How far can I lean/tilt?

[CS79bronco]

Had you straightened your front wheels 6" before this point you might not have tipped. So many variables involved.

[Cr33p3r]

I found this one that gives a great example of the tippy feeling LOL.

[alexb]

Testing double decker buses in the 30s:

[xaza]

that is crazy! would have never guessed they could lean that far

[flashboiler]

I see a lot of chains on the axle of that bus... Looks like that bus shot is "rigged" pun intended!

[alexb]

I like the difference between measurements of the angle of the ground vs. angle of the bus.

[CS79bronco]

Looks like they were testing flex of suspension and/or flex of the body, not how far the bus would lean before going over. About 10* difference from the platform to top of the bus.

[alexb]

So I spent $13 to invest in the Jeep. I'm all set to go take several pictures at different, measured angles. now.

[alexb]

So I went and found a hill. Made it just shy of 25 degrees before I stopped.

Flat:


5 degrees



10 degrees


15 degrees


20 degrees

[alexb]

Just shy of 25 degrees. At this point, I couldn't extend the seat belt because the Jeep was leaning so far, the seat belt thought we were rolling.



The open door barely cleared the road at this point.

[GaryG]

So at what point did it feel like you were going over?

[alexb]

GaryG previously posted:

[Chris]

Interesting, I'll have to try that myself but know anything close to 25° is too much for me to feel comfortable.

[alexb]

Chris previously posted:

[JFjeld]

Definitely had the tippy feeling Saturday in the Rock Garden on Spring Creek Trail near Idaho Springs. You can see my driver front tire in the air, and I have a LOT of flex. I wasn't too worried since I knew the rock formation on my passenger side would keep me from flopping completely on the side:

[Crashman]

Chris previously posted:

[Jim]

Jason, this comment isn't pointed at you (I assume you weren't winching)

The tree shows what happens when folks don't use a "tree saver" strap when winching. There are two winch line cuts into the tree which may well cut enough of the sap flow to kill the tree.

[Dutch]

Sometimes you're feeling good and your rear tire drops and you gently lay over causing no damage but getting a great shot of your under carriage.



Then there are those times your brake line ruptures suddenly and you go for one hell of a ride that leads to creative uses of hi-lift jacks.

[The StRanger]

Thing's happen !!!

[Dutch]

Oh yeah, those were both back in 2009 and several rigs ago. I've flopped twice more since then. Once in my neighbor's YJ (dana 60's and 37's, full cage) down at 21 Road in Grand Junction and another time in my YJ (dana 60/14bolt and 40's, full cage) at Pritchett Canyon, Moab on the Rock Pile bypass. That puts me at 3 flops and 1 full on roll over. The flop in my YJ was fairly hard but it didn't do much more than dent up my factory metal half door on the driver's side. When I flopped my neighbor's rig I probably would've barely scratched the paint but it looked like I could drive out of it and the attempt jacked up the side of the hood. Luckily for me he wasn't too upset and he blew out his hub on the front Dana 60 and I was able to make up for the hood damage by fixing the axle.