Looks good. Just have to wonder how long the four mounting screws will hold it on. My 3S bumpers pull the heads through the soft plastic. Has it taken any hits yet? Wondering if the RPM holds up better than the TBR.
The RPM is definitely holding up better. The only reason I changed mine was pure wear and tear on the skid area. RPM has dimples that fill the countersink cavity in the chassis, which helps the screws to seat better. Haven't stripped on gearbox since switching to the RPM. Also, its design might not be pretty, but the bumper is almost indestructible. You know how hard I try, but this bumper is still beating me. I'll keep trying?
Good to know. If/when I get a 6S basher I will keep this info in mind.
Oh, and when I say changed, I mean from one RPM to another. I still have the first one in a drawer, just in case. The skid area is ribbed, and once they wear down, you have to keep an eye on the screw heads. I could still use the old one if I was only bashing on dirt and grass, but there's been a lot of concrete, asphalt and hard packed screening surfaces in the mix lately. Talk about high friction surfaces. I'm surprised the M2C chassis is still holding on, but the bottom has definitely seen some shaving happening.
I ran at one of those a few times, was an indoor MX track. Back when I ran nitro's. We were able to run there whenever the place wasn't rented out as one of the guys I bashed with supplied the owner dirt. As long as we didn't crank up the fans and turn on all the lights, we were able to run. Only went 3 or 4 times, but it was fun just the same. No fans, nitrous fumes from our trucks, dirt/dust in the air without fans... we all got filthy and had stinging eyes. By the time we all came home, we looked like coal miners.
Yep! Just hate how often I'm replacing the rear RPM skid. Got a hilarious, pinch every penny you can, solution to it. I like the 7075 ones makers like GKA have, but have heard mixed reviews, and everyone has the RPM skids.
I made a steel plate to go on both my front/rear skids. Can't remember how thick, probably 3/16" with the screws countersunk. Takes quite a while for steel to grind down at the skate parks. If I didn't have those on all 3 of my revos, outcast and stampede, my skids don't last much longer than a couple bash sessions. The concrete on the face of most of the jumps is very coarse and chews right through them.
I made a steel plate to go on both my front/rear skids. Can't remember how thick, probably 3/16" with the screws countersunk. Takes quite a while for steel to grind down at the skate parks. If I didn't have those on all 3 of my revos, outcast and stampede, my skids don't last much longer than a couple bash sessions. The concrete on the face of most of the jumps is very coarse and chews right through them.
I got the M2C rear skid protector when I ordered the M2C chassis to go over my t-bone skid on the rear. One bash at the skate park and it's already ground down flush to the heads on the rear 2 screws. Once it wears down, I'll make a new steel one.
Looks hack, but helps them last longer.
This was after a month of running at a couple skate parks with the steel one:
I'm not 100% sure why I even bothered trying the M2C one... I think I was just lazy as I don't have an angle grinder or anything to bevel the leading edge. Just a hand hack saw, drill and dremel. It's a pain grinding down the leading edge so it doesn't snag on every rock I go over.
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