...For the front I just thinned out the bumper as much as I could, I took off maybe 5/16"-3/8" from the back of the bumper, quite a bit really.
To do this there was a lot of Filling, sanding, and cutting with a fine toothed saw (Japanese saw). I removed the faux winch and drilled additional locating holes for the bumper mount which allowed me to push the front bumper inwards a bit more. The square post that is the mount extends into the body of the bumper, you'll have to cut away the bumper to expose more of this post structure, but its there if you look.
This added a bit more approach and a tiny bit of departure angle. After all the material was removed on the front bumper it still remained pretty strong, flexible but strong.
I can post up my custom bumper if people want, I'm just not sure it will be of any use here, let me know.
Hey MOB, did mounting the tyre on the hood help keep the front wheels planted? It struggles keeping the wheels down during a climb and it seems obvious that moving the weight from the back to the front might make a considerable difference.
Hey MOB, did mounting the tyre on the hood help keep the front wheels planted? It struggles keeping the wheels down during a climb and it seems obvious that moving the weight from the back to the front might make a considerable difference. I might have to shove a wheel on the front and eyeball how it looks!
I wanted the RC4Wd Gelende defender bumper, but knew it had to be modded to fit. Thought about it for a while and finally picked it up. In order for it to work I also picked up the bumper mounts for the RC4WD Trail Finder 2.
RC4WD Steel Bumper with 1/8 Zeon Warn Wich
Yeah Racing Alloy Bumper w/ LED's, Hitch & Spare Tire Holder
This is an Integy bumper I picked up off ebay for $25. It is advertised to fit the SCX10 with 43mm mount. Simple bolt on swap and fits the TRX4 bumper mount without modification. I still need to mount my RC4WD 9.5 Warn winch but that is going to require some fabrication.
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They have several styles of rear bumper in the Gunmetal finish on their web site. I'm not a big fan of Integy due to really substandard customer support but they do have some neat stuff.
This is an Integy bumper I picked up off ebay for $25. It is advertised to fit the SCX10 with 43mm mount. Simple bolt on swap and fits the TRX4 bumper mount without modification. I still need to mount my RC4WD 9.5 Warn winch but that is going to require some fabrication.
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Switched to a front bumper that is a much better fit for the 1/8 Warn Zeon 10 Winch, direct bolt on and a bit beefier than the previous one. Feel better that the winch is a lot more protected now in the event of a nose dive.
RC4WD Part # Z-S0434
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