Drivers who saw it on the treacherous 22-mile trail told us it snapped multiple tie rods and needed a steering rack replacement.

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[–] 12 points 1 year ago

I hope they call Matt's Off-road Recovery

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    This is one of the greatest vehicular failures of all time.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    It couldn't have made it far in...

    Edit: Cadillac Hill. Either it almost made it or it got stuck right at the start coming from the other way.

    Edit Edit: Okay it appeared to had almost done the whole thing with a JL Rubicon support vehicle, 5 broken tire rods, and a replaced steering rack along the way. Not exactly a worthwhile effort but I think they knew what they were in for by bringing that many spare parts with them.

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    [–] 97 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

    BREAKING: Musk announces Tesla to create their own trail exclusively for Cybertruck owners, called the Rubes-I-Con Trail.

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  • [–] [S] 57 points 1 year ago*

    The Cybertruck crew said they brought six tie rods and only had two left by the time they reached us at Arnold’s Rock. Apparently, they’d already replaced at least one steering rack as well.

    You mean I can't just slap a Harbor Freight winch on this bad boy and conquer the Rubicon?

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  • [–] 45 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Now we can officially say our armor is Rubicon trail proven.

    😅 If they say so. I think this says anything but.

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    Spend half that much EVing a reasonable chassis like a Jeep or Toyota, and you could drive over that silver speed bump.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The Cybertruck crew said they brought six tie rods and only had two left by the time they reached us at Arnold’s Rock. Apparently, they’d already replaced at least one steering rack as well.

    I know nothing about offroading, but that doesn't sound normal.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago

    Why do people litter like that? They just drop their trash everywhere.

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    The Rubicon isn't actually all that tough, Dirt Everyday did it in stock vehicles, a 70s Chevy squarebody truck and a 60s Jeep Cj2a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGGRAXhxZVA

    Edit: URL problems

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    According to the article it wasn't stock, it was kitted out for the job.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    It was a promo stunt from the company that's selling the aftermarket parts for the CT - and watching their other videos, basically everything they've done to it is cosmetic. Camper bed, goofy bumpers, locking plastic wheel covers, tie rods that are a whopping 4mm thicker... and that's it. No reinforcing of basically any other components, and it really shows.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    This is my shocked Pikachu face, lol.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Waiting for the MORR video to drop where they're all gonna talk shit about how it doesnt have appropriate attachment points.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Is it still the best truck you ever owned there bud?

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  • This calls for dynamite.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Aahhahahahahahahah

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