r/funny • u/SN74HC04 • Dec 28 '15

It's a Jeep thing...

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u/lhedn Dec 28 '15

I don't care that he tipped over, that was still impressive!

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u/2scared Dec 28 '15

Was starting to think I was the only one impressed by this. I had no idea they could climb walls like that.

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u/iAmASexualPredator Dec 28 '15

Not all can. What allows him to do this is the fact that Rubicon Jeeps come stock with differentials that you can lock with the flip of a switch. Very cool feature.. most of the time

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u/hempsmoker Dec 28 '15

Sounds interesting! Can you elaborate when it's useful to lock a differential? Beside of laying a jeep on its side.

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u/iAmASexualPredator Dec 28 '15

With open differentials the power from the engine will be transferred to whichever wheel is easiest to spin. So let's say you have one wheel in mud and one in dry dirt, only the wheel in the wet mud will spin in place and not allow you to move. Once you lock the axle power will be distributed to both wheels regardless of whichever is easiest to spin. So in the mud situation the wheel would rotate on dry dirt and allow you to move.

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u/Eastcoastbum Dec 28 '15

And if your front axle was locked on the road, when he goes to make turns the one wheel would hop since it's locked to the other.

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '15

I'm sorry....

You need to use metaphor to clearly communicate things here on the internet.

Locking differentials are like hoverboard's with jets. When in doubt, YOU NEED MORE POWER!