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So. I bottomed out the Jeep today. I filmed it from the inside. Not a big deal, it was a sandy little hill on this ATV course I was booting around on.

However, it leads me to the question... can someone point me to pictures, or post up their own pictures, of the FDII's skid-plates, and such?

I've already bent up some heat shielding, and bottomed out a few more times and scratched up some things under there. I figure I better seriously start considering some real skid plates. :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me4PQxn56Oo

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do a search. there are a couple people that have added skid plates and wrote details.

to prevent bottoming out on steep inclines, try crossing them at a 45 degree angle. This puts two diagonal wheels on the ground as the other two are in the air and prevents scraping up the bottom. yeah, this hit in the video wasn't a big deal, but they can be.

PS - you are always in AWD mode with the front wheels driving unless they slip, until you lock the 4x4 into 50/50 front and rear power to the wheels
 
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polished_heckler said:
do a search. there are a couple people that have added skid plates and wrote details.

to prevent bottoming out on steep inclines, try crossing them at a 45 degree angle. This puts two diagonal wheels on the ground as the other two are in the air and prevents scraping up the bottom. yeah, this hit in the video wasn't a big deal, but they can be.

PS - you are always in AWD mode with the front wheels driving unless they slip, until you lock the 4x4 into 50/50 front and rear power to the wheels
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Ok, my bad. Misspoke then. I don't lock it into 4x4 until I'm stuck.

Also, that little bump wouldn't be capable of running up on a 45, as it wasn't wide enough. I know my way around a tough trail. ;) Thanks for the tip though
 
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Haha. Crash Test d3x, right?

After the warrenty expires I'll either have enough cash to pay it off and make it a project, or I'll tone it down. I'm close to finding the extremes of its abilities. I almost got it stuck today.

I pretty much hit the trails everyday, so.
 
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triton said:
..the cardinal rule when off-road'ing is to make sure you are in 4x4 BEFORE you get stuck. 4WD does not necessarily mean you can get unstuck. ...unless it says "Rubicon" across your hood. Let us know if you ever do get stuck.
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But I'm still testing the limits. I want to see where I WOULD need 4x4 lock, versus where the Patriot can handle it without it, and such. I want to see what its capable of, or not capable of.

And if I get stuck, and its where its too late to use the 4x4 lock, then I wasn't planning it very well. :p

Also, I generally have someone with a bigger truck nearby with a tow strap.
(Just need to do that tow hook mod)
 
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triton said:
..the cardinal rule when off-road'ing is to make sure you are in 4x4 BEFORE you get stuck.
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sorry, I couldn't resist.

I always leave it in AWD to get in someplace, so that I know I still have 4X4 Lock to get out. In the case of the FDII, I'll put it in Low gear, but not in 4X4 until I need the 4X4 lock to get out. Works every time.
 
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in the past, if I go off road, I drive slower, and I put it in 4x4 High and if I get stuck, I put it in 4x4 low (not really an option in the patriot FD1) Kinda hard to "plan" when you're letting the vehicle get ahead of you, maybe that is just the pilot in me:)
 
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So how do I know if my Riot has FDI or FDII? I honestly don't remember and there is nothing about it on the sales documents. All I do know is it has CVTII and there is a L gear on the gear box. Shouldn't it have a trail rated badge if it were FDII?
 
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d3xt0r said:
But I'm still testing the limits. I want to see where I WOULD need 4x4 lock, versus where the Patriot can handle it without it, and such. I want to see what its capable of, or not capable of.
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Then you must drive arount until you get stuck.

Theoretically you can't test the limit if you don't cross it (without crossing the limit you would be only guessing where the limit "must" be...).
:)
 
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Oktazcat said:
So how do I know if my Riot has FDI or FDII? I honestly don't remember and there is nothing about it on the sales documents. All I do know is it has CVTII and there is a L gear on the gear box. Shouldn't it have a trail rated badge if it were FDII?
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in the FDII you will have a "off road" on the automatic gear selector.
 
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Urr said:
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Then you must drive arount until you get stuck.

Theoretically you can't test the limit if you don't cross it (without crossing the limit you would be only guessing where the limit "must" be...).
:)
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Working on it! But doing it in stages. One obstacle at a time, one mud bog after another. See where it begins to show signs of struggling. The idea of testing the limits without breaking them isn't as easy as finding them by going over them. :p

:D ˙pǝıɹɹoʍ ʇǝƃ plnoɥs sʞloɟ noʎ uǝɥʍ sı sıɥʇ ǝʞıl ƃuıpuodsǝɹ ʇɹɐʇs ı uǝɥʍ
 
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PA PATRIOT said:
in the FDII you will have a "off road" on the automatic gear selector.
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and tow hooks and skidplates.

trust me, you'd know if you had an FDII :banana:
 
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