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hey all, i was just curious, what sort of beating can the 715 take? i take mine off road quite a bit and get a little rowdy. ive been known to get quite a bit of air off jumps and such (a few feet at least), and i constantly pull doughnuts and speed through mud holes, water, ect...
is this behavior exceptable for this truck? or should i tone it down a bit? i have no idea what these trucks are really designed to be able to do.
thanks
-BrianM
When do u want to go play?
they're pretty tough but I wouldn't be surprised if you busted a knuckle... the truck knuckle that is.
Beat it...but don't jump it. That will get expensive QUICK. They'll take a pretty good beating...but they won't take a pretty good landing.
They glide like a greased safe.
hey, i go play almost every day (when its working anyway) you should see the layers of mud on it... as well as salt. i got a layer of mud, salt, mud, salt, etc... i think i need to give it a bath real soon... now that the weather is getting warm i have no excuse to procrastinate.
so no more jumps...darn. oh well. expensive things suck.
yeah, and i already busted a few knuckles...on my hand it sucked really bad. thank god for power steeing now though.
oh yeah, and Tacoma... Where's my cookies!?
-BrianM
YEAH...I got that same busted knuckle manual steering wheel whip too! If you can afford the ground clearance, you could truss the front axle. Then work real hard to break one of those other knuckles!
Knuckles, Ouch Brings back memories.....must be some sort of intiation right you have to pass thru with these trucks
Well, I didn't bust a knuclke, I guess I held on too tight. When my wheel-whipped, it drov emy right elbow into the battery box. Crunchy feeling to it (elbow) to this day. Bummer.
hmm, maybe i should ask how much of a beating the drivers can take...
BrianM
hey i'd take a beating on my knuckle instead of my head....does anyone else keep whacking their head on the door/window??? i now wear my kevlar everytime i go offroad....
Take the top off!