HAYNES OFFROAD
aka Wreckless
I have mine completely off as well. Many benefits to taking it off for off road use. More nimble and quicker steering response.
Now I absolutely hate being the caution police, but, I must say that this is not something that everyone should be doing (this is not directed at anyone in particular). Whether anyone decides to do it, I don't care, but just know what your getting into. It drastically changes the way the truck handles corners at speed (on and off road). Many of these characteristics are favored among enthusiasts, but not so much for newbies.
Offroad, the truck will favor over steer and will rotate much quicker, which can catch many people off guard. Hard braking on loose surfaces will also rotate the truck with little steering input (can be a good or bad thing depending on who is behind the wheel). Mid corner bumps and ruts are handled much better.
On road, the truck can be a bit twitchy at high speed (80+) especially over mid corner bumps and will have a bit of sway with side winds. Emergency maneuvers are sketchy at best. Personally had a situation where I needed to avoid a deer running across the road, rear end stepped out and ended up drifting down the road at ~45° angle at approx 70 mph, luckily there was no traffic, and was dry weather. Pulled out of it, but just as much could have gone bad in the hands of someone inexperienced. Of course some additional body roll, which in the right situation, can result in becoming a motorcycle for a short time lol.
Again, not telling anyone what to do or not do, just a heads up of what you can expect in terms of handling differences.
-J
Now I absolutely hate being the caution police, but, I must say that this is not something that everyone should be doing (this is not directed at anyone in particular). Whether anyone decides to do it, I don't care, but just know what your getting into. It drastically changes the way the truck handles corners at speed (on and off road). Many of these characteristics are favored among enthusiasts, but not so much for newbies.
Offroad, the truck will favor over steer and will rotate much quicker, which can catch many people off guard. Hard braking on loose surfaces will also rotate the truck with little steering input (can be a good or bad thing depending on who is behind the wheel). Mid corner bumps and ruts are handled much better.
On road, the truck can be a bit twitchy at high speed (80+) especially over mid corner bumps and will have a bit of sway with side winds. Emergency maneuvers are sketchy at best. Personally had a situation where I needed to avoid a deer running across the road, rear end stepped out and ended up drifting down the road at ~45° angle at approx 70 mph, luckily there was no traffic, and was dry weather. Pulled out of it, but just as much could have gone bad in the hands of someone inexperienced. Of course some additional body roll, which in the right situation, can result in becoming a motorcycle for a short time lol.
Again, not telling anyone what to do or not do, just a heads up of what you can expect in terms of handling differences.
-J
