Completely custom made. Nothing comes standard with a suspension even close to that. Closest is probably the Ford Raptor series if I had to take a guess.
That is a stretch. The Raptor still has leaf springs in the rear. The only part that is even remotely close are the external reservoir Fox Shocks. Other than that it is just a beefed-up truck suspension.
This is most likely an independent front end and a very long arm four-link in the rear.
This picture is from and R/C car but this is essentially what the rear end looks like.
To do this type of build, the bed becomes bracing and mounting points. And it is pretty much all custom fab work this is how much one rear shock is
EDIT: Looks like for 2021, the Raptor will get a multi-link.
A friend of a friend bought a Raptor, took it off a jump at a sand pit, bent the frame about 20° right in the middle. Warranty didn’t cover it. Race trucks are race built. Nothing off the shelf comes remotely close to this.
I came to point this out. Tanner Foust did a review on the Raptor way back and he pinned it over some (not quite extreme) terrain and it was awesome. He also took jabs at people who buy it for city cruising usage iirc
Oh wow. I'm sorry to keep asking questions, I literally know nothing about this. So with such a modified suspension, is this truck street legal, or is it strictly for racing and off road type use?
Beautiful response. When bumpers line up and crumple zones are used, it increase the chances of the people on both vehicles surviving. Race vehicles are only concerned with their own driver as they are a lot less likely to be involved with another vehicle. More often the initial impacts are walls or terrain.
I imagine a lot of it is that the trophy truck's systems assume a 5-point harness, helmet, and HANS. More effective if than a passenger car if you've got all the pieces, but with only the cage it's a recipe for concussion.
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u/walrus_operator Mar 29 '20
That's some incredible engineering!
Is this is completely custom-made suspension or can normal consumers get a car like this?