Water Fording Depth
General rule for driving through water is to keep foot on gas to avoid water from rushing into exhaust and to not have water entering the air intake.
Water fording depth. Skidplates and fording depth. Discussion starter 1 jan 17 2019. Saw a mexican commercial on the sierra all terrain fording up to the top of the grille. Do keep in mind the 14 5 inches of ground clearance is based on a 275 65r20 tire.
Also other key facts like the 34 8º 34 3º approach departure angle and 28 9º breakover angle have to be mentioned for those planning to take on. If you are fording water your engine dies think hard before trying to restart the engine hydro locking your engine is not a good thing 2016 ram 3 0 diesel 3 55 w lsd g2 tonneau line x weathertech mats mag hytec differential cover nfab bars cb radio egr bug deflector. But don t quote me. Gives you some idea of fording depth.
Jeep claims that the stock jk wrangler can safely get through 30 inches of water at a slow speed a safer estimate would be around the 20 inch mark because depending on the lake bed the jeep s weight will cause it to sink several more inches. While off road the 14 2 inches of ground clearance thanks in large part it s the height adjustable air suspension make both models very capable. Common sense say lowest point on air intake but with all the electronic wizardry. Determining your wrangler s water fording capability you ve down all the prep work and you re ready to cross but how deep is too deep.
The raptor and trx have the same water fording depth of 32 inches but the trx does benefit from a specialized air intake that ram claims exceeds the filtering and protection levels of its. Since the airintake is at the top of the grill the car in the video could have gone in slightly deeper water and still be fine. In off road mode the rivian r1t pickup truck and r1s suv both have a water fording depth of 42 7 inches. Oct 18 2014 11 42am so i go off roading frequently and have to cross water every now and again.
Or somewhere stated 19 of water depth. Jump to latest follow 1 8 of 8 posts.