went off-roading today..
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went off-roading today..
just me and a few friends messin around. they both actually have like 1970sunthin cheyenne's they were drivin lol. we were just havin fun in a old cropped wheat field. but idk if its the truck, the surface or what but its extremely bumpy. i mean were were flying around railing corners and stuff but like even my seatbelt kept locking up, i had to take it off. i have my torsion bars maxed so that might contribute. but would upgrading shocks help? also its not the slow/climbing type, we were prolly goin like 30-40 and jusss wippin the trucks around and kickin up roost but when your almost sliding sideways a little like when you are goin to like slide into a corner, is that bad for the tires/wheels, just seems like it would crank on then pretty good. its like EVERYTHING rattles, but yea juss lookin for a smoother ride and any other reccomondations on this type of offroading. thanks!
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I tried using 10 psi in the jeep and that was way too low for her. 15 is as low as i got. she weighs too much for 10 though. dont do alot of climbing anyways. But if hes going to do alot of sliding it would be safer for him to stay higher. And field drifting is really fun!!! unless you have a lifted truck. then it could get bad.
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Originally Posted by yellow edge
its like EVERYTHING rattles, but yea juss lookin for a smoother ride and any other reccomondations on this type of offroading. thanks!
(F) = (m) x (a)
Where (f)orce = (m)*** multiplied by (a)cceleration. Basically you're increasing the acceleration factor when you haul a$$ around turns, on an uneven surface no less. Every bump you hit when you're sideways is distributed through your chassis in a way it was not designed to handle (ie: sideways) and you can see from the equation that as you increase speed (accelerate) you are also increasing the force being absorbed by your chassis by it's weight multiplied.
Basically the faster you go, and the harder you whip your rear end out, the more likely you are to break stuff. This is the price of speed offroad. To keep the rattling around and damage probability low, just slow down...
Originally Posted by yellow edge
i mean were were flying around railing corners and stuff but like even my seatbelt kept locking up, i had to take it off.
Ever heard of Charles Darwin?
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Originally Posted by coldnapalm
okay ive got a question to then when im driving on the beach it seems that the back end bounces up and down real fast and hard when im trying to accelerate what the hell is that?
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