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No really, I’m so surprised.
I hope it ain’t too bad?
I hope it ain’t too bad?
First weak point found launching a 30ft gap.
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First weak point found launching a 30ft gap.
Paced it out and its a 40ft gap. Landed it clean and flopped on the suspension rebound. Hit it again and didnt get a clean hit off the ramp and ended up shearing some dog bone pins. I want to land the 40ft clean and then step up to a 60ft, then an 80ft. A local baseball park has some moveable skateboard ramps that are positioned next to a 12ft tall grass bank. With any luck I can place the ramps just right and make a clean step up and keep adding distance to the gap.No really, I’m so surprised.
I hope it ain’t too bad?
There a limit to the saying "Go hard or go home", I'd just go home in your case.Paced it out and its a 40ft gap. Landed it clean and flopped on the suspension rebound. Hit it again and didnt get a clean hit off the ramp and ended up shearing some dog bone pins. I want to land the 40ft clean and then step up to a 60ft, then an 80ft. A local baseball park has some moveable skateboard ramps that are positioned next to a 12ft tall grass bank. With any luck I can place the ramps just right and make a clean step up and keep adding distance to the gap.
After one tank the body looks pretty rough.
In all seriousness, none of these rigs that this much are meant to jump that high and be undamaged. Go easy my friend.Paced it out and its a 40ft gap. Landed it clean and flopped on the suspension rebound. Hit it again and didnt get a clean hit off the ramp and ended up shearing some dog bone pins. I want to land the 40ft clean and then step up to a 60ft, then an 80ft. A local baseball park has some moveable skateboard ramps that are positioned next to a 12ft tall grass bank. With any luck I can place the ramps just right and make a clean step up and keep adding distance to the gap.
After one tank the body looks pretty rough.
always land with power offended up shearing some dog bone pins.
Getting a feel for the rig and how it flies. It launches pretty level on a flat kicker and that helps with landing. It sheared the pins when I hit the ramp crooked with only 2 wheels on the ramp. Mainly because I was still in the throttle and it only made a short hop and hit the ground.always land with power off
It flopped the landing so...No pic ......it never happened
haven't yet but plan on it when I install the cage.Did you atleast gorilla tape the inside of the lexan to take of some of the shock, makes a 100% difference..or people use shoe goo and fiber mesh drywall tape the inside on the seams and such
I think flm makes some rear ball joints
you'll need a set of these to the rear uppers:
https://www.davesmotors.com/killer-rc-rear-turnbuckles-for-hpi-baja-5b-5t?sc=12
also, as Milo correctly pointed out "non of these rigs that this much are meant to jump that high and be undamaged".
This isn’t a cheap hobby, if you want a cheap basher to jump in a half pipe you’re better of with a plastic electric thing.Thanks, that is just what I was looking for. It's not so much the jump, it's the landing that hurts. Haha. In all reality the turnbuckle that broke had some miles on it before giving up. It is pretty stout. Went over everything and the only parts that are stock HPI are, F/R hubs, shocks, balljoints and bumpers. At this point I have around $1000 into it with the $450 purchase price.
This isn’t a cheap hobby, if you want a cheap basher to jump in a half pipe you’re better of with a plastic electric thing.
At the end of the day as long as you’re having fun that’s all that counts. Just don’t complain about breaking stuff when you smash the arse out of your rig jumping canyons like Evil Knievel.
10-4 gathered up all the pieces and taped the poop out of them and it is holding up well.Not a good idea
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