jeep flexin'

[ilpadrino113]

We built a flex ramp out of wood a couple days ago. It works really well and is really stable. It only takes a couple of hours if yer good with a table saw and a tape measure. The jeep is my friends '93 XJ with 3" rusty's aal and helper springs in the rear and 3" rusty's coils in the front. He's also runnin 31" mastercrafts. The flex was limited by the shocks.

[ilpadrino113]

look up the ramp Had good bite with those tires

[ilpadrino113]

front tire stuffed

[ilpadrino113]

how far the front spring was unseated

we could completely take the spring out and put in back in without compressing it at all

[ilpadrino113]

while we were at it we threw my car up there, it almost flipped over

[ilpadrino113]

one from behind. would make workin underneath a whole lot easier, if it were stable enough.

[ilpadrino113]

if anyone else has some pics of their vehicles flexin post em up.

[exrider008]

Originally posted by ilpadrino113
one from behind. would make workin underneath a whole lot easier, if it were stable enough.

HAHAHAHA that is so funny...that por car.

[TheFontMaster]

Haha the car got further up the ramp then the jeep.

[ilpadrino113]

Haha the car got further up the ramp then the jeep.

Well the point of it is the see how u can get with all 4 tires on the ground. The jeep could have gone to the top but one tire was off the ground, we just thought it would be funny to get the car up there.

[TheFontMaster]

Originally posted by ilpadrino113
Well the point of it is the see how u can get with all 4 tires on the ground. The jeep could have gone to the top but one tire was off the ground, we just thought it would be funny to get the car up there.


Yea i Know the point of it lol.

Courtland is only about an hour and a half from me. You got any good trails or anything up your way?

[bulkdriverlp]

looks like the suspension isnt the only thing rusty on that jeep. wow, i dont see the point of the whole ramp thing.

[pastfast125]

Originally posted by bulkdriverlp
looks like the suspension isnt the only thing rusty on that jeep. wow, i dont see the point of the whole ramp thing.

you obviously don't know much about the offroad truck world then;)

[ilpadrino113]

Courtland is only about an hour and a half from me. You got any good trails or anything up your way?

there's not many trails but there are plenty of places to ride untill the farmers seed the fields. There's a couple places to ride but it's a little dissapointing. Power line access roads are the best trails around here.

[ilpadrino113]

looks like the suspension isnt the only thing rusty on that jeep. wow, i dont see the point of the whole ramp thing.

It's not really that rusty, they salt the roads like MOFO's out here so that's all surface tarnish from the winter. And the point is to see how u can get and still have all 4 tires on the ground. The point of that is to know how off-camber u can on a trail and not flip over and still have traction going to all yer tires.

[pastfast125]

once I move I'll make a ramp or find somethin and do some flexin with the s10, and once I SAS my new truck, I'll flex with that too, lol.

[antman]

wow... that is pretty cool...

[ilpadrino113]

ya it's amazing what that little car will do. I've had it through snow needer than the car itself and in mud over the fenders. As long as she stays movin it rarely gets stuck but if i have to stop i'm done. everything i've broken has been covered un hyundai warranty (except for the body damage of course)

[KWAD GAWD]

Originally posted by bulkdriverlp
looks like the suspension isnt the only thing rusty on that jeep. wow, i dont see the point of the whole ramp thing.
Um Yea, this poor guy absolutely clueless. Jeep = rust, dents and body damage. Jeeps aren't supposed to be pretty, they are made to be used off road. And the ramp thing... a certain degree angled ramp is used to measure the RTI (ramp travel index) of your vehicle. You drive up the ramp with one of your front tires until the same-side back tire lifts off the ground or stops getting traction. This is how you guage how well your suspension articulation works.

[Trevor]

Dam you scuffed your bumper!

[coolex]

Originally posted by Trevor
Dam you scuffed your bumper!

i noticed that to on the car


my jeep grand cherokee has very good flex for a stock jeep

im thinking about making a new off roading post so people like u cn post up ur pics heres my jeep

[Camaroguy87132]

lmao at the little hyundai.. hahaha that jeep is doing some serious flexin for only having a 3 inch lift and 31s...

[underpowered]

ilpadrino113- i saw those over on jeep forum. I am underpowered on there as well i just bought a 1997 cherokee sport, 3" skyjacker lift and 31" BFG AT's. flex sucks with teh swaybars still conected, but the rear will be romoved this week, and quick diso's will soon find their way up front.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/redneck409/PICT0025.jpg

[Camaroguy87132]

Originally posted by underpowered
ilpadrino113- i saw those over on jeep forum. I am underpowered on there as well i just bought a 1997 cherokee sport, 3" skyjacker lift and 31" BFG AT's. flex sucks with teh swaybars still conected, but the rear will be romoved this week, and quick diso's will soon find their way up front.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/redneck409/PICT0025.jpg nice jeep.. shouldve kept the chevy imo

[coolex]

Camaroguy87123


you need to find a bigger hill or make a flex ramp because that cherokee has way more flexx than wat its giving you there

[Camaroguy87132]

Originally posted by coolex
Camaroguy87123


you need to find a bigger hill or make a flex ramp because that cherokee has way more flexx than wat its giving you there hahaha.. i agree.. i would if it was my jeep... but its underpowered's i just quoted him and the pic was in the quote

[underpowered]

Originally posted by Camaroguy87132
nice jeep.. shouldve kept the chevy imo

I liked the chevy, but gas was killing me. the jeep get much better mileage, but i do miss the old chev.


Originally posted by coolex
you need to find a bigger hill or make a flex ramp because that cherokee has way more flexx than wat its giving you there

nope, thats alls shes got. like i said, both swaybars are still connected. if i disconnect them, i will have tons more flex. i will try to get some pics this weekend of it flexing with the swaybars off.

[coolex]

Originally posted by underpowered
I liked the chevy, but gas was killing me. the jeep get much better mileage, but i do miss the old chev.



nope, thats alls shes got. like i said, both swaybars are still connected. if i disconnect them, i will have tons more flex. i will try to get some pics this weekend of it flexing with the swaybars off.

my sway bars are still connected and i get 100 times morw with my stock 98 jeep grand cherokee and the gas isnt good at all in my 4.0 inline 6 i get 11.8 mpg

[LTZ400rider]

id leave it parked like that

[underpowered]

Originally posted by coolex
my sway bars are still connected and i get 100 times morw with my stock 98 jeep grand cherokee and the gas isnt good at all in my 4.0 inline 6 i get 11.8 mpg

well my springs are pretty stiff with the lift. i get about 16 MPG out of my 4.0, and that is with a pretty heavy foot. i have heard of people getting 20+ out of them.

[1fst400]

here's my cousins jeep.

who needs to build a flex ramp.

[1fst400]

so much for his vw rabit.

[trick450r]

that isn't a rabbit...its a jetta....enough with all these heeps on here...i gotta get some new pics of my fj40...

[fast_enough]

Originally posted by ilpadrino113
if anyone else has some pics of their vehicles flexin post em up.

My truck aint much, the only pic I got. Just a stump i rolled up on.

[toby400ex]

Originally posted by ilpadrino113
We built a flex ramp out of wood a couple days ago. It works really well and is really stable. It only takes a couple of hours if yer good with a table saw and a tape measure. The jeep is my friends '93 XJ with 3" rusty's aal and helper springs in the rear and 3" rusty's coils in the front. He's also runnin 31" mastercrafts. The flex was limited by the shocks. Tell your buddy he should get some limiting straps for his supension, might make the shocks last a lil longer. Just a suggestion.:D

[underpowered]

backside of mine, flex looks a little better from here.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/redneck409/PICT0026.jpg

an teh old truck, not too shabby for IFS, and it even has aftermarket overloads in the rear.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/redneck409/40600014.jpg
stu***e
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/redneck409/40600017.jpg

[gbcap]

now this is flex. just got done building it. doing the plumbing and electrical now. should be done mid summer.


http://www.myjunkinyourtrunk.com/albums/03-11-06/IMG_1050_Large.sized.jpg

[underpowered]

Originally posted by gbcap
now this is flex. just got done building it. doing the plumbing and electrical now. should be done mid summer.


http://www.myjunkinyourtrunk.com/albums/03-11-06/IMG_1050_Large.sized.jpg

You Win :D

very nice, what drivetrain are you going with. i see some 2 1/2 ton rockwells hiding under there, but what are you doing motor and tranny wise?

[gbcap]

6.0L Chevy. Turbo 400 Trans. Atlas Transfer. I think.

it is my bros rig that I am helping him build. and i don't remember exactly what the trans was. i know its an atlas and a 6.0l with a zr 1 intake and custom exhaust.

[gbcap]

a few more flexing pics

my brothers old crawler
http://www.myjunkinyourtrunk.com/albums/bd101004/IMG_4204.sized.jpg

thats a unimog in the black on the left
http://www.myjunkinyourtrunk.com/albums/bd101004/DSCF0203.sized.jpg


dougs competition buggy

http://www.myjunkinyourtrunk.com/albums/bd101004/IMG_3984.sized.jpg

[ilpadrino113]

Tell your buddy he should get some limiting straps for his supension, might make the shocks last a lil longer. Just a suggestion.


ya limiting straps are high up on the to-do list. we don't have the kind of money or equiptment to build any serious power. ithink we did pretty good with the jeep considering he only spent less than 3k total including the cost of the jeep

[fast_enough]

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[SGA]

Wow! You guys are serious!


http://www.myjunkinyourtrunk.com/albums/bd101004/IMG_3984.sized.jpg

[ilpadrino113]

damn, what axels and powerplant u runnin in that buggy?

[gbcap]

the big four seater is a chevy 6.0l and rockwell 2.5 ton axles.

the buggy is a 4.3l with a modifided D60 I believe.

Greg