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Throttle response while off road

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#1 ·
Hello new member here. I have a 1995 YJ that I just bought for my hunting property. 1st and 2nd gear is about the only speed I need driving around. The problem I am having is while driving on real bumpy roads my throttle is so sensitive that the jeep will buck up and down because of my foot on the gas pedal. Anyway to tighten this up. Thanks for your help.
 
#2 ·
Good low end torque in these motors huh? Bigger tires, lower numerically gears, an automatic, the list goes on to ease up throttle response. Might just have to learn to go easier on the throttle maybe.....
 
#3 ·
Defiantly has bigger tires, not an automatic. Its just my foot bouncing on the pedal over rough terrain and as I drove yesterday I got better with it but was just wondering if anyone else ever encountered this and there was an easy fix like a throttle return spring, if there is such a thing.
 
#4 ·
You just have to get used to it if you put a lunch box locker in the rear it makes it twice as bad lol. Even when my YJ was stock i had friends that couldn't drive it and one almost ran it into a telephone pole because the throttle was so touchy. The only time i have problems with it anymore is on turns when the locker makes it start lurching
 
#12 ·
Agreed...hand throttle.
Stiffer spring will actually make it worse, believe it or not.

This issue is why newer 4x4s have the drive by wire reduce throttle response by 50% in low range
 
#13 ·
A spring helped mine pretty well actually. I fail to see how that can make the issue worse. I went to an automatic and that made hard core wheeling so much better. The torque converter absorbed all the throttle touchyness I had with my manual....
 
#14 ·
The auto trans will make the difference.
With the manual trans, the stiffer spring causes you to have to push harder to overcome the spring and you have an even harder time finessing your foot movements.

If you have a big enough foot/boot where you can keep your heel on the floor, or against the tunnel so you just roll your foot, you don't get the jerkiness that you get when your whole foot and leg are free to move with the momentum
 
#16 ·
If you have a big enough foot/boot where you can keep your heel on the floor, or against the tunnel so you just roll your foot, you don't get the jerkiness that you get when your whole foot and leg are free to move with the momentum
I guess that's why I never noticed the problem stated by the OP.
Size 12.5 and my foot rests on the tunnel, so I just roll on the pedal with my big toe.

Driving in 4L and second gear is the cheapest way to mitigate the problem. Hope it works.

Good Luck, L.M.
 
#15 ·
Not going to switch it to auto trans, I like the manual plus its a hunting jeep not a daily driver. I do where big boots right now with still a little water in some areas but I did find wedging my boot against the tunnel did help. My thumb throttle will be in today so this weekend I will get a chance to try it out. Thanks for all the help and ideas.
 
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