ive flopped my xj, rolled my tacoma, my opinion....

offroad its really easy to do if you make a poor decision...



on the street with a normal lift and swaybars connected its really hard to roll it, you are obviously more prone to it being lifted so you should respect it.........but ive done in in a much lower COG vehicle, after being rear ended....

 

Add t-bone to the list
http://bds-suspension.com/blog/?p=2054

 

I rolled a jeep back in august. It was in deep ruts going around a bend and I was trying to use momentum to make up for lack of tire tread, open diffs, and the ability to make it. It was all driver error and I admit that. Hard to believe it was only 4 months ago. One thing for sure is as of right now I learned my lesson, on my new jeep I'm pretty much a little paranoid everytime I wheel. Also I'm skeptical on trying things and won't wheel at night anymore even though that wasn't the reason I rolled

 

I've seen countless people talk about how inherently unstable lifted setups are. It's just not true. I just put 900 miles on my 6.5" with 35's, from ABQ to Baja, Mexico, all of it at highway speed (70 - 80 MPH), including I-17 from Flagstaff to Phoenix. The thing was ROCK SOLID the whole way, almost as good as my sport tuned Mazda.

I have a beefed up front end, HD tie rod, HD track bar and track bar mount, and HD drag link. I keep all my bushings tight and greased, and my steering box snug. Still have the dead spot in the middle, but it is minor. Sure the front end tracks a little, especially on roads where semi's drive ruts into the asphalt, but unlike on my other cars, I drive with both hands on the wheel at ALL times, and actually pay attention while driving. Road tripping in the heap is way more exhausting than in my other cars, but just as safe. My wife and I both drive it at highway speed, with our kids and dog in the back. If I didn't feel it was safe, we wouldn't do it. Period. I don't drive it like a sports car, because it's not. On hair-pin turns I slow WAY down, not least of all because the nose will dive down and to the outside giving the feeling like it is starting to roll, which my wife hates.

In comparison, I hate driving on pavement at more than 30 MPH without the front sway bar connected, especially on aired down tires; it feels COMPLETELY loose and bordering on out of control! Any time I come off the trail, the FIRST thing I do is re-connect the sway bar, and the SECOND is air back up to about 28psi.

I'm sure it is NOT JUST the sway bar being disconnected, but a properly set up lifted heap can be safely driven at highway speed if set-up, maintained and driven PROPERLY (i.e. smartly, carefully, and with attention to detail!).

 

I've not seen rollovers on this forum from "just driving down the steet minding my own business".
There is always a cause. Always a potential for mechanical failure, a rather small potential.
Then involve human influence, the potential increases ten fold.
Cherokees don't just roll over; people. People roll over Cherokees.

 

lmao

 

I'll Add one more to the mix.
Not mine but a guy's that I know.