Roll Over Risk?
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Inv4drZm
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I just thought it was a cool video.
It's all about setup and not jerking the wheel at high speeds.
Keep it in a straight line and it won't roll over.
Increase your following distances if you have to.
Don't be like every crappy driver out there that swerves when they see a deer in the ditch and you'll incur zero risk.
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MossJenks
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LOL, yeah, Because nothing unexpected ever happens in life.
Inv4drZm
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it says it's the worst large SUV, which makes sense because most of the other large SUVs are unibody and/or indendent suspension and the other large BOF sold rear axle SUVs are right behind the 4Runner on the list
the jeep renegade was the only one on the list that surprised me
mtnbiker49
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Coming from a modified xterra with no sway bars, the 4runner is a very stable platform. Steps to take to not roll: do not let your wheels drop off the shoulder.
TRD PANTHER
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Add Spidertrax spacers.
WAT4R
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And then we lift themhwell:
And then we add full roof racks with rtt's and other heavy cargo.
Jetboy
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In the testing lab, the lab and the real world are the same thing. In the real world, there's a difference between academia (testing lab) and the real world.
I would put as much or more weight on empirical evidence in the complex system that is the real world of driving than on limited lab tests of very unusual situations. The 4Runner is a very safe vehicle compared to most. The column under "personal injury" and "medical payment" are the two categories that give a really good idea of the injury to passenger IN the vehicle. The 4Runner is very safe to be in. 4Runner has the lowest personal injury and lowest medical payment claims of any midsize SUV in the chart. (Also jeep wrangler drivers crash into other people a lot more than anyone else)
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I would put as much or more weight on empirical evidence in the complex system that is the real world of driving than on limited lab tests of very unusual situations. The 4Runner is a very safe vehicle compared to most. The column under "personal injury" and "medical payment" are the two categories that give a really good idea of the injury to passenger IN the vehicle. The 4Runner is very safe to be in. 4Runner has the lowest personal injury and lowest medical payment claims of any midsize SUV in the chart. (Also jeep wrangler drivers crash into other people a lot more than anyone else)
Insurance loss information Choose midsize SUV
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mteolus
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Hopefully nobody's second SUV is a Dodge Journey.
MAST4R
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Great link, thanks. Gotta love the Outback results. Wish it made sense to keep mine besides the 4R.
When I looked at everything from a would-be dedicated trail rig (100 series, XTerra Pro-4X, GX470) to primary family vehicles (the 4R I got, used 200 series) to the wild card JLU, I asked my insurance about all of them. Noting how cheap the insurance of the new 4R and JLU seemed, I asked why. The answer was that rates were chiefly affected by occupant death and injury rates. So, I am paying just a bit more for a brand new 4R than I was paying for a 5-year old OB without eyesight even though I would not even consider cornering the way I could in the OB. I drive the 4R like a limo and I am fine with that.
Whippersnapper02
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I saw a dashcam video of a car clipping a 5th gen at highway speeds. The Runner did a 180 but it didn't look like it wasnted to flip. I was impressed.
wcjeep
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Brand new Renegades were easily lifting the rear tires during hard braking for journalists.
JSparky
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Crazy stuff happens in the real world, like [MENTION=118321]Jetboy[/MENTION] touched on. I once saw a civic rollover in a 35 mph zone, seemed impossible. They hit a curb just right though and it went over. The biggest concern with our rigs, in my opinion, is the high speed stuff, evasive maneuvers on the freeway and whatnot. I once had to dodge a huge driveline that dropped out of a semi, must have been 15 or 20 feet long and crossed over into two lanes. I'll be the first to say that traction control does an incredible job for those types of scenarios. What do they call it in Europe, the moose test?
Here's two other examples of low-speed rollovers. Warning, the first video has some explicit language.
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实拍本田思域侧翻 Honda Civic Roll Over - YouTube
Buying my first 4runner, I was concerned by the rollover stats I'd seen. On the test drive, I purposely did some too-fast turns at an intersection where the road was banked the wrong way, causing it to move in the tipping direction. My conclusion was that it was okay. I could feel the difference compared to an old Ford Explorer, but it wasn't terrible.
After getting rid of the marshmallow tires it came with, it was much better, less tippy. I can't help but wonder if the tires contribute a lot to the negative stats.
LandCruiser
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A guy once told me "give me the keys to any car or truck and I can roll it."
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