*Go buy one and roll it. Then I'll tell you "I told you so".
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Scorpio Curry Cruiser
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Scorpio Curry Cruiser
A tos-lookin', lunchbox, lipstick and powder puff carryin' home-built trailer
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Ricof4e, far be it for me to agree with that cantankerous old grinch, Jake's Louw, but he is right.
How does making a vehicle longer make it more of a roll over risk?Are you saying a Jeep JK Unlimited (4 door) is a greater roll over risk than a Jeep JK Limited (2 door)?
How does making a vehicle longer make it more of a roll over risk?Are you saying a Jeep JK Unlimited (4 door) is a greater roll over risk than a Jeep JK Limited (2 door)?
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Gentlemen, I know you are getting on in years and may often forget to wipe or remember where you left your dop, but you all should know by now when I am being sarcastic and stirring. To make it easier for you, I'll mark my sarcastic posts with (*).
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… Ive heard Defender 90s roll easier than 110s & 130s
though not sure of a convincing reason why;
Height and lateral dimensions are all the same
Just the wheelbase and length/diagonal dimensions
proportionately differ.
Possibly shorter 90s may be deemed more susceptible
to having BOTH side wheels fall away together excessively on a given steep side slope or a rut etc
or cornering at speed …
Long wheel bases probably have greater unsprung
weight ( greater chassis rail length , lower CoG etc)
which, intuitively, has a beneficial anchoring effect
on side inclines and under excessive swerves etc
… yet consider da perilous Fortuner Moose Test anomally !!
( … vehicle just rolls & sheds bumper … a la lizard tail … ! )
though not sure of a convincing reason why;
Height and lateral dimensions are all the same
Just the wheelbase and length/diagonal dimensions
proportionately differ.
Possibly shorter 90s may be deemed more susceptible
to having BOTH side wheels fall away together excessively on a given steep side slope or a rut etc
or cornering at speed …
Long wheel bases probably have greater unsprung
weight ( greater chassis rail length , lower CoG etc)
which, intuitively, has a beneficial anchoring effect
on side inclines and under excessive swerves etc
… yet consider da perilous Fortuner Moose Test anomally !!
( … vehicle just rolls & sheds bumper … a la lizard tail … ! )
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Good retreat...Ricof4e wrote:Gentlemen, I know you are getting on in years and may often forget to wipe or remember where you left your dop, but you all should know by now when I am being sarcastic and stirring. To make it easier for you, I'll mark my sarcastic posts with (*).
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It has taken more than 2 years but, as Woolf points out above, we are eventually going to prove you wrong...
"No one ever got stuck - in mid air!"
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2006 Conqueror Conquest 'Gearless'
2010 Fortuner D-4D 4x4 'Fearless'
2006 Conqueror Conquest 'Gearless'