ridered3
Low Talent Wheelin
Really testing out those shocks!
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Race truck 4653
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Jumping the rocks at Sturgis.
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90supra
Red Skull Member
This you with the bounce?
Yea, lol. That's SherpaMotorsports rear GoPro.
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90supra
Red Skull Member
Looks like a wild ride!
ridered3
Low Talent Wheelin
Pitbullcruiser getting some air time! Everything hold up suspension wise?
it appears you shoulder belts are too low. they shouldnt be holding you "down" in the seat, but into the seat.
did the front axle survive the whoops?
chaplinfj60
Well-known member
but how can u fix this if your using the seat holes?
chaplinfj60
Well-known member
need one more gear....
that looked like a jar breaker. i know i damn near bite my tongue every time i bounce off a ledge so i cant even imagine how hard these hits are... yikessss. also something to think about, i read about it on ih8mud. 3d print your spring bushings out of TPU, one guy over there has 8000 miles on a set he printed. maybe a cheaper deal to replace
maybe
seat mfgs are doing a huge disservice to their customers with the slots, its unfortunate and probably will never change.
custom made seats are they safest way to go. notice where his helmet is hitting the head rest? in a serious crash his body will sink into the seat, while his head will hit the seat frame and stay put.
chaplinfj60
Well-known member
very interesting and is this why suspension seats are not good for this type of racing also?
chaplinfj60
Well-known member
sorry to high jack but like this ,, this is my kid he is about 5 inches taller than me
a poorly fitted seat is not good period. a suspension seat that is properly fitted is better than a poor fitting hard shell. i wouldnt say its bad, just that it need to properly fit the occupant.
look at how much he is moving around, hard shells have become popular because you dont really move. when you become 'one' with the seat aka the vehicle you dont move around, belts dont loosen up, and fatigue goes down.
down side to hardshell is there have been a few people who have broken their backs aka compression fractures on vertebrae from bellying out at speed or from a ledge because all the force is translated to you.
having ridden in both, a good hard shell is REALLY comfortable.
trail riding and racing are two different animals. his belts arent tight enough to start with if he can lean that far forward.
chaplinfj60
Well-known member
fair... lol
My shoulder straps were not tight enough. I loosened them to turn around and remove the air pumper pre-filter during staging. I never fully re-tightened them. I normally don't move around in the seat like that. That much movement in the seat would make KOH or similar races almost impossible lol.
Racing!
ridered3
Low Talent Wheelin
Great looking pictures. What’s your thinking on that race course? Is it good as is or could it use some more rocks etc to make it less of a sprint?
I like the sprint endurance race format. We get plenty of rock racing throughout the season, it's nice to mix it up with some short course style racing.
ridered3
Low Talent Wheelin
Makes sense there and was curious for a racers perspective.
8 Ultra4 races and a bunch of wheeling finally got the front ring gear. I need to rebuild the diff and put some fresh seals in the front axle before Nationals.
Honestly, that's a pretty good run for the amount of abuse those gears have seen. I wouldn't be mad at that.
That's what I was thinking and really its not a catastrophic break either
I feel the same way, pretty good considering the circumstances lol.
Yea, not catastrophic at all. I only found it because I was disassembling the axle. It never showed any signs of being broken while it was in the truck.
YotaAtieToo
Thick skull
I had a set of cryo'd 5.29s do the same thing. Never would have known if I wasn't pulling the 3rd.
I also don't really understand how it happens considering it's out side the wear pattern?
I'd either build a whole new 3rd, and keep that for a spare. Or throw to another 3rd with a welded diff and those gears.
I also don't really understand how it happens considering it's out side the wear pattern?
I'd either build a whole new 3rd, and keep that for a spare. Or throw to another 3rd with a welded diff and those gears.
ridered3
Low Talent Wheelin
I’d imagine your rock bouncering during the Sturgis race may have had something to do with the breakage
I have plenty of time before the next race so the broken diff will be rebuilt and reinstalled. I have a spare 4.88 diff with a spool for quick swap scenarios.