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From: hobbit@bnl.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: RE: Buying A 4 Wheeler
Message-ID: <429@bnl.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 24-Apr-84 23:55:01 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 24 23:55:01 1984
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I own a '74 Blazer.  Even so I can see your point about Jeeps.  The reason
they are usually so capabable off-road is their light weight!  You get
stuck usually due to a small tire-footprint to weight ratio.  I noticed this 
on the Blazer when  driving through mud and finding that the most likely
direction I went was down into my own ruts.  *However*: when I installed
the 38" Hawgs I had much more diff clearance which can make all the
difference in the deep stuff.  This leads me to believe that it is less
the vehicle and more the kind of feet you bolt on your machine...

Didja ever notice how the leaf springs on a jeep are mounted *under* 
the axles?  This can give you real problems in swampy places with a lot
of tall grass tufts.  The less hardware you have hanging down, the better
off you'll be.

_H*  [Washing the mud off *again*]