Rogue Racing stage 4

[Deleted member 12951]

Need to update your avatar, unless you want to remember the other one....

 

[jlatigo]

The Beast is a Legend you new guys to the dark side need to know about! lol

 

[factive]

How do you add the speed, distance, time, etc to the video. so cool

 

[ntm]

How do you add the speed, distance, time, etc to the video. so cool

The garmin virb has that built in. Can be reconfigured in a number of visual displays.
It's better than a go pro.
It's also got a big honkin on/off switch that's easy to actuate with gloves or mitts on.

 

[jlatigo]

yep what ^^ he said

 

[srs]

By far the best looking bumper I have seen yet.

 

[Blind1]

Wow (mouth is wide open)!!!

Do me favor & send your old ADD suspension parts to this poor old retired MSgt. I'm inspiring to make my the Raptor the No. 1 Mall Crawler.

Wow...

 

[jlatigo]

Wow (mouth is wide open)!!!

Do me favor & send your old ADD suspension parts to this poor old retired MSgt. I'm inspiring to make my the Raptor the No. 1 Mall Crawler.

Wow...

too late most of that stuff is already spoken for

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not a bumper thread but since its also new here's another look at it

 

[Bigg50]

Truck looks bad ass buddy! And it looks like it performs as good as it looks. Congrats!

 

[jlatigo]

thanks!
I'm trying to upload more videos but my computer is having issues, so instead i'll start telling you guys about how it rides on and off road.
off road....
the ride feels firm but not harsh, maybe a tad firmer than bone stock? when you come at the potholes, ditches and whoops at speed 65mph prior experience tells you its going to hurt and be ready to hang on and try to steer afterwards to maintain control. The truth is... non of that applies here. The impacts are absorbed and the truck never felt like you needed to anticipate and try and compensate for the loss of control. As you can see in this video we were having a conversation while driving through it instead of hanging on for dear life. Its actually scary how good the truck drives though this stuff. Normally i drove at the limits of what the truck could handle but with this setup i'll be driving at my limits. In due time i'll be able to push this to its limits but those limits are way higher than this truck was designed for. A roll cage and better brakes will be needed to explore that region. On corners it tracked around whatever line you chose and holds it through the bumps with no jerking of the steering wheel. This kit gives you the confidence to drive damn near through anything that before made you cringe.
On road.....
its got a ride that's comparable to stock if not just a hair firmer, not stiff or harsh. Potholes of any size are non issues (along with small cows and Priuses). The steering is very precise and at first was a little weird getting used to but after about 1000 miles the ride and control improved tremendously(stuff prob breaking in) in the aspect of being able to drive it on narrow lanes with 18 wheelers right next to you. Going down some winding mountain passes at 95 mph the truck felt stuck to the road and carved the corners in a way that reminded me of my C7 Corvette. Minimal body roll and neutral steering feel.
Parking....
It has the same turning radius as the stock suspension so it parks the same.

There is way more to tell and i'll try and answer any questions that you guys have.
right now the truck is at the dealership getting a Roush supercharger installed but i should have it ready by this weekend