So, a local 4x4 group that I am a part of held it's 6th annual Toy Run for kids/Ramp Day on the weekend. The purpose is to gather toys and donations for the underprivileged for Christmas. For those of you that don't know what a ramp day is, I'll tell you. It's called an RTI ramp. Ramp Travel Index. It is usually 20 degrees. With some of the extreme travel suspensions, 30 degree ramps are also common. This one is the 20 degree ramp. Entrance was one unwrapped toy. I just happened to notice the advertising poster. I'm on it...
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Re:Ramp Day
Date: 2006/12/06 05:26
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The person drives up the ramp as far as he can, without any tires lifting off the ground. You measure the distance traveled, divided by the wheelbase, and mulitplied by 1000 to get your score. The higher the number, the better. A 1000 is a perfect score, with #'s higher than that even better. I ramped my truck stock in the summer, and got an average of 599. Not bad for a stock truck. I had removed the rear sway bar, which helped.
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Re:Ramp Day
Date: 2006/12/06 05:33
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For this one, I have both sway bars out, but I have the new OME lift in it. The springs are a lot stiffer, and I don't have the weight of the aftermarket bumpers and sliders on it yet. This hurt my score quite a bit. I would also do better if I put longer shocks in. This is a very near future mod. I only scored an average of 468 this time.
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Re:Ramp Day
Date: 2006/12/06 05:36
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Pic of the winner with a score of 1122.5...
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Re:Ramp Day
Date: 2006/12/06 05:39
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And for comparison...one of my 5Runner at a different day...
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