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fiberglass 40?

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fiberglass 40?

Post by known 2 »

are these full fiberglass fj40's a good idea to be taken off road do they break easy or would it be better to look for a all metal one?

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Post by RockyF75 »

Go kevlar :idea: :cool: :D Suposed to be unbreakable i think.

At a guess metal would be stronger, and easier to pacth up than fibreglass though.
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Post by Mark2 »

Fiberglass cruiser tubs were mainly intended for corrosive environments ie lots of beach work. But they are also way lighter than a steel tub, so need to take about 3 leaves at least out of the spring pack to get any sort of suspension movement. Power to weight ratio is much improved.
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Post by scotto »

Mine's copped plenty of solid knocks and been on it's side a couple of times no dramas.
The tubs are solid as, panels will take a fair hammering before they crack, rather than bend. So you sand it, re-glass it and off ya go.
Having said that I don't know how they'd fare in a high speed accident, but steel bodies dont pull up too well either really...
And yeah orrrsome if you're doing a lot of beach work.

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