Ramp/Hpi Baja Jumps

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Took the Ramp out after work yesterday and ran it up this stone hill about 6-7 feet tall and jumped the hell out of it with zero issues. Running the MT with the MT tires on it, so today I finally took of my Baja's street tires slapped on my pro-line dirt tires and put the ported G270 to work in the dirt for the first time. I was doing fine until I decided to tackle that same stone hill.. :D I ran the baja up it 3x with no issues asside from a blown out rear tire (da$n Zenoah engine is no joke!) on my supposed final jump I landed on my front 2 tires and SPLAT my lower a-arm snapped (Aluminum Golden Horrizon). So my question is, is the reason that the MT can handle the jumps better because of those massive tires and the fact the arms are plastic or am I just a poor jumper.?? ;) I'm also curious to know if it does have to do with the plastic since I'm swapping out the upper and lower arms of the MT this weekend and switching to aluminum as well.
 
The better jumping probably has more to do with rotational forces of the tires. When you are on throttle coming off the jump, the tire spin wants to raise the front. Since the ramp has 4 tires with power and the baja only has two, and the motors run opposite of the tires, the ramp will over come the motor better.
 
Yep I agree with the rotional force X4 theory. If I let off the throttle before the jump it nosedives. If I let off the throttle after the jump in the air it stays level.
 
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