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fiberglass 40?
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:05 pm
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?
thanks
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:53 pm
by RockyF75
Go kevlar
Suposed to be unbreakable i think.
At a guess metal would be stronger, and easier to pacth up than fibreglass though.
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:20 pm
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.
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:32 pm
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.
scotto