Did I mention names? No, did I call anyone Stupid? No, do I have anything in my signature that calls anyone a ******bag? No.
Don't assume anything, I just said that there are a lot of post on here with comments on how people are doing it "Wrong"
Let me do a check see on Amazon to see if there's a book written called "How to Build a LCOG Rig"...hmm Nope.
Everything is a matter of perspective. Most people refer to the COG of a Rig to be the point where the weight of the Rig is located. When a jeep is lifted that center of gravity is raised. Unless you have the $$ to widen and lengthen your wheelbase, you are going to raise that center point of average weight. In an off camber position, you are going to increase your roll over point.
Now seeing as most Jeep enthusiast want to put bigger tires on their rigs, the most common way to do this is to put lifts on their jeeps. When they buy a jeep, they buy 4x4 mags and check out the two or three jeep parts catalogs..what do they see? Lifts.
Several members of this forum and several editors and writers of the various off road magazines talk about putting on the largest tires possible with the minimal amount of lift as keeping the Center of Gravity as low as possible. They don't make sly little comments or innuendos.
My rig with 32 inch tires and 2 inches of lift is going to have a Lower Center of Gravity than the same jeep with 4.5 inches of lift and 35 inch tires. Using your train of thought one could say the same thing for everyone lifting their jeeps, that they are doing it wrong if they don't widen and lengthen their wheelbases.
I have no problem with comments, nor well meaning suggestions or opinions. I just don't think that just because you have LCOG Nazi on your title, it gives you or anyone the right to decide whether or not anyone's rig can be called LCOG or not.
Jeepaholic's website has a GREAT Article on how to calculate the CG of any wheeled vehicle.
http://www.jeepaholics.com/tech/cog/#_Toc535118725
I enjoy everyone's post, I just get tired of the "Experts" post that claims their way of thinking is the correct one and everyone else's ideas, theories and experiences are incorrect. There's an old saying that you can catch more flys with honey than vinegar. Most people can explain their beliefs on LCOG builds without belittling anyone.
And what does pirate have to do with anything posted in this thread?