Regardless, all Monster Jam trucks have rear-axle steering to help these behemoths make tight turns, which is especially important in smaller stadium scenarios.īut when it comes time to jump 30 or 40 feet in the air and then land safely, it's the shocks that are the most important. Some drivers run with the front and rear locked all the time, but others prefer an auto-locker that just evenly distributes the power when needed. Additionally, drivers can choose their own differential locker setup. Instead, braking is done on the drivetrain itself. While all four wheels get power, they don't all have brakes.
That's a Mazda Miata's worth of weight and then some, just in wheels and tires. All told, each wheel and tire weighs 645 pounds. The BKT tires are wrapped around 25-inch beadlock wheels, and are inflated to just 23 psi. sort of, after she won the high-jump competition at Monster Jam World Finals.Īs for the trucks' massive tires, each one is 66 inches tall with 43-inch-wide tread.
Driver Cynthia Gauthier and her crew chief are all smiles, well.
