Whats make a truck jumpable?

[TruckRider]

Hi All,




I want to know what is needed to build a Tacoma that can pre-run and hit bumps with out slowing down and jumps.


Any thoughts, ideas and suggestions are welcome thanks for the help.

 

[tbplus10]

Long travel suspension, and the desire to destroy your truck.
most prerinners used for prerinning on a regular basis normally dont have a long life span, they suffer from stress and fatigue cracks in the frame and normally end up retired and donating what ever parts are still useable to keep other trucks running.

 

[Cooldoc]

A big hill and a lot of nerve

 

[rickc5]

Yeah, any truck can jump. It's the landing that breaks them.

 

[toyotafan]

Suspension mods like crazy.

 

[suncomb1]

Truck frame Boxed, Braced, etc. Braced / high strength Axle Housings and Axles. Suspension design based on full weight and Max Speed. Wheels, Tires and the weight of them. High strength transmission, transfer case and drive shafts. Custom built knuckles and steering components. The list goes on and on. I hope you have about $50,000-$60,000 to spend. If you look at my truck; I bought it new, Off-Road(capable of 100-120 MPH) raced it, turned into a show truck and have about $240,000 + invested in it over the last 30 years.

 

[MuddyTacoma]

If you want a full-on desert rally racing & jumping truck ... One that lasts longer than your first few jumps ... You're going to need some pretty impressive upgrades.

 

[mikesdoublecab]

knowing how to drive out in the dez helps too... you can mob and prerun in a mid travel truck up to a certain speed and pace... if you don't plan to stop, then what the others above mentioned is what you need to pay attention to...

if you are local to the Southern California region, feel free to hit up the Mojave Desert with us and see what all is involved...

 

[toyotafan]

knowing how to drive out in the dez helps too... you can mob and prerun in a mid travel truck up to a certain speed and pace... if you don't plan to stop, then what the others above mentioned is what you need to pay attention to...

if you are local to the Southern California region, feel free to hit up the Mojave Desert with us and see what all is involved...

Toyota is giving my some vehicles to test drive. I'd love a good long road trip, lol.

 

[mikesdoublecab]

oh, i wouldn't advocate test driving out in the dez... need to return that truck in one piece... haha

 

[toyotafan]

Ehh, sort of.

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[tbplus10]

Drive iy like its a rental truck with the optional insurance.

 

[TacoJennifer]

lol, that's so wrong. What do people mean by jumping? like an evel keneval type of jump, or like just going out into the hills and being able to go over stuff every now and again when you come up to a sand dune or dirt pile or something?

 

[tbplus10]

The original poster was looking for a highspeed run it like your trying to out race the devil type set.

 

[Rootie]

Make sure your cooler is tied down really tight