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10-16-2016, 05:50 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Castle Rock, Colorado
Posts: 377
|  Really lousy front bumper
Just a heads up. This bumper was brand new and I ran it for the first time today. No extreme falls, but I looked down and saw that the stinger was bent back. Upon further examination I noticed that the welds had broken. Beware of this bumper. Tough Armor Competition Stinger Bumper to fit Axial SCX10  Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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10-16-2016, 06:28 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: appleton
Posts: 357
| Re: Really lousy front bumper
I run this exact bumper on my 6x6. I completely demolish the rig. No breaks yet. I also got it used. I hope this is an isolated incident and rc4wd makes it right. Sent from my LG-H900 using Tapatalk |
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10-16-2016, 07:25 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Castle Rock, Colorado
Posts: 377
| Re: Really lousy front bumper
I was told that these mass produced items are machine welded and that the welds can be weaker than hand welding. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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10-16-2016, 08:38 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: In the shadows
Posts: 98
| Re: Really lousy front bumper
So instead of buying a new one, couldn't it just be re-welded, painted, viola fixola! Just my .02
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10-17-2016, 09:05 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Lake Stevens
Posts: 578
| Re: Really lousy front bumper
I also run this bumper. No problems so far and I've hit it pretty hard. Re-doing the welds seems like a good idea. A Tig welder would work ... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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10-17-2016, 09:37 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh-ish vicinity
Posts: 3,846
| Re: Really lousy front bumper
I have the stubby version of that bumper and it held up to some vicious tumbles. The stubby hoop may also put less strain on the welds during impact though. Either way, I am not terribly impressed with the quality of the RC4WD bumper construction (specifically the soft mounting arms). They are fine if you are after a certain scale look but for that generic hardcore offroad look, other companies definitely make better products. The couple RC4WD front bumpers I used have since been replaced with Scalerfab bumpers. |
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10-17-2016, 11:41 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Lake Stevens
Posts: 578
| Re: Really lousy front bumper
I haven't tried Scalerfab front bumpers, but can say good things about their rock sliders and rear bumper for the G6 SCX10. Both are really well made and reasonably priced. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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10-18-2016, 08:45 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Texas
Posts: 720
| Re: Really lousy front bumper
If you don't have a way to weld it send it over and I'll do it for you free of charge and you just pay shipping bud.
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10-18-2016, 09:11 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Angels
Posts: 433
| Re: Really lousy front bumper
I have their trail bumper and one of the d-ring mounts came off after repeated hits. No biggie, still have one good one holding strong. As for the stinger, its likely to bend anyway. Even my bgr stinger is bent but its actually helps the approach angle so im not mad.  |
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10-18-2016, 01:30 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: West Texas
Posts: 2,654
| Re: Really lousy front bumper
ScalerFab! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk |
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10-18-2016, 02:59 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: In the shadows
Posts: 98
| Re: Really lousy front bumper
^ x2
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10-19-2016, 07:37 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Castle Rock, Colorado
Posts: 377
| Re: Really lousy front bumper
Just installed Scalerfab sliders with skids today. Troy and Casey have moved back to Colorado and were at the event Sunday. RC4WD reached out to me today and said it looks like I got a defective piece and offered to replace it. Very cool of them. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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