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Old 02-05-2010, 11:09 PM
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Default Broke my MERV already...

This little thing has maybe six runs on it. Two speed runs, three dirt/grass bashings, and this last one. Drove it off the roof of some sheds on the property (8', 9' roofs) and did some front-flips. Had a friend 'place' the truck on the roof, built up some speed, and did flips and stuff off the roof of the sheds. There's also like a small hill made of dirt, and the top is paved, but there's like a 2" solid thing of pavement at the top. When the truck hits it, it launches it into a front flip.

Anyways. Not sure what killed the wingmount/bodymount, but something did. Didn't notice it for a while after it broke, but here's some pictures of where it broke, and of a muddy truck.

But, anyone know of a good wingmount/body mount that will stand up to this?





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RPM is one of the best for durability, some say its better than aluminum cause it flexxes more and its cheaper... RPM to ME is like duct tape+aluminum foil+rubber band+epic
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So err...let me see if I understand. You are 'jumping' off a 9' roof, and also slamming into a 2" concrete barrier to do front flips?

I would suggest investing in a lot of cheap replacements, because I don't know of much out there that can withstand that kind of punishment for long. Other than that, I would suggest custom building something to dampen the impact if you insist on punishing the poor car
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So err...let me see if I understand. You are 'jumping' off a 9' roof, and also slamming into a 2" concrete barrier to do front flips?

I would suggest investing in a lot of cheap replacements, because I don't know of much out there that can withstand that kind of punishment for long. Other than that, I would suggest custom building something to dampen the impact if you insist on punishing the poor car
That's what I consider mild bashing. We couldn't find a suitable 15+ jump/drop, so that had to make due.

I'll replace things as they break, the stock chassis is pretty durable.
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