06-08-2015, 06:50 PM
(03-31-2015, 01:08 PM)GeoCacher90 Wrote: I think I want to stick with the autos, at least for now. I like.the idea of not having to get out in the mud to lock them in.
The auto hubs work great most of the time... but, if you are stuck and try to "rock" back and forth to free the car, you will very quickly find out you can't do it safely.
What happens is you are locked and driving forward. You get stuck, rev the engine and quickly engage reverse. The front wheels start to reverse, then unlock, then make 3/4 turn and relock in reverse. You back up as far as the car can go, then engage forward, the wheels disengage, make the 3/4 turn and then relock going forward. Horrible smashing and banging as I tried to rock myself out of a snow drift like I'd done many times before. I gave up, and had the guys I was travelling with get together and push me out.
Btw, these little 4x4 are very agile, and are capable of handling just about anything a novice off-roader could find; but that just means that when you do get stuck/break something, you are now miles from pavement. ALWAYS explore with someone else, do not rely on cell coverage to help you when you go off road. If you run 235's with a budget 2' lift and a locker in the rear, you can go a long, long way on a decomissioned logging road.