On: When Trucks Fly

[spacecadet]

Monster truck engineering, suspensions, dual drive trains. :drool:

Where's the Monster Cybertruck with hub motors??? talk about unsprung mass!

[msandford → spacecadet]

I always thought you wanted to minimize, not maximize, the unsprung mass. So putting giant hub motors on would kind of defeat the goal, no?

[michaelrpeskin → msandford]

I remember watching an interview with a monster truck engineer and he said it was challenging suspension design because it was the only motor sport where the unsprung weight was greater than the suspended weight. It’s a while different approach.

[spacecadet → michaelrpeskin]

Interesting! The tires are very heavy! and they aim for many traditional motorsports goals, lightweight and fast...

[spacecadet → msandford]

Thats my joke, would love to see a vehicle of that design, I imagine its dangerous but funny? Would fit right into monster trucks.