Watch a Cybertruck cross the finish line at the Mint 400

[ButterEV]

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[Cybertruck 1974]

Ha! saw this yesterday. No crossing any line. Good effort. Just needs that suspension done right. Its been the issue with Cybertruckco attempt on Rubicon and now Mint400. Nobody makes the right suspension yet.

 

[mcm4ss]

why is this butter ev always talking about the CT yet he got rid of his?? Got a hummer.

 

[CYBERTRUCKco]

Ha! saw this yesterday. No crossing any line. Good effort. Just needs that suspension done right. Its been the issue with Cybertruckco attempt on Rubicon and now Mint400. Nobody makes the right suspension yet.

Not attempt, we did cross/complete the Rubicon, just took a beating to do it! But the suspension wasn't the issue, it was the steering rack and components that are not up to serious abuse on rock crawling.

The suspension lift they used at the race does not address adding suspension down travel as it only lifts the truck which then stresses the axels, and evidently the spacer they used on the spindle broke... Not sure how that passed the tech inspection, that was waiting to break.

The truck would have had a better ride, not broke and been $9900 less with our $129 +1" lift rod kit and run in the baja high mode. Live and you learn.

 

[Cybertruck 1974]

Not attempt, we did cross/complete the Rubicon, just took a beating to do it! But the suspension wasn't the issue, it was the steering rack and components that are not up to serious abuse on rock crawling.

The suspension lift they used at the race does not address adding suspension down travel as it only lifts the truck which then stresses the axels, and evidently the spacer they used on the spindle broke... Not sure how that passed the tech inspection, that was waiting to break.

The truck would have had a better ride, not broke and been $9900 less with our $129 +1" lift rod kit and run in the baja high mode. Live and you learn.

ahh yes. I did see after many parts replaced you did get through Rubicon. Great effort and hey I applaud you for doing it. I've been there a bunch of times over the 35 years running that course with multiple vehicles. Agree that steering front and rear are for light duty off road and highway. I have a tree farm in the Sierra Nevadas at 5k feet where I've used my CT for just about everything but not slam bam thank you maam rock crawling. KOH this year was fun too but again no boulder bashing and never will. I have a 1952 Willys M38, V8, full float rear, 35s locked F and R for that stuff. In the future, for my farm and more access to great camp spots, I'd give your suspension a run for it's money. You have good things for the CT already just waiting for a Big Beef steering and more capable suspension components for travel with keeping the ability to haul. Thanks for the things you do, we all enjoy watching and seeing what you are building.

 

[CYBERTRUCKco]

ahh yes. I did see after many parts replaced you did get through Rubicon. Great effort and hey I applaud you for doing it. I've been there a bunch of times over the 35 years running that course with multiple vehicles. Agree that steering front and rear are for light duty off road and highway. I have a tree farm in the Sierra Nevadas at 5k feet where I've used my CT for just about everything but not slam bam thank you maam rock crawling. KOH this year was fun too but again no boulder bashing and never will. I have a 1952 Willys M38, V8, full float rear, 35s locked F and R for that stuff. In the future, for my farm and more access to great camp spots, I'd give your suspension a run for it's money. You have good things for the CT already just waiting for a Big Beef steering and more capable suspension components for travel with keeping the ability to haul. Thanks for the things you do, we all enjoy watching and seeing what you are building.

Correct! CT is a great truck, great offroad, just not Rubicon offroad! We broke 4x front tie rods, 2 rear, front steering rack, rear axel. Later was determined the rear steering rack was heavily damaged as well.

We were not involved wit the Mint truck except that we gave them some tie rods. Great guys though!

 

[Cybertruck 1974]

Correct! CT is a great truck, great offroad, just not Rubicon offroad! We broke 4x front tie rods, 2 rear, front steering rack, rear axel. Later was determined the rear steering rack was heavily damaged as well.

We were not involved wit the Mint truck except that we gave them some tie rods. Great guys though!

Yes it looked like alot of work for you guys but still would have been fun. The CT has been a great truck for me and my business. I would get another in future. The Mint guys did alot of work in a short time and was excited to see what it could do. Can't wait to see what you guys and they do in the future. Would have been nice to see them on race course....the feed kept dropping and it seems nobody recorded them out there.

 

[Friday]

You guys are like the Starship, every try is a shakedown and a challenge. Fix and launch again. This is the way.

 

[REM]

Not attempt, we did cross/complete the Rubicon, just took a beating to do it! But the suspension wasn't the issue, it was the steering rack and components that are not up to serious abuse on rock crawling.

The suspension lift they used at the race does not address adding suspension down travel as it only lifts the truck which then stresses the axels, and evidently the spacer they used on the spindle broke... Not sure how that passed the tech inspection, that was waiting to break.

The truck would have had a better ride, not broke and been $9900 less with our $129 +1" lift rod kit and run in the baja high mode. Live and you learn.

To be fair, maybe there are engineering firms who are fishing for a new failure mode so they can develop aftermarket products too?

 

[CYBERTRUCKco]

To be fair, maybe there are engineering firms who are fishing for a new failure mode so they can develop aftermarket products too?

yes, 100%! Not slamming what they did, it's a bit unconventional from an offroad design perspective, but this is how you learn, through failures on the track/trail.

 

[UP_Kirk]

Here is the @Unpluggedperformance synopsis on the event

https://unpluggedperformance.com/wh...ne-of-americas-most-legendary-off-road-races/

 

[R.R.MONTY]

Not attempt, we did cross/complete the Rubicon, just took a beating to do it! But the suspension wasn't the issue, it was the steering rack and components that are not up to serious abuse on rock crawling.

The suspension lift they used at the race does not address adding suspension down travel as it only lifts the truck which then stresses the axels, and evidently the spacer they used on the spindle broke... Not sure how that passed the tech inspection, that was waiting to break.

The truck would have had a better ride, not broke and been $9900 less with our $129 +1" lift rod kit and run in the baja high mode. Live and you learn.

You need to do that again on video with what you learned!. That was a good learning video. I would take off the cab etc and run a CT with a stock look but with all your new suspension toys and get back to the Rubicon with the more developed mods you now know can be addressed.

 

[R.R.MONTY]

why is this butter ev always talking about the CT yet he got rid of his?? Got a hummer.

The Hummer EV scene is pretty much non-existent to be fair to the brother.

 

[R.R.MONTY]

yes, 100%! Not slamming what they did, it's a bit unconventional from an off-road design perspective, but this is how you learn, through failures on the track/trail.

The issue I didn't like with the video of you on the Rubicon is that the narrator kinda was kind of clowning you the entire time. I would like to see a proper video done on the experience without that constant bias being heard throughout the video. Although you finished it, most wouldn't know because the narrator or person speaking made it seem like you didn't. You guys should do a proper Rubicon video with Unplugged or something collab and send two CTs up there.

 

[HaulingAss]

The Hummer EV scene is pretty much non-existent to be fair to the brother.

I wonder why? It's because it's an expensive but very crappy vehicle, from an objective standpoint.

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