Is the Bomber a thing of the past? Seems this forum section gets very little traffic since the Capra came out. Is it just me or is this rig falling by the wayside? |
Re: Is the Bomber a thing of the past? Kinda I think the 2.2 rigs are getting eclipsed by the 1.9 for the most part Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk |
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Also, the Bomber is just an older platform. It's still awesome and worth having, but a lot of people move on to the newest, best thing. |
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The bomber is kind of a large, clunky rig that is fun but grows long in the tooth at least for me. Mine is beyond the normal "built" level and I still haven't plugged in a battery since early spring. |
Re: Is the Bomber a thing of the past? Well I use mine every other weekend but I don't always have good pictures or videos to post. I'm also completly unable to mount my MT/R and chanquish wheels which is enough to bench the Bomber...[emoji2959] Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk |
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Well I only speak coming from the fun world since I don't comp. Aren't tire sizes governed in comps? Quote:
Fanquish wheels are easy to mount and RC4WD beads typically aren't tricky. What issue are you having? |
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6" is the max tire height for sporty and pro. Most run 5.5-5.75" though. |
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Ah so it's OD and not related to wheel size at all. Makes complete sense to me. I never understood limiting something to 1.9 or 2.2 when that's irrelevant. The OD is what matters. |
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Re: Is the Bomber a thing of the past? I still really like mine as well. I don't get out much with anything lately, but my Bomber is my only rig. I'm nearly finished building a custom-caged "class 3ish" 1.9 crawler with dig, a winch, full interior, etc. It started as a Bomber rebuild and the only Bomber part remaining is the front driveshaft, at this point. I even switched to a Wraith skid most recently. I agree that 2.2 rigs seem to make things easier, which is exactly why I'm building a 1.9 truck. We've got a great spot with lines for days and spending 6 hours out there doesn't present many real challenges to the Bomber...providing it doesn't get too narrow. |
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Re: Is the Bomber a thing of the past? No. My bomber is the most versatile rig I own, it will crawl some impressive lines and haul ass all on the same set up. There's a reason its the only rig of choice for the Scale Ultra 5k races. |
Re: Is the Bomber a thing of the past? I dont think so. It will be popular for many years I think, just like the wraith. The thing that makes it seem like this is no doubt because of the releases this year. It has been an awesome year honestly for literally every class of rig, aftermarket etc.... Great stuff came out so the Bombers may have taken a lower spot on the shelves. It is still one of my favorite though and I think they will still be very popular in the somewhat near future until it is really dated by some new wicked 2.2 platform. I cant think of many 2.2 rigs that are as fun (as far as factory rigs) except my Losi RR. I love em still, hopefully im right and theyre here to stay."thumbsup" |
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I dont do comps and dont know the terrain there, but the mountains here have everything: big rocks, small rocks, tree roots everywhere, dirt everywhere, very steep places, grass, places where you need to use hands to go up. All this stuff the Bomber do and ask for more. Also durability. My hikes are around 6-12 hours each. Few stops only. Endurance hiking and the Bomber can do it with almost no broken parts. (metal axles, UD gears, bomber kit, Mamba X, hobbywing motor) and not shortened (shortened Bomber is stupid performance wise for my terrain). Short WB Bomber is good for very specific places.Everywhere else is worse then full length (hundreds of miles tests behind this statement :) ) So in the end all have their opinions. And if i have to compare my personal opinion to that of White Trash, about the capabilities of the Bomber platform, i cant take his opinion seriously at all. :) :) ps: the best tires for mountains with roots, dirt, stone and gravel are Louise/ Duratrax Rowdy/Showdown that i have tested. Also their price is half or more then the other high performance tires :). Oh and HB Rovers. win win"thumbsup" |
Re: Is the Bomber a thing of the past? Also also, after the people in the group i run sometimes with, see the performance of the louise/ duratrax tires, a lot of them bought the same tires. Now they can follow me more. And some of them bought Bombers after seeing mine. Just tests after tests. Very specific tests with small changes every time and seeing the results. This process i enjoy a lot. My 1.9 rig that do all the mountains also, is highly tuned and modified TRX4. A platform that when i first started to modify mine, the general thinking on this site was that trx4 is a Scale Trail crawler and can not perform with the best. Maybe for comps this is true, but there is not a single RC in my group of crawling buddies that crawl better. Just my Personal Honest opinion here :) So *shrug* :) |
Re: Is the Bomber a thing of the past? When you say shortened bomber is worse, are you talking about wraith length or twin hammer length? I bought everything for the wraith length rear conversion to get a more scale look Im kinda worried now Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk |
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See the important part here: The tire OD is very important factor. Because it rises the car up and negates some of the length. With other words long wheel base with 150mm tires is almost the same as a little shorter wheelbase with 140mm tires. (negate the minuses of long wheelbase with taller tires) The longer wheelbase also helps with uphill climb. When i shortened to twin hammer trailing arms i had to put around 60grams per wheel just to be able to achieve the same uphill climbs. The difference to wraith length is not so noticeable if you are not comparing step by step on same terrain. So go for the better look ;) :) The parts for shorter wheelbase are relatively cheap so you can test. You can always go back later. |
Re: Is the Bomber a thing of the past? Yeah you are right I got the full stainless link set from JEC and the stainless Wraith trailing arms. Should add some weight on its own vs the aluminum and plastics. I have a set of AR60 brass knuckles from TSS going in as well. He will climb, I was just worried about the length after reading your post Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk |
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