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motoged
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.... Maybe if you tried speeding up, with good tires, good vehicle, and some experience, you may find what I have found? .... |
So....Harald needs better equipment and should get some experience ?
Don't believe everything you think....
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David K
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I was replying to Mulege Canuck.
Harald knows what is best for him and his vehicles. He offers great advice, typically.
It has been almost 20 years of reading posts here. and I have never heard of driving slow on washboard being recommended before. I will just chalk
this aberration up as just that.
In a Tacoma, with good tires, deflated 30%, faster is better for me.
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4x4abc
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | I was replying to Mulege Canuck.
Harald knows what is best for him and his vehicles. He offers great advice, typically.
It has been almost 20 years of reading posts here. and I have never heard of driving slow on washboard being recommended before. I will just chalk
this aberration up as just that.
In a Tacoma, with good tires, deflated 30%, faster is better for me. |
I know what is best.
Not only for me.
It is called science.
And of course, if you combine deflated tires with speed, your tires will do fine.
Upgrading to higher volume tires is even better.
However, the fatigue caused by the oscillated pounding (impact wrench) is accumulative stress. Like sea level rise, you won't notice immediately.
But you'll pay in the end.
If you need to rely on the performance of your truck, you don't expose it to too much stress.
It is called mechanical sympathy.
In Baja where AAA and spare parts are out of reach, you better baby your truck.
"Do whatever you feel is right" is too republican for me.
Harald Pietschmann
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bkbend
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One other negative consequence of driving fast on washboards is your tires are in contact with the road surface for a smaller percentage of the the
time. A friend of mine died when he rolled his jeep while driving fast on a washboard road. His son was a passenger and survived. He said his dad
let up on the gas prior to a curve and lost control as the jeep began to slow down, they went sideways off the road before getting to the curve. I'll
now drive a little slower and maintain contact at the expense of a rougher ride.
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David K
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Sad for anyone losing their life in a vehicle. Never exceed a vehicle's or driver's abilities and drive, safely. "Fast" for me on a washboard road is
40 mph. "Fast" for others may be 100 mph. I was a passenger in a modified Raptor prerunner driven by a professional racer, going over 100 mph, and I
felt very safe. It is all relative. Some washboard roads are worse than others. One size doesn't fit all.
[Edited on 8-23-2021 by David K]
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Mulege Canuck
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This is probably pretty basic info for most on this forum. When I have a lot of washboard, I try to put one side of my truck wheels in he soft sand
at the edge of the road. This smooths out the ride and enables me to drive without destroying my vehicle.
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