Ascender RTR

[jwalker497]

I like the look of the ascender but it sits a little too high. Can it be easily dropped to make it look more scale?


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[Volvospede]

Originally Posted by jwalker497

I like the look of the ascender but it sits a little too high. Can it be easily dropped to make it look more scale?

Yes it can, very easy. You can lower both the suspension and also the body. I run my blazer fairly low, it looks more realistic and functions better.





I mounted the body so that the grille is just above the bumper. Then adjusting the spring preload to get the desired height.

[jwalker497]

How do you lower the body


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[M1tch]

The posts have plenty of adjustment holes in them and are held in by screwed pins similar to the Axial drive shaft pins.

[racenut123]

I assume you had to trim the body? If so,how much?

[jwalker497]

Also curious about the trimming


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[AngelowDoom]

Put the truck on the table up side down and look underneath and see where the bumpers rubs against the body, mark it with a sharpie and dremmel out the places needed, you can also use lexan scissors or hobby/crafts knife. Just do some trial and error, its basicly pretty simple

[metalry101]

It is super easy to do, and it makes the truck look a lot better. Mine is mounted nice and low with the grille right above the bumper just like a real Blazer. I'm not sure why so many people have been afraid to cut a little lexan and mount the body this way.

[Crusty Old Shellback]

Yep, easy to do. Did mine the same way after looking at my 1:1 blazer. Front bumper is just below the grill and the rear bumper is just below the rear tailgate. You just notch out a little to clear the bumper mounts, about 1/4". I cut the front of my body at an angle to match the front bumper but the rear fits just fine.

If I remember right, I mounted the front body post with 11 1/2 holes showing and the rear with like 13 1/2 or 14 1/2 showing.






Here's a good side shot before I trimmed the front of the body to match the bumper.