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[steelo2525]

Went to Manar Park, in Qld, last w/end with my 4x4 Club for my 1st real 4x4 test along side the big boys and in the wet.
My 4.7 Limited has a 40mm lift and Hankook ATM tyres with the open diff Quadra Drive ll, so pretty basic really.
I was very surprised at what the old girl did and with some ease to boot. Only time I got stuck was on a rock climb and the wheels just spun on the granite. Realised afterwards I didn't have it in low range, bit of red face time there lol [emoji38].
Otherwise I went just about everywhere the major lift and locked guys did. I was really surprised at the ease it went in and out of 4x4 high on the wet red soil hill climbs.
Have to say I'm pretty happy with what she's capable of [emoji106].

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[JeanLuke]

The WJ/WG is way more capable than most people realise - until they see one in action.

One trick with the open diffs is to left-foot the brake if you find yourself cross-axled. It helps send some torque to the wheels that still have grip.

[steelo2525]

Originally Posted by JeanLuke

The WJ/WG is way more capable than most people realise - until they see one in action.

One trick with the open diffs is to left-foot the brake if you find yourself cross-axled. It helps send some torque to the wheels that still have grip.

Yep it sure makes a difference, had to do that on a couple of hill climbs.

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[JoergM]

Originally Posted by JeanLuke

The WJ/WG is way more capable than most people realise - until they see one in action.

One trick with the open diffs is to left-foot the brake if you find yourself cross-axled. It helps send some torque to the wheels that still have grip.

Yepp, the brake "trick" is also something I got recommended. Although the car is called Grand Cherokee, it is actually tiny compared to the GQ and Landcruisers out there. And it is light... Like a little gazelle . I also had never an issue going up any tracks, even on my 32 inch pizza cutter. The only reason why I did not get up was due my missing courage when I got intimidated by some of the slopes

[JeanLuke]

For me, it is a little like Guido's pitstop: https://youtu.be/MryXa6ipMQM

The funniest one was when I was heading down a short, sharp deeply rutted hill. It's only about 200m long and all you can do is turn around at the bottom and go back up. The track goes nowhere.

At the entry track, a bloke going out pulls up alongside me in his 4" lifted 35" tyred GU, looks down at me and says, "I had enough trouble. You'll never make it."

"Come watch," I replied.

I just crawled down, did a 3-point turn and crawled back up. He was gobsmacked. Not only about how easy I made it look, but that I could do a 3-point turn at the bottom. He had trouble turning around.

The WJ/WG is often so deeply underestimated that it is hilarously funny.

EDIT: I have 31" tyres, a 40mm lift and a front locker. That's all. (At the time. I now have a varilock in the rear.)