descending mountain roads
Everyone knows you aren't supposed to continuously ride the brakes when descending mountainous terrain. Down-shifting is the preferred technique to avoid heating the brakes and suffering brake fade.
If you are on particularly steep terrain and have a manly 4WD vee-hick-el, you can shift into 4WD Lo. In my vee-hick-el, that generates so much drag that I can maintain 5 mph on a 20 degree slope without using any brakes at all.
If you are on particularly steep terrain and have a manly 4WD vee-hick-el, you can shift into 4WD Lo. In my vee-hick-el, that generates so much drag that I can maintain 5 mph on a 20 degree slope without using any brakes at all.
| Rating: | 100% positive, 2 total Votes |
| Categories: | 4WD safety descending mountains SUV |
| Added: | on Aug 03, 2007 at 12:45 pm |
| Added By: | chas66 |
| Searches: | descending 4wd mountain suv brake |
