First Cybertruck to cross the Rubicon video launch! [CYBERTRUCKco]

[HaulingAss]

you and I are never going to get along after I tried to give you free inner tie rod in case you broke down and you accused me of trying to buy you

I didn't accept your offer of free tie rods because then I would feel somewhat beholden and unable to publicly suggest that stronger rods were inadvisable, because tie rods are engineered to only be as strong as necessary to act as a "fuse" between the wheels and the more expensive steering rack. By putting on stronger tie rods you will no longer have that safety fuse that protects the expensive steering rack.

Also, anyone who won't be rock-crawling boulders, or catching big air over jumps requiring steering while landing simply doesn't need more than the stock truck can already handle. Now if you had an upgraded steering rack to match your beefier tie-rods, you might have a product I could endorse. As it is, I cannot, and I did not want to accept your offer.

In any case, I was under the impression you sold your re-designed tie-rods to people who didn't understand they were designed to act as a mechanical fuse, not that you gave them away to people who had already been publicly critical of your product.

Maybe you can explain why you sell stronger tie rods to people who think it's a good idea, but offer them for free to people who are publicly critical of the very idea of removing the mechanical fuse between the wheels and the expensive steering box. I just assumed you were trying to buy my silence, and I like to be free to speak what I know to be the truth, without being beholden to a retailer selling things I don't believe in. Besides, what would I do with a stronger tie rod, considering I don't think it's a good idea to remove that mechanical fuse? If anything, I would be more likely to carry a couple of spare OEM tie rods, if I was tackling an overly-ambitious undertaking, so I could maintain that mechanical 'fuse' that protects the steering rack.

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[CYBERTRUCKco]

Glad you made it. Would have been much better with some better spotting on the obstacles.

Two easy points, UP makes equipment for this and a Honda gas generator can trickle charge the truck when you stop.

MItch was a great spotter, the trail is BRUTAL there is no easy line, only hard, harder and f#cked...

 

[CYBERTRUCKco]

Do you think if you sleeved those tie rods your steering racks would be shot?

yes, working on a billet steering rack for next year...

 

[CYBERTRUCKco]

I didn't accept your offer of free tie rods because then I would feel somewhat beholden and unable to publicly suggest that stronger rods were inadvisable, because tie rods are engineered to only be as strong as necessary to act as a "fuse" between the wheels and the more expensive steering rack. By putting on stronger tie rods you will no longer have that safety fuse that protects the expensive steering rack.

Also, anyone who won't be rock-crawling boulders, or catching big air over jumps requiring steering while landing simply doesn't need more than the stock truck can already handle. Now if you had an upgraded steering rack to match your beefier tie-rods, you might have a product I could endorse. As it is, I cannot, and I did not want to accept your offer.

In any case, I was under the impression you sold your re-designed tie-rods to people who didn't understand they were designed to act as a mechanical fuse, not that you gave them away to people who had already been publicly critical of your product.

Maybe you can explain why you sell stronger tie rods to people who think it's a good idea, but offer them for free to people who are publicly critical of the very idea of removing the mechanical fuse between the wheels and the expensive steering box. I just assumed you were trying to buy my silence, and I like to be free to speak what I know to be the truth, without being beholden to a retailer selling things I don't believe in. Besides, what would I do with a stronger tie rod, considering I don't think it's a good idea to remove that mechanical fuse? If anything, I would be more likely to carry a couple of spare OEM tie rods, if I was tackling an overly-ambitious undertaking, so I could maintain that mechanical 'fuse' that protects the steering rack.

I tried to give you a spare for your recovery kit just in case it does happen to you because Tesla didn't stock the part at local service centers. But you don't need spares according to your message because you're so amazing at wheeling and don't even need a spare tire...

I hope you never need one, but if you do, we'll sell you one if you don't want to leave your truck on the trail for weeks.

 

[HaulingAss]

I tried to give you a spare for your recovery kit just in case it does happen to you because Tesla didn't stock the part at local service centers. But you don't need spares according to your message because you're so amazing at wheeling and don't even need a spare tire...

Huh? I didn't say that. Why do you just make stuff up?

It's very unbecoming for someone trying to retail aftermarket parts to the Cybertruck community to act like that towards Cybertruck owners.

And you didn't answer my very straightforward question. What was your motive for offering a critic of the very concept of a stronger tie rod (without a beefier steering rack), a stronger tie rod? Your answer doesn't make sense, otherwise you would ship free tie rods to ALL Cybertruck owners who might need a spare. Instead, you sell them to those who don't criticize the concept and offer free ones to those who do.

It makes no sense unless you were trying to silence me. Now you're butt-hurt that I don't feel obligated to withhold my honest opinion.

Stop digging yourself deeper. I'm not the one who publicized your offer to give me a free tie rod. I was willing to leave your shameful offer in silence, but this is at least the second time you have made the unforced error of bringing it public as if it paints you in a better light and me in a worse light. Hint: It doesn't do either. Just let it go.

 

[JoeHill]

Not something I would try. Obviously for clicks. But whatever floats your boat. Speaking of boats why don't you try crossing the mile long Brazo Santiago Pass (waterway between SPI and Boca Chica) as Musk advertised it would be capable of. At least when it sinks, it won't take 3 days to recover.

 

[dalton108]

@CYBERTRUCKco I thought the video was fantastic! It was fun to watch and you guys are total bad-asses for doing this!

Given that with enough money and ingenuity you can get just about anything modded up to handle the trail (Matt’s off-road recovery’s MORRVAIR comes to mind); I’m curious as to what you think could be done (obviously the tie rods and other parts that you’re working on) but what else- wouldn’t much bigger tires and other things make this a lot easier?

 

[btcrealm]

Interesting. Donut Media just did the same thing in a $2,000 Jeep Liberty on the Rubicon and their tie rods didn’t take nearly as much damage. They definitely had more fun than being stuck on the trail for a week.

A comment on this video was spot on. "How well you do on the Rubicon is inversely proportionate to how much you care about your vehicle."
Obviously people do build their rigs for it but the point is valid.

 

[CYBERTRUCKco]

@CYBERTRUCKco I thought the video was fantastic it was fun to watch and you guys are total bad asses for doing this!

Given that with enough money and ingenuity you can get just about anything modded up to handle the trail (Matt’s off-road recovery’s MORRVAIR comes to mind). I’m curious as to what you think could be done (obviously the tie rods and other parts that you’re working on) but what else- wouldn’t much bigger tires and other things make this a lot easier?

whats needed to get through better:

1. $15k - custom machined aluminum front steering rack
2. $30k - custom portal axels -4" lift
3. $6k - 37" MT's on bead locks
4. $500 - Disable rear steering rack
5. Remove as much weight as possible; no camper, fridge, anything extra
6. 100% charge at the start of the trail
7. good generator to charge daily
8. get to the Lake night one so trip can be done in 2/3 days baring issues
9. spares, spares
10. prayer

 

[btcrealm]

whats needed to get through better:

1. $15k - custom machined aluminum front steering rack
2. $30k - custom portal axels -4" lift
3. $6k - 37" MT's on bead locks
4. $500 - Disable rear steering rack
5. Remove as much weight as possible; no camper, fridge, anything extra
6. 100% charge at the start of the trail
7. good generator to charge daily
8. get to the Lake night one so trip can be done in 2/3 days baring issues
9. spares, spares
10. prayer

Here you go
The entire reason I wanted a Bollinger was because below the frame. Motors, gears, axles, hubs, suspension. Everything else was meh but it would have been fun to offroad.

 

[REM]

you and I are never going to get along after I tried to give you free inner tie rod in case you broke down and you accused me of trying to buy you

Thank you for letting me know to never remotely consider your company as an option. The fact that you are a site sponsor here is utterly baffling.

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