In reply to Will:
I bet Colt's landing was ugly though. There is almost no possibility the axles survived that landing.
In reply to Will:
I bet Colt's landing was ugly though. There is almost no possibility the axles survived that landing.
Furious_E wrote: Wonder how much they cost?
They start at cough half a mill cough
In reply to Will:
Front is definitely broken. Hard to say on the rear, but if it didn't snap outright, it's got a lot more negative camber than it did. That was a hard hit.
sesto elemento wrote: This type of e36m3 is why I'm building a street driven trophy truck.
Build thread?
I used to frequent the CR500 forums a lot. A guy on there told a story of flying through the desert working really hard to maintain top speed and skipping and bouncing everywhere. Thinking hes really cruising, he here's a noise from behind-a trophy style truck calmly cruises up next to him barely phased by the super rough terrain. Driver gives a polite wave and accelerates off into the distance.
In reply to Toyman01:
I pretty sure they use spherical rod ends (uniball?) on all suspension parts.
That video was awesome!
I've been toying with the idea of building a Class 10-type buggy for hooning around on the dirt. Basically, a scaled-down Class 1. We have very few racetracks and very much desert. There's also a legit pre-runner truck for sale nearby that has me interested.
One thing I've learned is that they're concerned about tire scrub on suspension movement. Ideally, you should be able to go through the entire range of suspension travel without the contact patch moving sideways at all.
SnowMongoose wrote:sesto elemento wrote: This type of e36m3 is why I'm building a street driven trophy truck.Build thread?
It's coming my friend, be patient. It's an Ls powered toyota hilux, with lots of total chaos long travel stuff, but there's a twist. (hint, it sure as e36m3 aint a sas).
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Keith Tanner wrote: I've been toying with the idea of building a Class 10-type buggy for hooning around on the dirt. Basically, a scaled-down Class 1. We have very few racetracks and very much desert. There's also a legit pre-runner truck for sale nearby that has me interested. One thing I've learned is that they're concerned about tire scrub on suspension movement. Ideally, you should be able to go through the entire range of suspension travel without the contact patch moving sideways at all.
I.E. long control arms right?
Careful geometry. Long arms help, but that's not the only thing. Sketch it out sometime. It's a fun exercise. Oh, and watch for bump steer.
I don't know what sort of camber gain is considered ideal.
Did anyone else notice the pedals in the truck in the video? I'm guessing it's to keep your feet in contact with the right pedal.
MrJoshua wrote: I used to frequent the CR500 forums a lot. A guy on there told a story of flying through the desert working really hard to maintain top speed and skipping and bouncing everywhere. Thinking hes really cruising, he here's a noise from behind-a trophy style truck calmly cruises up next to him barely phased by the super rough terrain. Driver gives a polite wave and accelerates off into the distance.
30"+ of suspension travel with 500 or more HP is a hard thing to compete with in the open Desert.
Keith Tanner wrote: The slow motion run through the offset bumps at the beginning is spectacular - that huge, heavy live axle getting bounced back and forth. I love suspension travel.
I was sitting here, thinking two things.
1.Who are Bruce Sasquatch's girlfriends at the end?
2.Am I lame for liking the blasting through the giant washboard at the beginning better than the jumps?
If I had one of those trucks I could just drive up the median of the highway on my way to work. At 70 mph. While traffic is stuck. In traffic. 
DrBoost wrote:Keith Tanner wrote: The slow motion run through the offset bumps at the beginning is spectacular - that huge, heavy live axle getting bounced back and forth. I love suspension travel.Exactly my thoughts. I watched that part a few times.
Glad it wasn't just me .
I have a friend that is CONSTANTLY asking me "what if" questions about solid axle vs independent. No matter what I answer, I get another "yeah, but what if".
When I saw the suspension hit those moguls the first thing I did was send him the video. Absolutely awesome
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In reply to freestyle:
Paint scheme looks cool but no more Hoonicorn? Laaaaaame
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