Posted on 09/02/2015 4:22:55 PM PDT by FlJoePa
So your point is smaller is better for off-road? That may be if you are trying to get between a couple of trees. In that case a Suzuki tracker would be a great off road vehicle.
The wider stance of the FJ provides more stability, especially on slopes, boulder fields, etc. It also gives the passengers more comfort and storage space.
What inaccuracies are you talking about? The engineering? Please go there.
Wide tracks cause directional instability.
They also impede travel between rocks and banks.
Wide track is for decal racers, because decal racers think wheels that stick out are sexually stimulating.
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LOL good description. Although in soft sand it’s a useful thing.
“Wide tracks cause directional instability.”
I don’t know about that. I do know a short wheel base causes directional instability , also known as the “death hop”.
I understand your brand loyalty. Chevy/Ford, yada yada. Because I have both vehicles sitting side by side in the driveway, and I do all my own maintenance, I’m familiar with the pros and cons of each. I’m not going to spend 20 minutes of my life that I can’t get back listing them. I’m not here to sell cars.
I’m glad you enjoy your CJ. If you have the chance, drive an FJ and take a close look at it.
Best Regards.
Very cool.
“Wide tracks cause directional instability.”
Nope. Square tire arrangements do. The Ford Bronco was more square than rectangular and had a terrible directional stability issue. Jeep Wranglers have a rectangular arrangement and are very stable.
This is pure physics:
The wider the separation of the driving wheels, the greater the rotating moment generated by a loss of traction on one wheel.
This is why dragsters have close set rear wheels, and wide set front wheels.
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They have a very long wheel base. Rectangular.
No, they are essentially triangular, due to the extreme close proximity of the drive wheels.
“Essentially” isn’t the same as “is”. Seems you just like to argue. Bye.
I’m just trying to help you understand the dynamics.
A dragster is more akin to one of the new three wheel motorcycles than to other four wheel vehicles.
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I am a physicist. PhD. Thanks, but you destroyed your own argument about outer wheel forces when you claimed the front wheels are intended to provide a single point in a triangle.
I agree. It’s a nice choice for a vehicle. its nice if you’re going to rebuild an old Jeep.
Nice!
I went back, to that thread to review.
Followed a link to the article about the Jeep pickup (due out in a couple years now) to another article which mentions Jeep is redesigning the Wrangler in a new model, which looks similar to the current model, has some weight reduction, and gets much better gas mileage.
They’re keeping significant portions of the Jeep though, it keeps the hardcore engineering it has.
Thanks for your response.
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