I have wheeled both but now in my early 60's I prefer my automatic TJ over my wife's manual JK. Daniel looks like a great place to wheel. Every time your there I wish I was too . Take care guys and have a great weekend.
After having knee surgery due to a martial arts incident I should not be advocating for manual transmissions at all. LOL. I can tell by your comments you would be someone good do wheel with. Appreciate the comments and feedback.
During a water crossing, if you change gears with a manual transmission you risk getting water in the clutch which can cause issues in the future. With an automatic transmission, however, you can change gears or stop driving and no water will find its way into the gearbox. This makes automatic transmissions the better choice for you if you know you’ll be facing a lot of water crossings with your 4×4.
During a water crossing, if you change gears with a manual transmission you risk getting water in the clutch which can cause issues in the future. With an automatic transmission, however, you can change gears or stop driving and no water will find its way into the gearbox. This makes automatic transmissions the better choice for you if you know you’ll be facing a lot of water crossings with your 4×4.
Driving an automatic is like bumper bowling or riding a bicycle with training wheels. I don't know who this Manuel guy is, but if he drives a manual, he's a cool dude.
When I had my '97 Sport manual 4.0L I remember 2 cons. 1) As you have stated sand. It was a bitch getting into 3rd with enough momentum and engine speed. 2). Long, steep uphills where you either have to stop to rethink your line or when you break traction. Trying to double pedal the brake and clutch with one foot and feather in the gas with the other. Now I had limited slip rear (no lockers) and I didn't have a Rubicon trim which didn't come to later with the lower gear xfer. I did upgrade to 4.10s in the axles. So, that all might make a difference. Also, regarding the automatic, you could put it in 1st or 2nd to lock out the higher gears. Now you should really come to a stop to do that, and it is hard to determine if 1st or 2nd is the right one and that might change with the terrain. Another couple pros for the stick is 1) much more fun to drive on the street 2) keeps you engaged on the street.
With a manual you have to pick a line, and then it helps to keep your momentum, so you just drive through things in one shot and make it look easy. In really big technical rocks an automatic is better. For an all around off-road Jeep on 35's I prefer manual. A trick when you are feathering the clutch is to use the emergency brake and add a little drag to keep the Jeep from lunging back and forth.
I'm headed Winrock in June with my, new to me '00 Sport. It's an automatic so I'll test these myself. I live in a city and really appreciate the slushbox for city driving. I prefer sticks for sports cars put I'm glad I have the auto in the jeep.
I definitely prefer an automatic for beach and dune wheelin'. Many here have made solid points of the pros and cons for off roading. But on road, I'm not a fan of manuals when the vehicle is not a performance muscle car. It's just disappointing going through gears and not having that kick in the pants power. Now a '68 Camaro SS and all other muscle cars have to be a manual. That's when it gets fun! 😎
My dad and I had this same debate. He kept talking about how he could just put it in 1st and it would crawl along. Come to find out he had 5:13 gears in his manual CJ with 33s vs my 4:10 gears in my auto Rubi with 35s. Comparing the transmissions in Sahara and the Rubicon isn't a fair comparison. Like it was stated in the video the Rubi has the 4:1 transfer case. If your Sahara had the Rubi transfer case, it wouldn't run away like it does. My biggest con is the heat build up like you mentioned.
Leave a comment which transmission you think is the best. We TJ thinks that on the sand the automatic is the clear winner and is not even close in comparison.
I have a 05 Rubicon six speed on 33’s Mastercraft MXT’s my Cousin has a TJ sport 4.0 automatic no comparison the Rubicon does everything twice as well. That Mercedes six speed shifts like butter. Just my personal experience.
Autos are much more forgiving to bad gearing. A straight drive with 3.07 gears and a 231 t case will struggle even with 33s, you'll be slipping the clutch and stalling out constantly. Autos are also better for super technical trails like they have out west, but in general its mostly personal preference. An experienced driver can make good use of either. Me personally I like the straight drive better though.
I have wheeled both but now in my early 60's I prefer my automatic TJ over my wife's manual JK. Daniel looks like a great place to wheel. Every time your there I wish I was too . Take care guys and have a great weekend.
After having knee surgery due to a martial arts incident I should not be advocating for manual transmissions at all. LOL. I can tell by your comments you would be someone good do wheel with. Appreciate the comments and feedback.
As a dirt biker I always drove an automatic truck. Never knew when you might need drive yourself to the hospital with a broken limb.
@@3smoke Very true.
During a water crossing, if you change gears with a manual transmission you risk getting water in the clutch which can cause issues in the future.
With an automatic transmission, however, you can change gears or stop driving and no water will find its way into the gearbox. This makes automatic transmissions the better choice for you if you know you’ll be facing a lot of water crossings with your 4×4.
Nice video! I have a 2018 jl with the 6-speed manual. It never fails to elicit a smile from other jeep owners when they see the shifter.
During a water crossing, if you change gears with a manual transmission you risk getting water in the clutch which can cause issues in the future.
With an automatic transmission, however, you can change gears or stop driving and no water will find its way into the gearbox. This makes automatic transmissions the better choice for you if you know you’ll be facing a lot of water crossings with your 4×4.
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Driving an automatic is like bumper bowling or riding a bicycle with training wheels. I don't know who this Manuel guy is, but if he drives a manual, he's a cool dude.
Manuel much appreciates the shout out.
Nice jeeps, I guess you can keep a clean well cared for rig and still go off road. Very nice!
Thanks
When I had my '97 Sport manual 4.0L I remember 2 cons. 1) As you have stated sand. It was a bitch getting into 3rd with enough momentum and engine speed. 2). Long, steep uphills where you either have to stop to rethink your line or when you break traction. Trying to double pedal the brake and clutch with one foot and feather in the gas with the other. Now I had limited slip rear (no lockers) and I didn't have a Rubicon trim which didn't come to later with the lower gear xfer. I did upgrade to 4.10s in the axles. So, that all might make a difference. Also, regarding the automatic, you could put it in 1st or 2nd to lock out the higher gears. Now you should really come to a stop to do that, and it is hard to determine if 1st or 2nd is the right one and that might change with the terrain. Another couple pros for the stick is 1) much more fun to drive on the street 2) keeps you engaged on the street.
All really good points. Appreciate it man.
With a manual you have to pick a line, and then it helps to keep your momentum, so you just drive through things in one shot and make it look easy. In really big technical rocks an automatic is better. For an all around off-road Jeep on 35's I prefer manual. A trick when you are feathering the clutch is to use the emergency brake and add a little drag to keep the Jeep from lunging back and forth.
Very well stated.
+1 for the emergency brake
I have a 01 jeep 4.0 5 speed.im doing the aw4 conversion...4.56 gears on 35s for what i do.solid combo
I'm headed Winrock in June with my, new to me '00 Sport. It's an automatic so I'll test these myself. I live in a city and really appreciate the slushbox for city driving. I prefer sticks for sports cars put I'm glad I have the auto in the jeep.
For constant stop and go traffic autos are awesome.
The trail I was on I liked 2gear in my “Manuel”
Have you thought of getting a thump throttle on your stick for the manual?
I think it would be more essential for the 4 cyl than a 4.0L 6 cyl.
I definitely prefer an automatic for beach and dune wheelin'. Many here have made solid points of the pros and cons for off roading. But on road, I'm not a fan of manuals when the vehicle is not a performance muscle car. It's just disappointing going through gears and not having that kick in the pants power. Now a '68 Camaro SS and all other muscle cars have to be a manual. That's when it gets fun! 😎
Good point 👍👍
My dad and I had this same debate. He kept talking about how he could just put it in 1st and it would crawl along. Come to find out he had 5:13 gears in his manual CJ with 33s vs my 4:10 gears in my auto Rubi with 35s.
Comparing the transmissions in Sahara and the Rubicon isn't a fair comparison. Like it was stated in the video the Rubi has the 4:1 transfer case. If your Sahara had the Rubi transfer case, it wouldn't run away like it does. My biggest con is the heat build up like you mentioned.
It’s not as clear as one would think. They both clearly have advantages. Awesome that you were able to have this debate with your dad.
@@RubiKidd06 He also likes to rub it in that he had the small block Chevy V8 so he always had plenty of power. Good times.
Im near Uwharrie. What trail is the obstacle at 1 min 39 sec on?
What lift is on the rig with the shiny wheels ? And what size tires ?
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do you always hit uwharrie?
Leave a comment which transmission you think is the best. We TJ thinks that on the sand the automatic is the clear winner and is not even close in comparison.
I have a 05 Rubicon six speed on 33’s Mastercraft MXT’s my Cousin has a TJ sport 4.0 automatic no comparison the Rubicon does everything twice as well. That Mercedes six speed shifts like butter. Just my personal experience.
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Autos are much more forgiving to bad gearing. A straight drive with 3.07 gears and a 231 t case will struggle even with 33s, you'll be slipping the clutch and stalling out constantly. Autos are also better for super technical trails like they have out west, but in general its mostly personal preference. An experienced driver can make good use of either. Me personally I like the straight drive better though.
Good comment
How does your long arm ride on the road?
We’re pretty impressed with them on the road.
05’ LJ 6 speed 40s and 4 speed atlas👍
Nice
Automatic pro, can drink a beer and wheel in the woods at the same time.
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Both
“Manual” haha just messing guys.
Parking on a hill, going from 1st to reverse if your front wheels get light going up hill
Good points
Those both sounded like pros. I don’t want my jeep to choose a gear
Back in the day, ALL Jeeps were MANUAL....just saying !
6speed manual.
Tsk a little polish… 😂😂
It’s to be expected. Sharp rocks, what could happen😀
If you can't even properly spell the thing you are trying to discuss, you probably have no business discussing it.
Thanks for helping my algorithm. 😎
Auto: don't need to use brakes unless extremely steep, just place in 4 low.
True
Hey my home park is Uwharrie. Do you have an Instagram?
No on the Instagram, hope to see you at Uwharrie some time.