Do not do this at home

[Phantom59]

Has any one thrown a 8297 Off-Roader like this and it survied intacted

http://powerfunctions.lego.com/en-us/Movies/Default.aspx#mov88991

Also I think site is a little out of date

[Gnac]

Just dropping it from 10-15cm was enough to significantly weaken the connections in the wishbones when I tried it. Too much shear and torsion forces on them. That's why I completely rebuilt the axles when I decided to motorise it:

So stiff that the only remaining problem with the model was having the diff tear itself to bits.

Edited March 28, 2016 by Gnac

[Saberwing40k]

Oh my, I'm surprised Lego bought off on that. Although, I have seen a Lego creation, not 8297, do a flip like that.

(Skip to the 1:27 mark and you'll see the thing in question.)

It's made out of the special parts that came with the Offroad Challenger, and those other similar sets, so they're made more out of nylon than the standard ABS, so that's why it can do that.

Edited March 28, 2016 by Saberwing40k

[nerdsforprez]

It's made out of the special parts that came with the Offroad Challenger, and those other similar sets, so they're made more out of nylon than the standard ABS, so that's why it can do that.

hmmm.... I am assuming that the motors and many other things are non lego as well? I don't think that even the RC motors can produce that kind of power. The speed... yes... but not on something that big...??

[Saberwing40k]

Nope, those motors are Lego. They made specific motors with shiftable ratios for the off road challenger.