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pipeous · 02.29.2008, 11:59 PM

To be a Monster Truck, the lowest point of the engine must sit at least 1.5" inches above the lowest point along the front-back centerline when compressed (usually the "skid plates").
To tech questionable MTs, remove the wheels, place MT on flat surface, compress the vehicle fully and a ruler (or 1.5" gauge) could be used vertically to measure the engine above the surface. No flat chassis (1/8 buggy style).

Transmission - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Must be multi speed gear reduction. Diffs inside the transmission are allowed only. Front and rear brakes allowed.

Those are taken right from the rules. Having it locked into second is your choice. The main point here is it can't have a buggy/truggy style center dif without being inside a transmission like the revo. Most conversions still use the transmission with multi gears

add to this, the class needs entries so people are less likely to be turned away for something marginal in a monster truck than say a buggy. I know you can read the rules yourself but these are my interpretations of the rule (and understanding of the class through discussions ;) )

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pipeous 5th Scale Guy Offline Posts: 183 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Surrey, BC	02.29.2008, 11:59 PM To be a Monster Truck, the lowest point of the engine must sit at least 1.5" inches above the lowest point along the front-back centerline when compressed (usually the "skid plates"). To tech questionable MTs, remove the wheels, place MT on flat surface, compress the vehicle fully and a ruler (or 1.5" gauge) could be used vertically to measure the engine above the surface. No flat chassis (1/8 buggy style). Transmission - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Must be multi speed gear reduction. Diffs inside the transmission are allowed only. Front and rear brakes allowed. Those are taken right from the rules. Having it locked into second is your choice. The main point here is it can't have a buggy/truggy style center dif without being inside a transmission like the revo. Most conversions still use the transmission with multi gears add to this, the class needs entries so people are less likely to be turned away for something marginal in a monster truck than say a buggy. I know you can read the rules yourself but these are my interpretations of the rule (and understanding of the class through discussions ;) )