush guards, shovels, and about 100'
of anchor chain, and it'll suck bigtime. The increase in rotational
inertia about the center of mass will make the vehicle seesaw like the
bull at Gilley's.

Not if you have the appropriate springs and shocks.

JTMcC.

I agree the springs and shocks help, lots of travel with lots of
damping for offroad, but you'll suffer compared to keeping the weight
out of the ends. Used to run across mesquite pasture with some 2-3'
drops at 50 mph in my cj. Ran like a dream. Stock, it would have
cost me kidneys and fillings, and broken the jeep.

Pete Keillor


Same thing applies to boats.

Pete Keillor