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03-23-2008, 02:08 AM
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I think it depends on the driver and it depends on the terrain. With a really good driver and lockers the only time you would ever NEED a sas is rock crawling. Now if your not such a good driver, a sas would definately make it easier for you to make it through the terrain. But lets steer clear of that subject as it has been talked to death and will never be able to be proved 100% and convince everybody. The day its proved is the day we find the meaning of life. So I am going sunday to pickup my new axle, I was even more excited to find out it already has warn manual hubs installed 
03-24-2008, 07:50 AM
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No matter what you say you will never be smarter than Ike and no matter what you say, for real 4wheeling, Flex is not at all everything. traction is all about providing power to the wheel in contact with the ground and using the tire to power up an obstacle. I garuntee Ike can take his rig to or beyond where any SAS truck or 4runner can go with both driver experience and rig capability. Having a pair and a skinny pedal is also not at all 4wheeling. Real crawling and wheeling is about slow finness with torque and lockers idleing over obstacles. Flex really is irrelevant. With flex alone and no traction devices theoreticly you will have 2 main drive wheels in 4wd. Hense your problems.
Ike and I hashed itout for awhile and came to a consensus. We wheel different terrain and our rigs need a different setup. I guarantee 100% i can find a trail up here, or ALOT of trails where Ike would run into problems because he cant keep traction. Its all in our terrain though.
His rig is suited for his wheeling and more power to him. But moab rock and moss covered PNW rock are 2 extrememly different things.
Id love to see you idle over our obstacles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wop8uiwH3gM
40" Maxxis stickies, linked, air shocks, a small block, lowered gears, fully locked. Our terrain is much different than the warmer climates of Cali and such. Even with all 4 tires on the ground getting 100% traction there are still problems. 4 tires on the ground with lockers is better than 2 on the ground with lockers.
Last edited by alpine4x4; 03-24-2008 at 07:52 AM.
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