Long Travel BS Thread

According to Ivan Stewart it had better handling in the turns. He lost time to linked trucks in the deep stuff but more than made it up on the flat stuff. IIRC I read somewhere he was doing 140mph on the fire type roads

 

IRS is will always win out in the handling in corners no doubt about that

Its sad that nobody runs that kind of set-up anymore

 

Gotcha!

x2

 

TSA has the HPI truck that is IRS, although it is not very competitive it's a neat idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElCtDQRc4OE&hd=




Specifications
Owner: Dallas Luttrell
Builder: TSA Motorsports/Bill Billington
Weight: 4450 Race Ready
Wheel Base: 126
Track Width: 84.5″
Front Suspension: A-Arm, 19″ Travel, King 3.0 Bypass/2.0Coilover
Rear Suspension: A-Arm 19″Travel, King 3.0 Bypass / 2.0 Coilover
Engine: Jeep 5.0 – Hesco
Transmission: Mike Transmission Turbo 400
Fuel Cell: ATL 50 Gallons
Steering: Howe
Tires 37″ BFG Projects
Wheels
Brakes: Wheelwood
Seats: Cobra Pro GT
Lights: Lightforce
Communication: PCI

 

I know about that truck

I was talking more about the Trophy Truck class

 

On a ranger but the concept is the same.
http://www.youtube.com/user/prerunnermaniac?feature=g-all-c#p/u/11/fSuIo5baOvk

 

Sucks when you're out of town and have to check up on all the BS

Happy New Year all!

 

Wooo the dealership took one look at my truck today and gave me a refund for my lifetime alignment, Im off to firestone tomorrow.

 

Good start to the new year

 

Is the 1.5 ton harbor frieght jack ok for offroad emergencys or do you suggest the 2 ton?

 

I've twisted that jack in my driveway I would go with the 2 ton

 

lol thanks

 

Just do it yourself. I did mine last weekend with a plumb bob, tape measure, and some common sense and it drives better than ever. I also tack welded the alignment cams in place so I don't have to do it again every couple months.

 

http://www.automedia.com/Align_It_Yourself/ccr20021201ay/1

For toe, I just measured the distance between the rear of the tires and the front. I jacked it up and spun the tire while using a nail as a scribe to get an accurate vertical line in the tire as a measuring point, centered the steering wheel, then adjusted the tie rods keeping everything centered. Obviously do toe after all other adjustments, and when the front side of the tires measure 1/4" less than the rear you are good to go. I set mine up with 0* of toe so it corners better in the dirt, but it will wander a little and is not advisable if you are a tard. My steering wheel is centered, and it corners like it's on rails.

 

Racecar parts make racecar noises.

 

i'll take squeaks over blown lower pivots anyday...