4.3LXJ
12-11-2014, 10:37 AM
Or should I say lack of it. One of the things we enjoy with our XJs is the light weight unibody. A well prepared XJ weighs in about 4000# and is relatively cheap to modify to get there.
Compare this H1 in off road capability. This is a very expensive vehicle. It has a big sticker price, 6.5" lift, not very flexible and has a body lift. Tires are 42s I believe.
http://youtu.be/bFEDJQKFC14
Notice that even with the larger tires and front and rear lockers this very capable vehicle that is going to run 80K if bought and modified new, which I think it was, is having a little difficulty with this rock shelf.
Not to toot my horn here, but consider my XJ with an 8" lift and lunchbox lockers. Granted I was using the 3.8:1 range in my transfer case in this vid, but the 2.7 range would have worked well too. And I am still running those short 31" tires.
http://youtu.be/6J8yOdevVyc
So what is the difference? About 4,000# and $70K. The weight advantage of the XJ can make it a much more capable off road vehicle than a heavier vehicle like this, or a heavy pickup etc. I am still looking for a way to mount a .50 cal on the top though
Compare this H1 in off road capability. This is a very expensive vehicle. It has a big sticker price, 6.5" lift, not very flexible and has a body lift. Tires are 42s I believe.
http://youtu.be/bFEDJQKFC14
Notice that even with the larger tires and front and rear lockers this very capable vehicle that is going to run 80K if bought and modified new, which I think it was, is having a little difficulty with this rock shelf.
Not to toot my horn here, but consider my XJ with an 8" lift and lunchbox lockers. Granted I was using the 3.8:1 range in my transfer case in this vid, but the 2.7 range would have worked well too. And I am still running those short 31" tires.
http://youtu.be/6J8yOdevVyc
So what is the difference? About 4,000# and $70K. The weight advantage of the XJ can make it a much more capable off road vehicle than a heavier vehicle like this, or a heavy pickup etc. I am still looking for a way to mount a .50 cal on the top though