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Originally posted by Tumbleweed
Revolvers-my .02 worth.
80"wb flattie, light weight, 35's,SOA on very soft YJ springs.
Put a pair on the front springs only.
When approaching a 3' ledge, with that short of wb, you have two options-1: try to crawl up it as slow as possible 2: bump it to get the front over
#1 usually did not work as I would get hung up on skids
#2 usually scared the hell out of me when the front end went up
With the revolvers on, when I bumped it, the front end went up-then violently went up more when the revolvers opened-scaring the beejesus out of me. The tires may have been in contact with the ground, but the body was way up there and moved around like a trout on a line. I did not like that feeling and promptly removed the revolvers.
This was my experience with revolvers, and I feel was highly multiplied because of the extremely short wheelbase and very soft SOA springs.
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Weight transfer on steep climbs is our enemy. Your experience is very much like running very tall coils. No weight on the frontend and the body seperates from the axle very quickly. The great example here is that the front tires may be touching the ground at the top of the ledge; yet they add no traction benefit. (Last sentence meant for "Jeeper.") 
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