Tech11
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2007
- Location
- Greensboro
Back in june I had my little adventure where I did everything you shouldn't do and went "for a quick ride" alone, and wound up flopping my jeep.
I wasn't hurt, the jeep was back on all four wheels quicker than it took me to get out of the thing, thanks to some people that happened to come along just as I climbed out, and I FINALLY got the jeep back out of the repair shop, all fixed up for the most part.
Leading up to the flop I was.....reckless wasn't/isn't the right word, maybe overzealous maybe, overconfident in my abilities or the abilities of my jeep, and wouldn't think twice about at least trying some pretty hairy stuff.(for my jeep/set up anyway)
So TODAY, I was fooling around, not even off road really, just messing over in a back lot at a location where I work, that has this incline, it was to the passengers side, where my flop was to the drivers side, and I sorta freaked out.
It was nowhere near the lean of the flop (obviously) and nowhere near angles I've done at URE and not thought twice about, but I just kinda chickened out and it was nothing, I was all HOLY CRAP ITS GONNA ROLL and backed out.
I know some of you flip and roll and Eval Kaneval on a regular basis, or have a few under your belt, or maybe you don't but, I'm all weirded out now. Maybe cause it's my DD, anyone else experienced this? Is it one of those dust off, and pull yourself up by your bootstraps things, and learn a lesson?
One other thing, upon closer inspection, I've realized I need more skid plates(TRANSMISSION!!) or to really lay off the rocks, so it may also be a whole "I almost crapped the bed big time" thing with my DD.
I wasn't hurt, the jeep was back on all four wheels quicker than it took me to get out of the thing, thanks to some people that happened to come along just as I climbed out, and I FINALLY got the jeep back out of the repair shop, all fixed up for the most part.
Leading up to the flop I was.....reckless wasn't/isn't the right word, maybe overzealous maybe, overconfident in my abilities or the abilities of my jeep, and wouldn't think twice about at least trying some pretty hairy stuff.(for my jeep/set up anyway)
So TODAY, I was fooling around, not even off road really, just messing over in a back lot at a location where I work, that has this incline, it was to the passengers side, where my flop was to the drivers side, and I sorta freaked out.
It was nowhere near the lean of the flop (obviously) and nowhere near angles I've done at URE and not thought twice about, but I just kinda chickened out and it was nothing, I was all HOLY CRAP ITS GONNA ROLL and backed out.
I know some of you flip and roll and Eval Kaneval on a regular basis, or have a few under your belt, or maybe you don't but, I'm all weirded out now. Maybe cause it's my DD, anyone else experienced this? Is it one of those dust off, and pull yourself up by your bootstraps things, and learn a lesson?
One other thing, upon closer inspection, I've realized I need more skid plates(TRANSMISSION!!) or to really lay off the rocks, so it may also be a whole "I almost crapped the bed big time" thing with my DD.