Jeep plus wind equals not a fun drive
03-01-2018, 03:19 PM
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Jeep plus wind equals not a fun drive
Wind speeds here are 25-35 with 50 mph gust. Man my XJ does not like the wind drove on the highway and almost crapped my pants 
03-01-2018, 07:24 PM
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Yep, not stellar in the wind. Mine is pretty stockish (1.5" lift and 30" tires). My steering and suspension is in great shape, and the wind still has a pretty strong effect on the vehicle. Its a taller than average vehicle that only ways 3000lb and is shaped like a saltine cracker box.
I can only imagine what its like for those that have improper caster angles due to prior lifts, with bigger/wider tires, and where their XJ likes to "wander" on the road even on a calm day.
Coming home from camping last weekend I was behind my buddy in his Wrangler Unlimited (JKU), and it was very windy. I had to radio him and tell him I couldn't keep up, because the wind was making it too hard to go that fast. He was like .... "what wind?".
I can only imagine what its like for those that have improper caster angles due to prior lifts, with bigger/wider tires, and where their XJ likes to "wander" on the road even on a calm day.
Coming home from camping last weekend I was behind my buddy in his Wrangler Unlimited (JKU), and it was very windy. I had to radio him and tell him I couldn't keep up, because the wind was making it too hard to go that fast. He was like .... "what wind?".
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Yep, not stellar in the wind. Mine is pretty stockish (1.5" lift and 30" tires). My steering and suspension is in great shape, and the wind still has a pretty strong effect on the vehicle. Its a taller than average vehicle that only ways 3000lb and is shaped like a saltine cracker box.
I can only imagine what its like for those that have improper caster angles due to prior lifts, with bigger/wider tires, and where their XJ likes to "wander" on the road even on a calm day.
Coming home from camping last weekend I was behind my buddy in his Wrangler Unlimited (JKU), and it was very windy. I had to radio him and tell him I couldn't keep up, because the wind was making it too hard to go that fast. He was like .... "what wind?".
I can only imagine what its like for those that have improper caster angles due to prior lifts, with bigger/wider tires, and where their XJ likes to "wander" on the road even on a calm day.
Coming home from camping last weekend I was behind my buddy in his Wrangler Unlimited (JKU), and it was very windy. I had to radio him and tell him I couldn't keep up, because the wind was making it too hard to go that fast. He was like .... "what wind?".
03-02-2018, 12:38 AM
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Saying something about 50 mph gust here is like the Alaska guys complaining about snow. You get used to it and it pushes every car around.
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You gotta figure that it wind will have some effect. We are all pretty much just driving a billboard down the road. LOL.
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We had some high winds Friday here. I drive a company owned Prius for the auto parts store. Think it might be one of the reasons I own a Jeep. To maintain some dignity. LOL. Anyway I go to the warehouse twice a day. 60 mile round trip and mostly highway. With the suspension being shot, we put some serious weight in that thing from time to time (well serious weight for a Prius), I was getting tossed around out there like a rag doll.