Anybody using one of these? What's the best one out there?

 

i was thinking about this the other day....havernt found anything

 

I had to google it to see what it was.

www.jdrcustom.com/OUT-791005.html

thats pretty cool!

 

I just noticed on my Pioneer Z1 the other day that information can be seen, it was pretty cool watching it move as I went up a steep windy road. I don't know if I will ever need the info but it is cool to watch!!

 

Here are two examples of them from a jeep magazine. I dunno if you will like the looks of these as they are in reference to a jeep vehicle but it would work for our trucks just the same. I used to have one in my jeep as I used that as my primary off-road vehicle and thought it was pretty useful. Once you four-wheel enough and get used to being at extreme angles you kinda get a feel as to how far you can push the vehicle anyways.

http://www.quadratec.com/products/94050_02.htm

http://www.quadratec.com/products/94050_00.htm

 

Old Toyota's use to have them built in. They'd only go to 45* or so and there was a trick you can do to make the pin break and exceed that limit.

 

What is the point of these? In case your driving with your headlights off you can see if your going up a hill or not?

 

It's supposed to let you know your point of dip/rollover. I don't know why you'd want to get anywhere near rollover *nudge* but it's a neat thought.

 

Well, you could get an aircraft turn and bank indicator. Then if the little airplane is upside down, you would know you were in trouble.

 

That's a great idea........you got about $65,000?
Seriously, I had one in my Jeep like the ones listed
at Quadratec.

 

Don't know where you are buying yours, but I can find them for $350.00 new and $30.00 used.

 

A while back most off road vehicles were not fuel injected and relied on carburetors. Many of these carburetors had limits to the angle at which they would work properly. Exceed that limit and the engine would stall out, often leaving you in a very sticky situation without any power.

Clinometers would/will allow you to monitor those angles and know when you are reaching the edge of your engine's performance.

Ox

 

I didnt know that

 

Also cool for bragging rights...
Seen a lotta pics snapped of pretty sharp angles. Also good for settling debates on the trail.

"That hills 40 degrees”
"No, taint moren 32"
“Measure it!”

You hear that a lot on hill climbs...

Side angle is most important, so you don't over extend and roll down the hill.
Messes up your nice paint. And neck.

Besides the fuel starvation problem from the carb, it also helps to warn you not to go up so steep a hill the gas is away from the fuel pickup in the tank. Fuel starvation going up hills is no joke. You can fry an engine that way. And if the engine quits on a steep grade you are royally scr**ed.


For those who 'street drive' only, when you are on steep hills you can not see the ground. Only sky. When you go down a hill, the most dangerous part, you can see your hood and across the valley. You can not see the ground you are driving on.
Any info at that point is very valuable.

Having one on the dash saved my bacon a couple times in my old 66 Bronco.
Not as essential as a sheepherders jack, but on the must have list for hill climbers.

Chris