Max fording depth?

[old_man]

You sound like my mom, and that is about the highest compliment I can give. We grew up in the mountains and she could take a 2 wheel drive car where most people would have problems with a 4x4.

 

[RichP]

Well, we usually have about a 35-50% senior citizen turn out for the Jeep 101 and 201 courses at paragon during the summer so age has nothing to do with it. It is one of those times when the qtips and skinheads talk the same language :laugh3:

 

[Churchlady]

Well, we usually have about a 35-50% senior citizen turn out for the Jeep 101 and 201 courses at paragon during the summer so age has nothing to do with it. It is one of those times when the qtips and skinheads talk the same language :laugh3:

OK, Rich-who-told-me-what-a-loom-is; tell me what Qtips and skinheads are.

 

[RichP]

OK, Rich-who-told-me-what-a-loom-is; tell me what Qtips and skinheads are.

While you are down in florida take a look at all the little old ladys driving from behind, they look like qtips sticking above the seats :laugh3: with their purple hair kinda changed to white by the tinting of those florida car windows.. Just kinda popped into my mind one day while we were trying to get to the store around 1pm. Got stuck behind a bunch of them creeping along in a 50mph zone on 19 near the mall in clearwater an seeing as they were female could not very well call them peckerheads eh...

Most of the jeep people I run into generally have 'high and tight' haircuts, reminds me, noticed I had to comb my hair this morning, guess it's time for another buzz cut....

 

[Churchlady]

While you are down in florida take a look at all the little old ladys driving from behind, they look like qtips sticking above the seats :laugh3:

Be grateful their heads are at least visible. Back in my Dallas days I'd see huge Cadillacs apparently self-propelling themselves down the Highland Park streets, no head to be seen from the rear; from the sides and front just a purple top-of-head and two little eyebrows craning up to see over the dash.

 

[BrianJr]

One thing to remember about stock XJs (at least '97+) is that the rear axle's vent hose goes up into the 'frame'. This works okay if you don't stop and only take short swims. However, if you are in bumper high water long enough (instantly if not moving) the frame will fill with water.

It is a an easy mod to buy some air hose and replace the rear axle's vent hose. I ran mine from under the hood, down along the brake lines to the rear axle.

I also learned the hard way that dirty water is very hard on the brakes and axle seals if you are in it a long time.

-Brian

 

[RTicUL8]

There is truth to the "wave" theory.
I had been through this puddle many times before, but here’s what happened when I hit it at about 20mph:

Ouch!
$600+ in repairs later, and a new snorkel fixed that problem.

 

[Cherokid]

You're probably right. The day someone sees this 68 year old grandma driving her precious XJ through axle-high creeks just for fun she'll be lifted into a paddy wagon, locked in a straightjacket, and ready for the cuckoo's nest.

I was just pulling your collective leg and thinking, "Ah, youth!"

Ya never know. My Mom (grandmother of 18, greatgrand of 2) 70-something can still be found late summer nights coming home from quilting parties in Upstate NY in her '56 Chevy wagon with 400hp up front scaring (scarring probably as well) the local tuner punks. :rattle:

Like the basketball crowd says, "elevate, then decide.)

Good Wheelin' to ya,
Cherokid

 

[Churchlady]

Ya never know. My Mom (grandmother of 18, greatgrand of 2) 70-something can still be found late summer nights coming home from quilting parties in Upstate NY in her '56 Chevy wagon with 400hp up front scaring (scarring probably as well) the local tuner punks. :rattle:

Are you serious? A '56? That's a half-century-old car! What does it drive and look like? Who's responsible for keeping it running all these years? How many miles on it?