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How To Do a Wheelie and Keep Driving Upright in a Jeep

Jeep Wheelie 1 photo
Photo: screenshot from Youtube
We’ve all seen of sorts of offroaders pull special tricks, but the Jeep in the adjacent video definitely takes a place on the podium of the most impressive ones.
The heavily modified Jeep Wrangler manages to pull a wheelie and then keeps driving, as well as steers, with the front axle high in the air.

To achieve this, the drive climbs a wall, placing the car in perpendicular position. Then he backs up and starts moving the Jeep around on two wheels. Of course, when people say that, they mean the wheels on one of a vehicle’s sides, but, like we said, this story is a little different.

We don’t know the tech details of this custom Jeep, but it must have a brake pedal that allows the drive to selectively brake the wheels - we see no other way in which he could turn with the car upwards.

By the way, the driver may have proper diesel torque at hand to control the machine, but it’s nice to watch how delicately he uses the controls in order to keep the Jeep in an upright position.

PS: the secret lies in the spare wheel, click the “play” button below and you’ll understand.

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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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