[steve]

I am thinking about building a travel ramp.

I guess i could search. But that'd be no fun.. so what's the go with travel ramp specs?

How long? how steep etc?

and i;m sure i've asked this before, but what;s the rules with a travel ramp comp? "wheel base vs width" etc ?

[lump_a_charcoal]

I think 30 degrees is the important bit, length depends on the ability of the vehicles using it...

[Westie]

Get to it mate. Should only be a carton job so should be ready by Sunday

30 Deg and away ya go 2mt in height should do it

[steve]

i might work on it tomorrow westie.. as long as my scrap bits...

[steve]

Does anyone know the formular for travel ramp comps?

wheelbase x height divided by 1000? or something weird like that.

[steve]

ok i think it's this... but not exactly sure

distance divided by wheelbase x 1000

[steve]

all made, out of scrap so it's not real pretty, but seems to work.

[ajsr]

looks ok to me steve (better than the one we made)
flex looks goods too. how high is the backwheel to the ground?

[steve]

I'm not sure how high the wheel is but i'll have a play tomorrow. It wasn't fully flexed bu i didn't want to go further because the wheel was going offline a bit. The tyres were wet and slid across the bars a bit... i'll have to address the sideways grip issue i think.

The top of the ramp is about 1780mm high. Outside measurement of the wheels/diff is 1720mm i think, so if i get near the top the diff would be vertical... could be scary , but i don't think it will flex that much anyway. The back flexes more than the front because the front is limited by the shock length.

[Zook_Fan]

yeah RTI is distance up ramp divided by your wheel base x 1000 like you said. and steve I'm not doubting your buggy here but i really dont think it will quite flex the width. check this out though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkHSYfqK ... L&index=47

[brendan]

Zook_Fan wrote:

yeah RTI is distance up ramp divided by your wheel base x 1000 like you said. and steve I'm not doubting your buggy here but i really dont think it will quite flex the width. check this out though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkHSYfqK ... L&index=47

is there realy much point of having that much flex?

[joeblow]

even uses a suzuki axle............

[Trojan]

brendan wrote:

is there realy much point of having that much flex?

For what that thing was built to do, yes there is. His score and absolute smashing of the opposition at TT this year is proof that it works.

[brendan]

Trojan wrote:

brendan wrote:

is there realy much point of having that much flex?

For what that thing was built to do, yes there is. His score and absolute smashing of the opposition at TT this year is proof that it works.

so he only ramps that thing? what a waste

[Scrawny]

[Trojan]

brendan wrote:

Trojan wrote:

brendan wrote:

is there realy much point of having that much flex?

For what that thing was built to do, yes there is. His score and absolute smashing of the opposition at TT this year is proof that it works.

so he only ramps that thing? what a waste

Do you honestly not know what vehicle that is or who is driving it.

[Zook_Fan]

do you know what tough truck is??

[lump_a_charcoal]

brendan wrote:

is there realy much point of having that much flex?

No, your avatar looks much better.

[just_cruizin]

Best you google Tuff Trucks

[brendan]

yer ive been to tuff truck. i dont know what car or whos it is, enlighten me

[Trojan]

brendan wrote:

yer ive been to tuff truck. i dont know what car or whos it is, enlighten me

Look at the start of the clip, then start cross referencing the name to a lot of offroad competitions, including previous Tuff Trucks