Topic: Am I missing something

[MiniSimp]

Am I the only one who thinks there is something seriously wrong with these pictures?
I see it happening more and more and I don't understand, maybe it's a new trend...






 

[Toymin8r]

uh.  The only thing that grabs my eye is that you would have to be about 4'9" to keep from hitting your head on the cage.  I'm amost 6'3" I would look like a shriner driving one of those things.

[DTB]

what are we lookin at?

[Lady Di]

I thought it had something to do with being in/near a water crossing.
I'm not sure what he's getting at.

[Duffil]

I thought he meant the rear axle pointing in an odd direction until the last pic...so it's either Swampers or low cages?

[MiniSimp [OP]]

No front axle flex!!!
I'm seeing it more and more, that's great that the rear is flexy, but why not tune it so front flexes the same?
I don't get it.

[Duffil]

No front axle flex!!!
I'm seeing it more and more, that's great that the rear is flexy, but why not tune it so front flexes the same?
I don't get it.

that's the opposite of my junk, so I don't notice it as much.

[Toymin8r]

x2.  My rears are what don't flex

[*FFC*]

that's the opposite of my junk, so I don't notice it as much.

[Rockcrawlintoy]

that happens a lot when you have a leaf sprung front and a linked rear.

[MiniSimp [OP]]

that happens a lot when you have a leaf sprung front and a linked rear.

But why not adjust your suspension to cycle equally? Nothing just happens, something is too stiff, or something is too soft.

[Gittinit]

Good questions here? I can show ya about 20 more of my own personal pics, that are the same. I was stuck behind a rig at new years that scared me becouse of the flex being so unproportional font to rear. It would lean kinda scarry like, like it would just fall over.

I belive enormous amounts of flex is cool, but if its not usable, why bother? 

[MiniSimp [OP]]

Good questions here? I can show ya about 20 more of my own personal pics, that are the same. I was stuck behind a rig at new years that scared me becouse of the flex being so unproportional font to rear. It would lean kinda scarry like, like it would just fall over.

I belive enormous amounts of flex is cool, but if its not usable, why bother? 

Exactly, it would be the same as having an IFS front and linked rear...

[Gittinit]

Mabye its just a side effect of trying to gradually build a rig with links, while starting with leafs. Everyone has to start somewhere, but Why build a link suspension that dosent perform at its best just to suite a leaf suspension your going to remove later anyway? I guess its kinda a stepping stone for some.

[MiniSimp [OP]]

Mabye its just a side effect of trying to gradually build a rig with links, while starting with leafs. Everyone has to start somewhere, but Why build a link suspension that dosent perform at its best just to suite a leaf suspension your going to remove later anyway? I guess its kinda a stepping stone for some.

I watched the build of the green samurai and it was a ground up build with leafs planned! I'm lost on understanding it.

[Gittinit]