Kraton Need Help with busted front end

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Arrma RC's
  1. BigRock 4x4
  2. Kraton 6s
Kraton 6s v5. Bought it a few weeks ago. I installed the RPM bumper, love it so far. Was bashing extra hard today and popped the front left dogbone out of the diff cup. As I was reinstalling it, I noticed damage at the hinge pin plate at the very front, just behind the bumper: Part of the bulkhead broke off, and both screws are barely biting.

Here's a picture:
https://ibb.co/rHYJHkn

No other damage though. The arms and bumper are fine, which makes me think I installed something incorrectly with the RPM bumper.
Looks like maybe I should've used longer screws?
Should I replace the busted bulkhead? Or could I glue it? Jb weld or CA glue?

Does the Arrma EXB super basher bumper protect the hinge pins better?

Any insight is much appreciated. Loving the Kraton so far. I've had a Big Rock 3s v3 for 9 months, love it, and was always excited to try the 6s platform. It's all SO GOOD. Arrma! Joy.
Thank you. Love this forum.
 
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Stock bulkheads are cheap. Not worth trying to repair. Just replace them.
I don't know what the RPM bumper on a Kraton looks like, but if it is like the one i bought for a Slash, i would ditch it. They are thick, hardly any flex in them. And no bumper thingie to connect to the tower to cushion impacts. One frontal crash and it destroyed the bulkhead by ripping out the screws underneath the chassis. The stockers are best.
 
This looks like its from this hinge pin pulling on the hinge pin block after hitting that side front tire.
Here is the housing https://www.amazon.com/ARRMA-Gearbo...sprefix=kraton+6s+diff+housing,aps,116&sr=8-3
There super cheap,

As far as hinge pin upgrades there are a lot of tool steel harder pins out there.
Or this from M2C its spread the load of the hit over both ends of the pin. https://m2cracing.net/shop/shop.php...EM-v2-v3-v4-v5/p/478001499/category=136157755
You will probably bend a M2C pin or 2 at some point but it wont pull your bulkhead apart. Need to order new pins my self pay day that pole at the park came out of no were man I'm telling you it came at me bro.
 
Thank you for the input. I ordered the housing you linked. Going to stop launching up trees for awhile.
 
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