Jumping..Do you, Will You, and if so,How Much can it Take?
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whtrapta
Ostrich Wrangler
Exactly. Most people who buy a ferrari don't plan on ever racing in europe, and range rover owners don't plan on scaling a mountain in the alps.
Jeremy clarkson gave the best quote of this while testing the LR3. He said "I have this watch, its rated to go underwater up to a depth of 1000'. I will never take it that deep, but its nice to know its safe if I drop it in the sink." Same goes with the raptor
Jeremy clarkson gave the best quote of this while testing the LR3. He said "I have this watch, its rated to go underwater up to a depth of 1000'. I will never take it that deep, but its nice to know its safe if I drop it in the sink." Same goes with the raptor
JP7
Likes Canadian Mudbaths
I think the secret is more in the landing, than the severity of the jump - within reason.
There's a rally car vid on youtube where the guy measures 136 feet of distance off the ground or something ridiculous like that. Can you do that in a Raptor? Probably, but it depends on driver skill, approach angle, speed, (gravity weight specific to the vehicle) and most importantly - the landing surface and angles.
With the right combination of the first 4 items, gettng air - whether it be for height or distance, it doesn't matter - with the proper landing conditions (perfect, I might add) it can feel like your truck never left the ground. Well, not to you, but to the truck!
That being said, if any of the factors in this equation is off slightly - then you can break something, or cause undue stress which can cause something to break later. That's where driver judgment comes in, and risk management.
Trick is to know your vehicle, whether it be a Raptor you're jumping, or a Toyota Tercel - then practise without hurting it if possible. Bojangles posted a wicked jump in his Raptor, and he's grabbed air several times. But I'm willing to bet he always drove over it nice and slow first to see what the parameters were.
Thats my $0.02 for tonight...
There's a rally car vid on youtube where the guy measures 136 feet of distance off the ground or something ridiculous like that. Can you do that in a Raptor? Probably, but it depends on driver skill, approach angle, speed, (gravity weight specific to the vehicle) and most importantly - the landing surface and angles.
With the right combination of the first 4 items, gettng air - whether it be for height or distance, it doesn't matter - with the proper landing conditions (perfect, I might add) it can feel like your truck never left the ground. Well, not to you, but to the truck!
That being said, if any of the factors in this equation is off slightly - then you can break something, or cause undue stress which can cause something to break later. That's where driver judgment comes in, and risk management.
Trick is to know your vehicle, whether it be a Raptor you're jumping, or a Toyota Tercel - then practise without hurting it if possible. Bojangles posted a wicked jump in his Raptor, and he's grabbed air several times. But I'm willing to bet he always drove over it nice and slow first to see what the parameters were.
Thats my $0.02 for tonight...
BMart
FRF Resident Artist
I'm with you guys. I'd take it through nature's worst, but wouldn't throw it on a course to test limitsI had an LR3 when they first came out. It was a cool vehicle. But the trick with a Land Rover is to buy 2 of them so you have spare parts. They are cool vehicles but they seem ot reach a point - precisely 2 minutes after warranty expires - when things go to hell. I have a buddy who has probably had $60,000 in extended warranty repairs to his 2006 Range Rover... 
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