can anyone help me in getting some info on building jumps for my savage. any ideas!!!

off ofna forums:

Believe it or not building jumps is really an art. Plywood is not the best medium for a jump. Generally accepted thought is about 37degrees is about the ideal angle for the face of a good jump that gives best lift and most distance. Also the approach is critical. You don't want the approach to be a sharp angle, like a flat board on a flat surface. A sharp sudden angle at the lip of the jump is horrid. You need the lip to gently curve from the ground to the slope so that the suspension doesn't have to compress suddenly. Otherwise it's more like hitting a slanted wall at high speed. The front shocks compress untill the nose bottoms out and then the shocks unload bouncing the nose skyward. Also if you are going for really long high jumps you defenately want a second ramp to land on. Contrary to what most folks like to think, landing an 8-10lb buggy or truck from a 10-12 foot jump at 40mph is not good for them. You need a downside ramp to land on.

http://www.freeramps.com/

http://www.heckler.com/ramps/

extreme rc cars mag. just did an article on building jumps and how to survive landing from 40 feet up in the air.

any wood will work nomatter how slipery it is,jsut staple some old carpet on it for perfect traction going up the ramp.ithats whit i did.

Well, this is a great way to build a jump, and u can customise it whenever u want, all u need is dirt and a shovel (i guess this only works when ur somewhere where there is lots of dirt heheh) eh, enywayz..........

and were it doesnt rain every day!! lol in austin texas for about ***literally** about a week and a half of rain. itws been on and off some days and some days a huge thunderstorms and other small showers but i cant even go outside. thats the other reason y i bought the savage ss. so i could put it together in all this free time.... well c ya later guys

but my other question is what sturdy meterial is good for making the slope? like on a short ramp with a steep slope. what meterial??

use some thick poster board or an old cardboard box

no no not poster board or carboard, use 1/4 inch plywood it bends easily