Raptors having frame issues

[stewie]

At some point, the people in this country need to take responsibility for their own actions, but that's another conversation for another day.

This!

 

[KaiserM715]

However if you step away and just look at it from an engineering standpoint, "beefing up" everything to the point that longitudinal frame strength is the weak point, is pretty weak.

Here is Jamal Hameedi's (Chief Engineer at SVT):

They didn't lose control – the vehicle was very stable. Some other things that could have broken – like shock mounts or spring perches or axles – those have grave, grave consequences when they fail at 80 mph off-road. [They can] potentially cause a lot of damage to the vehicle. These guys could still drive their vehicles – they weren't stranded with a busted suspension out in the middle of the desert. As you can imagine, if your suspension breaks out in the desert, it is not a trivial matter to get that vehicle extracted.

Given some of the other options, I would rather limp home with a bent frame than be stranded with a broken axle housing.

 

[SteveG]

I would rather replace tie rods than a frame....

Lose a tie-rod at speed and you'll likely be replacing more than a frame.