First scary incident in the kj

sidewayskj · **Posted:** Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:25 pm

Well I'm pretty new to wheeling, really new. Went down a steep hill and slowed down to check clearance and the one back tire left the groung and pivioting it we kinda a werid feel and scared the day lights out of me. Just though I would let you guys know and wondering if anyone else has a scary moment to share.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:39 pm

yes..it can be scary at first but then it become like a drug and you become a junky

bearmedic · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:10 am

my only scared moment was when i was in the gun (goofin OFF and gunner was dehydrated) and the darn vehiclean rg-31 went down into a hole wiht bout a 38deg side slope i just knew we were gonna tip when teh front tire came of the gorund coming out...as for liberty when i saw my first paymetn

Guest · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:20 am

Scariest thing for me is the first time I got air in my CJ-7...and the booty end came up higher than the front. THAT was interesting...but it wasn't that bad.

In the KJ I haven't really gotten scared...but i like that rocking horse feeling when you're flexed out and one front tire and one rear tire are making contact and you can shift your weight in the drivers seat and make either of the airborne wheels tag terra firma:D

corwyyn · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:23 am

Our first trip to the Coke Ovens I was going down a rock ledge and got a little tipsy:

Luckily Vern got me out of it with no problems. It's always best to have a spotter to help you out, even if all they do is close their eyes and pray :wink:

Rush345 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:49 am

It was a couple of weeks ago I met up with Diggerfreek and KJ4ME over at Buckly . I was a little nervous knowing I only had the factory engine skid and nothing else!!! The first run was a nice little incline in what I would call a gully wash, Digger went first no problem, then told me give it a try my fist run should have been in 4Lo instead went 4Hi got almost to the crest and just started spinning backed back down after creating one real nice big dust cloud and making some breautiful sound out of my magnaflo exhaust. But a lot of noise and a big cloud of dust does not get you up the hill digger was ready to tie a tow to me and pull me out. Knowing I have nothing to hook a tow to I wasn't going to quit this easily so I turned around went back the way I had come got to the top and tried again from a different angle. I made it but here was where I scared myself, when I went over the crest on my second sucesseifull run when my front came down and bounce my big over sized box in the back poped out of it's harness my tilt streering wheel latch droped into the open position. Now I have my box all the way in the back ejecting its contents all over the back seat and every where else and my steering wheel is now swinging all over the place and I'm still bounceing on over the top of the crest.
Afterwards I got more of the hang of it with the encouragement of Digger and KJ4Me. But for one split second when I had no control of my steering wheel and everything in the back of the JEEP is trying to get in the front of the JEEP, I wondered is this another one of those what have I gotten myself into moments??? Naah! it was fun and I had a ball, now since I've gotten home it's I've got a lot of work to do on my JEEP for next time. Was I scared HE!! YES will I do it again HE!! YES

sini · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:07 am

yeah it's normal... & fun
after a while it won't phase you... keep practising :wink:

same spot from rear

Maximum Carnage · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:21 am

sini wrote:

yeah it's normal... & fun

Great shots, Sini love that spare tire "cover". Wish I could be myself one of them.

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:24 am

MikeJ06 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:03 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

yes..it can be scary at first but then it become like a drug and you become a junky

What do you think of those BFGs? I was thinking about picking up a set for my '06.

scottslibby · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:26 pm

hey diggerfreak are those the hills right behind Buckley air force base,if so I love that place I'm there quit offten

scottslibby · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:30 pm

are those the hills behind BAFB

Renegade24 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:59 pm

exhaust was underwater, was freakin out about if i stalled! also got run off the road by a crazy driver, suspention easily handled the curb and everythin was good haha

chefdab · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:59 pm

The first scary incident I had in the KJ was about three months after I bought it. I was driving down the highway in the left lane and the guy in the center lane decided to get into my lane only apparently he didn't look first. So to avoid getting hit, I headed for the shoulder. Luckily there was no guardrail and I swerved a little to far and ended up going into the grass median. At first, I was like- whew I didn't get hit, then it dawned on me that I was still doing ~60 on the grass so I hit the brakes and ended up skidding a little sideways because the grass was still wet from the previous nights rain. After I calmed down for a minute I tried to drive back over to the road edge but the tires had dug themselves into a little rut. So this also turned out to be my first use of 4 wheel drive. I popped into into 4 hi and got out of the ruts and headed back down the road still shaking a little bit.
That three wheel thing is cool too. I've done it plenty of times in the KJ. Now the scariest thing in the LJ was one time off camber with the doors off and I thought I was going to fall out. I could just about stick my foot out the door and touch the ground. (I can't do that when it sits level.)

RkyMtnKJ · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:40 pm

yeah Scott thats out by BAFB

snowsport · **Joined:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm **Posts:** 1211

One scary situation happened on a local highway several months back. Middle of the afternoon, sunny, no wind. Very little traffic.
I have cruise engaged just a few klicks over the limit.
A semi tractor catches up behind me as we get close to a hill, and he pulls out to pass. I'm watching carefully.
Halfway up the hill, he loses momentum while he is about parallel with my door.
Car pops over the hill.
Semi decides to take my lane.
Throw out the anchors! I'm nearly smokin' the brakes trying to not get killed.
As it was, I had to just about take the ditch to get out of the way. That was too bleedin' close. :evil:

I was steamed! The truck had mud covering every identifying characteristic including the license. I tried to follow but he kept it floored, zig-zagging past the few cars we came to. He cut off two other guys in the next half hour or so. Finally I let it go.
As for off-road, the first time I went down a REALLY steep trail with big ruts in it. 4-LO, low gear, really slowwww.
Felt GREAT so I did it again.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:23 pm

sorry guys.... some how i lost track of the thread.....yes those are the hills behind the base...and second, i love the bfgs...the only thing thats a bummer is the gas mileage...on the kk, i lost about 3mpg...but that can you do...they are very stable and the grip is unreal

Cowcatcher · **Posted:** Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:28 pm

My first scary ride was on a muddy mountain road with my right rear creeping toward the edge of a 1/4 mile down bank and not being able to get it away. I finally figured out that AWD was not a good choice of 4WD options since it was an issue of back trying to pass front. Part-Time 4WD solved the problem along with extra strength Tide to clean my tighty whities.

First scary incident in the kj

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