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by fishsticks » Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:26 pm

And another from this weekend...
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by bigezzyk » Wed Jun 15, 2011 8:23 pm

here is just a quick flex shot im hiting the trails on july 2nd and 3rd and i will try to get a good pic this one is on a pile of boards 2 feet tall
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by chevycrew » Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:51 pm

Im not trying to be mean... but, those 9 (maybe 10th one hidden in grass) boards tall would have to be 2.5" thick each to get 24"... just doesnt even look close to 24" tall, or that thick.
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by bigezzyk » Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:04 am

chevycrew wrote:Im not trying to be mean... but, those 9 (maybe 10th one hidden in grass) boards tall would have to be 2.5" thick each to get 24"... just doesnt even look close to 24" tall, or that thick.



there are 9 of the and they are 3 inch thick laminated floor barn beams so 9x3= 27 inches if you want to be perfict
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by HARDTRAILZ » Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:08 am

Easy to figure. the rim is 16 or 17 inches so you can scale it out.
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by bigezzyk » Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:15 am

they are 17inch wheel
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by chevycrew » Thu Jun 16, 2011 1:42 am

Wheel looks taller than the blocks to me...


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by fishsticks » Thu Jun 16, 2011 1:49 am

Those look like 2x8s and 2x10s to me... which would make them 1.5" thick... equaling 13.5" tall...

2ft would be 3/4ths as tall as your tire if you're on 32's...

Meh, too much brainpower required.

EDIT: For reference, I got on an RTI ramp once on my 32's at full PSI and got an astounding 22"... :oops:

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by Trail X » Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:29 am

Joe, disconnect that front swaybar and you'll get a lot more articulation from the front end.
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by NC_IslandRunner » Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:51 am

Flexing @ Rally, I need to disco the sway bar.
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by bigezzyk » Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:56 pm

JamesDowning wrote:Joe, disconnect that front swaybar and you'll get a lot more articulation from the front end.

i do when i hit the trails
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by bigezzyk » Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:14 am

here is some pics
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by bigezzyk » Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:16 am

more pics
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by Regulator1175 » Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:10 pm

The front is disco'ed, the rear is still hooked up.

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by chevycrew » Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:04 pm

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by DirtyBacon04 » Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:23 am

chevycrew wrote:Image


I dont konw about anyone else, but I dont see ANY flex here... tisk tisk
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by chevycrew » Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:39 am

This better?

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by navigator » Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:34 am

DirtyBacon04 wrote:
chevycrew wrote:Image


I dont konw about anyone else, but I dont see ANY flex here... tisk tisk


LOL, the top of the tire is almost in line with the rock slider. That is a pretty good amount of flex. I think those monster tires just kind of hide how much flex there is.
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by DirtyBacon04 » Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:41 pm

chevycrew wrote:This better?

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We said FLEX, chevycrew. FLEX... Not morph..
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