Great idea ! Applied to my sledge works great. Only downside takes away the easy on and easy off of the body ! Guess thats why traxxas didn't apply a bumper that sits high like this. But still with a little bending or curling under of front body still goes on easy, coming off is easier. Worth keeping the body from crushing!!
Yeah it does make the body a little bit harder to get on and off but it's not too bad. If it does bother you can just clip the bars off the top of the bumper. Thanks for watching and a sub is appreciated!
Bruhhhh yasssss!!! Omg you don't even know how much I hate this problem in my Sledge! Thank you so much bro, just what I needed! Ha now to get a new cover to protect bahaha
Fantastic idea..."thank you" to you, and to whomever inspired you to try it. Watching, it got me to wondering if any other (Traxxas, or non-Traxxas) bumpers might fit.
I tried the exb bumper and the RPM bumper for 6s cars and neither one fit really well. They're both very close but they're so close that the existing holes interfere with the holes you would need to make which will end up making them loose. Thanks for watching and commenting and a sub to my channel is appreciated :-)
@@DoRC Are they close left-right? Or front-rear? Reason I ask is, if left-right, that should still hold the bumper quite tight. However, if front-rear, then yeah...would probably be loose.
@@robbryan3044 they're perfect with left to right but close front to rear unfortunately you can get two screws in perfectly but the other two would end up in elongated holes which not only would be bad for the bumper but also because those screws hold the differential housing you risk that coming loose as well.
On my way to hobby shop right now! Great video! So far I have the 46/18 gearing, earpluged center diff, o-rings in the rear diff, balanced all tires and properly vented them, running belted powerhobby wheels and this thing rips!
A little bit though you get used to it pretty quickly. If it bothers you you can always just cut those top bars off. They don't really do much anyway in this application. Thanks for watching and if you aren't already subscribed a sub is appreciated :-)
I buy them in assortments on Amazon. Always handy to have them around. Thanks for watching and if you aren't already subscribed a sub is appreciated :)
Was this your original idea from facebook? I wanted to give you credit personally but I couldn't find the original post. Glad you found the videos :-) a sub is appreciated!
Sorry I don't think I ever measured them. I have a big bag of screws and I think I just grabbed some that were a little bit longer than the stock ones. I think they come in like 2 mm increments I would just go with one that's the next length up from what the stock ones are. You could probably get away with the stock ones but I was like to have them be as long as possible.
@OlapSukim3 gotcha. Well this bumper served me very well. I did end up cutting the nerf.bars off the top because they made putting the body on and taking it off kind of challenging. It's not impossible but it is easier without that nerf bar on there.
Yeah a lot of truggies don't. The only issue I found with it that I forgot to mention was that it makes the body slightly harder to put on but it's really not bad. I think it's a great upgrade!
How does this effect getting the body off? It looks close and you slide it forward to remove it, probably why traxxas didnt add one then again I swear they want you to buy bodies every vehicle I have something rubs through mostly shock towers its ridiculous.
You have to kind of push the bottom of the body back a little bit to get it on and off but it is pretty easy. If you don't want to do that you can always just cut the bars off the top of the bumper and then it clears just fine. Thanks for watching and if you aren't already subscribed a sub is appreciated!
Good idea! I don't really find the body too difficult to put on but if it gets annoying I will definitely do that. Thanks for watching have a sub is appreciated!
Am I right in thinking this doesn't stick out further forward then the tyres, one thing I like about the sledge is it can drive up walls so I want a bumper that doesn't stop that, so far it's a pool noodle but this looks good so long as it doesn't stick out! 👍👌👍
I don't really remember if it does or not. If it does it's not very much further I don't think it would prevent you from doing anything that you can currently do without it.
@@DoRC after commenting this I actually managed to freeze the video on a frame that showed me and it is infact just shorter or parallel, I think its going to be my option at this rate it was very helpful video cheers bro.......
Glad you enjoyed. RPM has come out with a bumper since this video came out though that is specifically made for the sledge so you may want to take a look at that as well.
You can definitely get the body clipped back on. It just takes a little bit of finagling to get used to it the first few times. If you don't like it though you can just clip the little hoops off the top of the bumper and it makes it much easier.
I tried the RPM bumper for the kraton and it aligns perfectly with wise but not lengthwise. I couldn't figure out a good way to mount it because the holes are so close lengthwise that they would overlap with the holes need to make which would make them sloppy. Thanks for commenting and a sub is appreciated!
It's more challenging but it's not impossible. If you just take your hand and kind of curl the front of the body under it goes on pretty easily. I've gotten used to it and only takes me a second to do but if you don't want to deal with it you can just cut the top hoops off of the bumper:)
Actually really common for buggies and truggies not to have front bumpers also having a front bumper makes the body a little harder to get off. All that being said it really needs a front bumper :-) thanks for watching and a sub is appreciated!
hahahah I think u need to take your skills and focus on building a transition ramp!!! that board and block just ain't cutting it. hard on the preload and extension of the front shocks and will always kick you instead of a smooth invert!!
That's the thinking the rc community needs man 🤘 well done and great demonstration of the modification 👌
Thanks!
Great idea ! Applied to my sledge works great. Only downside takes away the easy on and easy off of the body ! Guess thats why traxxas didn't apply a bumper that sits high like this. But still with a little bending or curling under of front body still goes on easy, coming off is easier. Worth keeping the body from crushing!!
Yeah it does make the body a little bit harder to get on and off but it's not too bad. If it does bother you can just clip the bars off the top of the bumper. Thanks for watching and a sub is appreciated!
Nicely done! I just did the same upgrade to my sledge following your video. Now to get a new body so it has something to protect lol
Awesome! Enjoy! A sub is appreciated:)
Bruhhhh yasssss!!! Omg you don't even know how much I hate this problem in my Sledge! Thank you so much bro, just what I needed! Ha now to get a new cover to protect bahaha
You're very welcome! Do keep in mind that RPM has a purpose-built bumper for this car now. That might be a better option.
Great video, now lets see one on adding a cooling fan on the sledge motor...awesome
Thats a good idea! Thanks for watching and a sub is appreciated:)
Great thinking of a new idea! I will definitely be doing this. Thanks!
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Awesome Video ! just did this to my Sledge and it works Perfect !!!!
Great to hear! I'm still running my original and it's holding up great :-) if you aren't subscribed a sub is appreciated!
Hey, sehr gute Idee 💡.
Muss ich mir merken.
Dankeschön.
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Fantastic idea..."thank you" to you, and to whomever inspired you to try it. Watching, it got me to wondering if any other (Traxxas, or non-Traxxas) bumpers might fit.
I tried the exb bumper and the RPM bumper for 6s cars and neither one fit really well. They're both very close but they're so close that the existing holes interfere with the holes you would need to make which will end up making them loose. Thanks for watching and commenting and a sub to my channel is appreciated :-)
@@DoRC Are they close left-right? Or front-rear? Reason I ask is, if left-right, that should still hold the bumper quite tight. However, if front-rear, then yeah...would probably be loose.
@@robbryan3044 they're perfect with left to right but close front to rear unfortunately you can get two screws in perfectly but the other two would end up in elongated holes which not only would be bad for the bumper but also because those screws hold the differential housing you risk that coming loose as well.
On my way to hobby shop right now!
Great video!
So far I have the 46/18 gearing, earpluged center diff, o-rings in the rear diff, balanced all tires and properly vented them, running belted powerhobby wheels and this thing rips!
Sounds like you have it pretty well set up! Thanks for commenting and a sub is appreciated :-)
What is the function of the O rings in the diff?
@AmericanDefender The o rings are part of the sealing system that keeps fluid in and junk out.
@DoRC oh! Those o-rings! I thought he was using them as some kind of spacer on the diff. Gotcha.
Does this not make it awkward to get the b off? Wondering if there is another option which would sit further out so not to impede the body
A little bit though you get used to it pretty quickly. If it bothers you you can always just cut those top bars off. They don't really do much anyway in this application. Thanks for watching and if you aren't already subscribed a sub is appreciated :-)
Hi, That's a great idea where you get the screws ?
I buy them in assortments on Amazon. Always handy to have them around. Thanks for watching and if you aren't already subscribed a sub is appreciated :)
Awesome mod! Will be doing this as I have one of these bumpers laying around.
That's convenient! Thanks for watching :-)
👍🏼👍🏼Good video on how I did this. A little different than the way I did it but thanks for the TH-cam video to help others.
Was this your original idea from facebook? I wanted to give you credit personally but I couldn't find the original post. Glad you found the videos :-) a sub is appreciated!
0:44 please, what is the size of these screws?
Sorry I don't think I ever measured them. I have a big bag of screws and I think I just grabbed some that were a little bit longer than the stock ones. I think they come in like 2 mm increments I would just go with one that's the next length up from what the stock ones are. You could probably get away with the stock ones but I was like to have them be as long as possible.
@@DoRC oki thanks :)
@OlapSukim3 I know RPM makes a bespoke bumper for this now. Might be a better choice
@@DoRC thank you, it looks great, but they don't have it here and the price plus shipping is quite €
@OlapSukim3 gotcha. Well this bumper served me very well. I did end up cutting the nerf.bars off the top because they made putting the body on and taking it off kind of challenging. It's not impossible but it is easier without that nerf bar on there.
Nice, I found it strange it doesn't come with a proper bumper 🤷
Yeah a lot of truggies don't. The only issue I found with it that I forgot to mention was that it makes the body slightly harder to put on but it's really not bad. I think it's a great upgrade!
@@DoRC very nice bro thanks for the info. Can you give us the length on the button head screws are ? Thanks again much appreciate your time & content
@@vitodambra72 I think it's in the video but the ones that go in the front are 30 mm long and the ones I used for the bottom are 20 mm long
How does this effect getting the body off? It looks close and you slide it forward to remove it, probably why traxxas didnt add one then again I swear they want you to buy bodies every vehicle I have something rubs through mostly shock towers its ridiculous.
You have to kind of push the bottom of the body back a little bit to get it on and off but it is pretty easy. If you don't want to do that you can always just cut the bars off the top of the bumper and then it clears just fine. Thanks for watching and if you aren't already subscribed a sub is appreciated!
Brilliant!
It really adds to the truck.
Yeah I think it actually looks great. It could easily have been made specifically for this truck.
@Do RC Traxxas may just do that. Just ordered the part. Subscribed!
@@ret737 Thanks!
Hey man right on I did the same thing for my kraton with a slash 2wd bumper
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I trimmed of top brush guard to ezz putting body on still protecting
Good idea! I don't really find the body too difficult to put on but if it gets annoying I will definitely do that. Thanks for watching have a sub is appreciated!
nice bashing! this sledge looks so good...
Thanks! I was mostly just trying to break the front bumper in this video but it really does bash pretty well.
Am I right in thinking this doesn't stick out further forward then the tyres, one thing I like about the sledge is it can drive up walls so I want a bumper that doesn't stop that, so far it's a pool noodle but this looks good so long as it doesn't stick out! 👍👌👍
I don't really remember if it does or not. If it does it's not very much further I don't think it would prevent you from doing anything that you can currently do without it.
@@DoRC after commenting this I actually managed to freeze the video on a frame that showed me and it is infact just shorter or parallel, I think its going to be my option at this rate it was very helpful video cheers bro.......
Glad you enjoyed. RPM has come out with a bumper since this video came out though that is specifically made for the sledge so you may want to take a look at that as well.
@@DoRC will do cheers.....👍👌👍
cool idea but can’t get the body to clip back on so it doesn’t work for functionality ….. i tried it i know
You can definitely get the body clipped back on. It just takes a little bit of finagling to get used to it the first few times. If you don't like it though you can just clip the little hoops off the top of the bumper and it makes it much easier.
seen a vid were a kraton bumper is almost a direct fit with a little shaping to the sides
Interesting! I did a couple searches and was not able to find any videos of other people putting bumpers on the sledge. Have a link?
@@DoRC its in german
@@taker1971 thats okay I'd still like to see it
@@DoRC th-cam.com/video/1zSn-4qGCOo/w-d-xo.html
I wonder how the K6 bumper would fit that?
I tried the RPM bumper for the kraton and it aligns perfectly with wise but not lengthwise. I couldn't figure out a good way to mount it because the holes are so close lengthwise that they would overlap with the holes need to make which would make them sloppy. Thanks for commenting and a sub is appreciated!
5835x works too
Nice though these days there are options that are specifically designed for the Sledge. RPM makes one
was thinking of this but with the rpm erevo 2.0 front bumpers
Yeah they're definitely might be a way to mount those as well but I like this because it mounts through the front and on the bottom.
I did this mod and now its impossible to get the body on. Am I missing something?
It's more challenging but it's not impossible. If you just take your hand and kind of curl the front of the body under it goes on pretty easily. I've gotten used to it and only takes me a second to do but if you don't want to deal with it you can just cut the top hoops off of the bumper:)
Id probably round out those corners if I were to do this
Yeah that would probably be best I just got lazy to be honest with you.
@@DoRC it happens
Ok. This is the way. A+
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@@DoRC clear and informative videos tend to do that!
@@daniloreyes2 :)
Very nice 👍🏻
Thanks! Have you gotten a sledge yet? Thanks for watching and a sub is appreciated :-)
I saw that when I first saw it. I don't know why trexxas made a beast like this with no bumper
Actually really common for buggies and truggies not to have front bumpers also having a front bumper makes the body a little harder to get off. All that being said it really needs a front bumper :-) thanks for watching and a sub is appreciated!
The front bumper also affords a handle to easily carry the Sledge.
It does! Did you notice that Traxxas included a handle on the back under the wing as well though? Thanks for commenting and a sub is appreciated!
hahahah I think u need to take your skills and focus on building a transition ramp!!! that board and block just ain't cutting it. hard on the preload and extension of the front shocks and will always kick you instead of a smooth invert!!
Take a look at my latest bashing video of the 30° north 1/5 scale. Way ahead of you :-)
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