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Junior Member
Registered: 01-26-07
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the TIV 2 should have a beefed up suspention to handle more weight. probably thats why it kept breaking down too much weight they should ty a off road suspention or a semi truck suspention and pater will be easier to find.
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Registered: 10-31-09
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your best bet on the stronger suspention like you said get a semi but get a millitary rig it is 6x6 and heavy duty so ya...
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Registered: 11-16-05
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Actually they went the other way, lightening the armor rather than beefing up the suspension. Did you notice that they had used Lexan instead of thick steel plate? Did you also notice that Josh tapped the structure and noted that it was "tinny", and that the indestructible windshield had already been destroyed?

I think they made the correct decision. We all know that the TIV would blow away like a dust bunny in a hurricane in any serious tornado. Just look what happened to the 80,000 lb water tank that blew away in a moderate tornado last season. So at least make the thing more agile, to give some semblance of active safety.
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Registered: 11-17-08
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TIV2 need s to put lights so in a dark day time storm when about to impact they can turn on eoxturnile lights and get a good camera shot like a camrea but longer light time with them on. have them housed in side compart ments a?
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Registered: 11-17-08
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eeman1 its funny becase you guys think only if your a hevy car can you stay on this storms well your worng ive seen something as hevy as a tire stay on the ground in a F3 and 4 soo how you explan it. well the shape helps make the wind force it down like a airplan with upside down wings. it well go down same as a race car too. oh and a hurricane is weaker then a twister . Roll Eyes
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