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Originally Posted by dared3vil0
I wonder how this would of turned out had they of been in a modern vehicle with modern ESC and other safety systems...
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I looked at the pics, its a '99-'04 Grand cherokee -- I have the same truck -- and yeah, it has absolutely nothing in terms of traction control
It's a RWD-bias AWD system, but when its poorly maintained the differentials can lock up and you can end up with a pretty dangerous SUV to drive -- RWD only, locked rear differential, and incredibly tail happy as a result under acceleration -- couple that with bad tires and its a SUV drift-machine (which is .. fun sometimes .. but a terrible combo if you're not expecting it).
At the same time, the front end is much heavier than than the rear, so under braking it understeers terribly.
I've put tons of miles on my jeep, roadtrips to whistler and back are almost routine, a few times to calgary and back in the middle of winter -- it comes down to knowing how to drive a car for the conditions. If you go into a corner too fast nothing will save you