Originally Posted by
JAMMINKRAZY
IMO lighter truggies are better across the board. Truggies are heavy vehicles in general. While heavier buggies may be more stable than lighter buggies, I don't believe that applies to truggies. The lighter the better(within reason).
Well put. I feel the manufacturers should look into unsprung weight on truggies.
Unsprung weight is everything not suspended from the shocks. So simply put everything past were the shock ties into the arm. So the hubs, the wheel hex's and the wheel and tires. In motocross manufacturers found by reducing unsprung weight that it made the bike feel alot lighter when riding it then when it was actully weighed. Such as more maneuverable and agile.
So by making lighter wheels tires and foams i feel that would make a huge difference on how light the truggies felt while driving. On a buggy this would be less so for there really is alot less unsprung weight then a truggy.
Thats just my 2 cents.