advantages/disadvantages to a manual rig?

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May 25, 2011 | 08:30 PM

#16

89cherokeelimited

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From: Hendersonville, TN

Year: 1989

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Yes you can. I love manuals but for my offroad rig I love my auto

May 25, 2011 | 08:33 PM

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excess650

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Year: 1996

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by troyatl

with a manual can you pop it in a gear and it will take its self down a hill with out brakes?

i have an auto and was wondering

You still have engine braking with a manual trans.....

I find it easier to control wheel spin with an auto vs manual. Currently I have the '96 XJ Sport with 4.0L auto and a '98 F150 with 4.2L and 5 spd OD manual. My wife has a Ford Five Hundred AWD with CVT.

May 25, 2011 | 08:39 PM

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War Eagle

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From: central PA

Year: 2000

Model: Cherokee

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Originally Posted by troyatl

so 4 low in my auto and it should help with not having to press brakes all the way down to descend

yeh man...keep on the brakes too it wont hurt goin even slower...just keep as straight as possible goin down steep hills, ive seen lots of jeeps break loose on leaf's or rocks and crash into trees or roll on real steep hills

May 25, 2011 | 08:39 PM

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switchskater90

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From: Pottstown Pa

Year: 2000

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Originally Posted by slafronza

i have always liked manual because you can pick what gear you want the jeep to STAY in...with an automatic sometimes it will down shift on you causing your wheels to spin and lose traction going up hills. plus one of the big things with a manual is you can use the trans to slow down by down shifting a lot easier then an auto. plus manual transmissions usually last longer without having any issues.....thats just my opinion may be right or wrong

What would you say to getting into sticky situations? Like crawlin and changing posistions in tight trails?

May 25, 2011 | 08:40 PM

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switchskater90

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Originally Posted by 89cherokeelimited

Yes you can. I love manuals but for my offroad rig I love my auto

Thanks bud. Taking everybodys opinion.

May 25, 2011 | 08:41 PM

#21

switchskater90

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Originally Posted by freegdr

So you guys deff think autos are better? I had an automatic and loved it. Just trying the pros and cons

May 25, 2011 | 08:44 PM

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War Eagle

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for the record...my auto has never downshifted, or upshifted, when im on a trail when i didnt want it to...and for sticky situations id say anything that requires real slight throttle-ing or lots of shifting...getting stuck in mud or changing lines in the midst of an obstacle, especially when you want two hands on the wheel