If you look at trophy trucks, that i have seen fly 150 before landing, all that they have is coil overs and resevoir shocks, just like that super duty.

 

4523788187 - i want the wheel spacers off the front of this thing....and this truck is so wicked it ripped its own driveshaft out and threw it away...

 

I could have sworn reading an article saying the flatbed driver was killed in the accident... mind is making things up and im only 18.

 

oh jeezus...Running those offset wheels on a dually dana 60 front...what is this world coming to? Aside from all that, the truck isn't ALL that bad...even for a Chevy...

 

He probably needed that suspension to support him/ and his g/f. How do they take pride in having everything done by someone else. I'd rather do the labor myself. what a bumb.

 

Some people cant do the labor, dont have the time, or the space. If you can afford it, have someone else do it.

 

That right there was funny.

I've found that if you go to ebay and just do a search for "monster trucks" you get all sorts of these goofballs. What really slays me is the guys with their 38's and 6" bodylift that call it a "Monster truck!!!" like their feeble little rig is the coolest thing since sliced bread

 

6" bodylift? lol

Just curious, what would you guys consider monster truck? Like a technical term??

 

A truck that requires planetaiers, 5ton rockies, 56+ inch tires, ungodly power and a fully funcational suspension to make it all work.

 

According to Bob Chandler (founder/president of Bigfoot, Inc) there are three different 'stages', if you will, of 'monster trucks'. Stage one is simply a big lift and big shoes; what you generally see advertised on EBay as 'MONSTER TRUCK!'. Stage two goes to rockies and bigger shoes, usually Terra tires of the 48"-66" variety, but generally still leaf/coil sprung. These are the ones you saw in the 80's. Traditional set up; engine in the front, backed by a tranny. Harder to do wheelstands with these, and VERY rough riding. Stage three is what you see today; computer designed, ridiculous articulation, nitro-charged shocks, weird cantilevering axle control. Figure your stage 1 costs $5-$10K on top of the cost of the vehicle. Stage 2 will cost $10-$30k to build, and the Stage 3, well, we KNOW what those cost to build...
For our tenth anniversary, my wife wants to be able to drive up to our party in a monster truck. Instead of finding one to 'borrow' somewhere, I told her that if she allocates me $10k about 2 years before our anniversary, I could get it done on the cheap. Under-powered, certainly, but essentially a stage 2 truck. Figure a 2 1/2 ton box truck frame, 460-514, C6, 205, 4-link rockies front and rear, 74-79 truck cab, aluminum flatbed, 'borrowed' 60" terra tires. Definitely do-able. Won't be a competetion vehicle (to start with), but will certainly be an attention grabber and conversation piece.

 

Thats a pretty good summary right there. I know allot of people consider my truck a "monster truck", but I don't. Although I guess if good ol' Bob classifies my truck as a Stage 1 Monster Truck thats good enough for me I built this truck in fact, to be upgraded in stages. Next step is in fact rockwells and 52" ag tires....I've just resisted this for some time because I like the fact that I can still take my '73 on-road and terrorize ricers. Once you go "stage 2" its a trailer queen.

Your wife sounds pretty damn cool btw!

 

Yea, she's alright . I asked her the other night, 'Dear, when it get's warm, can I shoot a few pic of you nearly nekkid posing on the Bronco?' 'Oh, I guess...' Good times, good times...
It's just tough right now. I'm operating 2 mud trucks on an absolute shoestring budget because she's allocating the rest of the money into getting rid of debt and building savings. But she's got a job that's totally commission based, so her income is nearly limitless. She says if she gets to a certain level by May that she'll buy me a nice big welder, so I'm hounding her every night to bust her chops. She knows that my hobby is more of a stress release and a way for me to be creative because I pretty much hate my job. Yep, she's a good wife. Good breeding, too...

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[QUOTE=Ryan50hrl]*DISCLAIMER* if your currently selling your lifted/showtruck on ebay, do not read any farther as i don't wish to insult you. Thanks and have a great day.

4522711102 - k, first off...i'm pretty sure the world could figure out this truck can drive over a curb...no ones impressed, secondly, panited murals don't belong on tailgates next to F550 emblems, and is it just me, or is the front axle mounted 4 inches to far forward?
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I gues this guy parked in front of Kia Dealership to make himself feel a bit infeareor. And I gues that he wanted to creep upto and onto a vertical wall for having that front end moved so far forward. As far as the curb goes, well I figured it wasn't compact enough Being at the Kia dealership.