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Old 02-21-2013, 01:31 AM
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when should you turn around to avoid being Stuck in a stock xj in the snow.
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only time i ever got mine stuck with my TSLs was in 3 feet, and I was able to rock it out. on street tread 10 inches and I was stuck lol
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Tell you cant drive anymore this seems pointless just get out an try it
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Originally Posted by sneakyjap96
Tell you cant drive anymore this seems pointless just get out an try it
LOL, seriously.getting stuck is half the fun.................get out there and romp on it.....
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Can depend on the type of snow. Some have low ratios (heavy & wet) versus the high ratio (dry & light). If you have 12" of 3:1 it might be a whole lot worse than 24" of 10:1 snow.
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Like the other guys said, dont know till you try....
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Originally Posted by 9294Forrest
when should you turn around to avoid being Stuck in a stock xj in the snow.
If I was starting out on something like getting my pregnant wife to hospital, I'd say that on a stock jeep, once the snow reaches the front bumper I'd be calling for the air ambulance.
Conservative? probably. Sometimes the risk isn't work taking.
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The best way to learn is to mess around. As stated MANY times before
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Depends on the snow.
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Which snow type is worse?
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Originally Posted by BimmerJeeper
Which snow type is worse?
The heavy wet snow. My truck on a 3.5" lift was the only one that was able to get down my girlfriends block. I pulled out a ram 1500 and an f150..
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Wow. This thread is just plain amazing. And not in a good way.
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when I had bald old syle Mt/r's on packed snow I couldn't make it a few feet. We dont get much snow to test out my Mtrs that have tread now. Tires make a huge difference. All terrain on slick packed stuff, mud terrains for deep powdered snow.
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Get stuck?

Grab a shovel.

Real easy. Its snow. Not rocket science. Sheesh.
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You wont have much problems with snow. Unless it's real heavy, and really wet, and your tires are bald. XJ 4x4 usually dominates snow, period.


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