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That's why I'm saying. A 1 shock per corner setup is outdated in today's sport for the sheer fact that promoters want these trucks to fly higher, hit more obstacles, and run harder. If this were 10 years ago with this exact technology, he would have been a-okay. But obstacles are bigger and promoters want more out of a driver and a truck. He can make the most out of it by upgrading to gas bump stops to take some of the edge off when landing from a high leap, but you still need initial shock suspension to take most of the hit. A 2 shock per corner setup with gas bump stops is ideal in today's competition.

Seasock was let go from Feld a few weeks ago as a recovery driver and backup driver, so he's out of the question in this case. I know Feld wouldn't want to let the Blue Thunder name go into oblivion again, so they'll keep it around; it's just a matter of finding someone fit enough to fill in Dalton's shoes. It's such an unfortunate matter that this happened and it was so untimely too. Still shocked that he's gone.

They could have the potential to be tightened up a bit, maybe changing up the valving a hair too to change the flow of the shock during compression, but just having one shock per corner alone is already asking for trouble, and by making them too soft, you'll be hitting the bump stops on every hit and your back will feel the jolt when you land. If he has gas bump stops, it might be a little more comfortable.

May not be a fancy Monster Jam style ramp, but that's a pretty big obstacle for a monster truck to hit.

It'd be a stretch and would take a lot of redesigning and re-positioning, but I've seen it done before where there are 2 shocks side-by-side stacked on another pair of shocks where, if you look down at it from the top, it makes a square shape. It would mean a skinnier chassis or even wider axle housings, but I've seen it before somewhere, just can't remember where.

In today's world, it's pretty much a common thing and all that can really fit efficiently on a truck.

I said that it couldn't handle the abuse of big hits, and I guarantee you it can't. The rear shocks look like they were landing way too soft and looked like they were hitting the bump stops on every hit. Everyone that has run a single shock setup and gone big with it regret it because it just flat out does not land as soft as a truck with a double shock setup. I'm not saying that he can't be competitive with it, because he can; it just needs a heavy upgrade in order to remain competitive, because his back might tap out before the truck does. Hell, watch Throw Down For What? and Jamey Garner says that the single shock setup hurt on every hit he took. Ultimate testimonial, right there. Doug knows how to drive really well, and he knows how to put on a great show whenever he drives. I give him credit for going out there an outdated shock setup and making the fullest extent of it, but if he wants to keep up with the biggest and more angled obstacles that are showing not just in Monster Jam but all over the place, the smartest thing to do is to upgrade to 2 shocks per corner. It'll provide a much better cushion.

Everything's looking much better now that the steering ram heim joints and tie rod heim joints are all vertically in line with each other. There are very few trucks that run steering knuckles where the tie rods heim joints are farther spread across than the steering ram heim joints. And I hate to be that guy to point the little crap, but only the rear axle should have a self centering device attached to one of the steering rams. The front one has it too, which it shouldn't since the front runs an orbital/hydraulic system, not electrical/hydraulic system. Other than the little crap, just the axle assemblies alone are looking spectacular.

Wheel tethers became mandatory by the USHRA and MTRA before 2011, so Raging Bull has them on the truck since it passed USHRA inspection in 2013 when it last ran with Feld.

And to make it even better, he saved it but wound up crossing the center line and disqualified himself, so Runte took the win by default. Not sure on who crossed the finish line first, though. And it's Runte against Hartsock in the final round. Apparently Anson and Sims Sr. both had truck issues and couldn't make the casting call for the semis.

No matter how many trucks you own, Feld wants 5 tires per truck (4 plus 1 spare mounted and ready to run). Plus that would also mean that some guys would have to build new rims as well, adding onto the cost more. That's Cory. Jimmy's in Charlotte.

$2650 per tire plus whatever it'll cost teams for shipping, depending on if they get them straight from India where BKT is based out of or from a distributor here in the States if they do pop up.

Well, if he decides to only run 4 events or less with Monster Jam, he can keep his China tires.

If his aspirations are to get Wild Thang into Monster Jam events, he needs to first and foremost upgrade the shock package. I haven't seen the truck run in person yet, so I'm at no liberty to say what he can and can't do, but just saying now, single shock setups aren't going to survive on Monster Jam's tracks, especially what they're coming up with every year and how it's getting bigger and bigger with more and more angle on every jump.

If I had time, I'd be pumping out some badass trucks. I wish you guys the best of luck otherwise.

There's just not enough cushion for the driver on a landing with a single shock setup as compared to a double shock setup. I do think that Doug needs to upgrade to two shocks per corner soon because if he plans on going bigger, that truck's not going to want to.

Pretty sure Dillon worked out a deal with Brandon to pay some dough to throw the Tantrum name on one of their bodies and chassis to run. And rumor has it Joey might be driving Dirt Crew for a few more shows.

The hole in the windshield is too big. 3/10.

There will be multiple #MoreMonsterJam tours (2, in fact). There are other expansions going on for 2016, too.

Preston said that it will be run as straight line racing for his fun run.

Roddy's been driving for about 2 years now, and Sudden Impact has been in circulation for about 3 years running now, so there's nothing fantastic here. Especially when it comes to that team...

I'm pretty sure Mark Gallagher owns this one. Mark owns Lethal Weapon, and I know this is the teammate truck to it, but I'm not sure if he owns it or his crew chief Derek Ritter owns it.