Newb wheeling question

[Deleted member 30519]

So I have a five foot snow bank at my house and I had no intention of trying to go over it and just wanted to have a little fun. I got up about 3.5" feet on it in 4 low and heard some metal braking sound so I backed it out. I checked and pulled on the dual stabilizer, track bar, tie rod and couldn't see anything wrong. I drove it 3 miles up the road and nothing felt wrong. I have a rock X crawler high profile bumper so they snow only got got up to the factory skid plate and lower fog lights with my 3.5" lift. I'm thinking maybe it was the skid plate bending or something?

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[syreeves]

Were some of your tires on pavement and the rest on the snow? Maybe some driveline binding?

 

[Tiny]

Did you hear the plate sliding on the snow? How hard was it packed? Seems unlikely (not impossible) there'd be a break. Was it the snow saying "I give"?

 

[Deleted member 30519]

My rears were on an icey gravel driveway but there was some gravel spots near where I was.

 

[Deleted member 30519]

Did you hear the plate sliding on the snow? How hard was it packed? Seems unlikely (not impossible) there'd be a break. Was it the snow saying "I give"?

It was a quick sound that sounded like metal breaking or bending but this is coming from a newb so idk.

 

[Troybilt]

I would chalk it up to normal suspension noise.

 

[Deleted member 30519]

I would chalk it up to normal suspension noise.

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[Renegade]

Traction control applying the brakes maybe?

 

[Deleted member 30519]

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Traction control applying the brakes maybe?

I was in 4 low so I don't think traction control is enabled.

 

[Renegade]

I was in 4 low so I don't think traction control is enabled.

It will still use traction control for the Brake Lock Differential feature. It tries to control wheel slippage.

 

[brianinca]

I agree. Turn on the offroad cruise control first time, that's quite a racket. My wife jumped a foot when she clicked it on!

It will still use traction control for the Brake Lock Differential feature. It tries to control wheel slippage.

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