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HOW FAR CAN YOU JUMP YOUR TMAXX?

Old 03-07-2004, 10:30 PM
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Hey all, I just got a TMAXX and am wondering how far someone has jumped their TMAXX?
Old 03-07-2004, 10:35 PM
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20ft jump off a 2ft ramp and 30ft from a steep hill (approx)
Old 03-07-2004, 10:44 PM
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Sweet, I will have to give it a shot! Do they break easily? Anyone else beat that?
Old 03-07-2004, 11:02 PM
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I jumped mine about 30 ft...put one of those plastic skateboard ramps at the top of a hill and I did a flip in the air, it was pretty cool. I did that today but last week I tried it and it busted the front bulkheads, steering bellcranks, stock skidplate, and bent all four front shock shafts. I replaced the bulkheads with aluminum ones, my A-Arms are RPM also. I finally drove away in one piece with the aluminum bulkheads. [8D] well I did end up breaking my muffler mount but otherwise I didn't bend or break anything.
Old 03-08-2004, 07:07 AM
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lol, yeah that is what i am thinking bout using, a skateboard ramp
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Default RE: HOW FAR CAN YOU JUMP YOUR TMAXX?

Me too, I went to ToysRUs, and bought one of those plastic ramps. It works good and it's light to carry it around. When I want even more air, I shove a couple of boards under it.
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Thats the same ramp I have "flight deck"
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Flight deck? what is that? is that the name of the ramp you have? Mine is called X-Factor.
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I regularly take my truck to the bmx track and clear the 30' triple's as well as the dirt jumping spot and clear a big 30' jump as well as smaller ones
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Jefx, I guess the two are the same.
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I think the jumpin is really limited to your truck, if you can jump and land on a sloped surface on all 4's it's not nearly as hard an impact as landing on flat ground. Wish I knew how to put up some video I got some sweet stuff I was doing yesterday, basically a 20ft. halfpipe made of dirt at a construction site. I had no worries at all about landing, it was all semi-soft dirt everywhere.
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Anybody got pics or vids?
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i jumped mine over an old pontiac catilina(flat ground)
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i found this video at Beat Your Truck a while ago, the dude said it was about 35 feet.

http://www.beatyourtruck.com/videos/jump2.mpg
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i havent jumped my t-maxx more than aBOUT 20 FT but my old mountaineer i jumped over our dug out,to bad i didnt make it,that drined my pokets about $70.any way thats about 45 feet,i didnt think i would make it.
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ORIGINAL: Dr. Krass

i found this video at Beat Your Truck a while ago, the dude said it was about 35 feet.

http://www.beatyourtruck.com/videos/jump2.mpg

Doesnt look like a Tmaxx.

Ive jumped mine about 18 ft, then i went fullspeed.. landed on the front end, snapped the engine mount :\
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ORIGINAL: ATFNegotiator

ORIGINAL: Dr. Krass

i found this video at Beat Your Truck a while ago, the dude said it was about 35 feet.

http://www.beatyourtruck.com/videos/jump2.mpg

Doesnt look like a Tmaxx.

Ive jumped mine about 18 ft, then i went fullspeed.. landed on the front end, snapped the engine mount :\
It's not a t-maxx, it's a rustler! It still amuses me.

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