Lower suspension arm shields??

[Daskraut]

I took my Raptor R out for some high speed thrashing at my local airport and the little rocks on the cement being kicked up by my front wheels shredded my purty aluminum lower suspension arms!!. Does anyone make sheilds/covers to protect these??. I have RPM shock shields coming... but my poor arms.

 

[DavidB1126]

Plastic doesn't have that issue

 

[RustyUs]

Uhh... I don't know where to begin. Sorry, but it's an off-road RC.
What did you expect to happen?

 

[ferrebee88]

Its just one of those things... you run it, it's going to get beat up!

 

[Mrgoodwrench35]

Gorilla tape ftw!!!

 

[Daskraut]

Plastic doesn't have that issue

Very true...but aluminum is SEXY!

 

[Ramp addict]

Traxxas Stampede 4x4 mud guards are the only ones that will fit. If that's a Slash the rear ones will have to be modified to clear the chassis. Been there, done that.

 

[Daskraut]

Uhh... I don't know where to begin. Sorry, but it's an off-road RC.
What did you expect to happen?

True, but this was pavement....my bad

 

[Daskraut]

Nothing out there...gunna have to fab.

 

[ferrebee88]

Nothing out there...gunna have to fab.

You would have to cover the entirety of the front and underneath of those arms. Even on roads there are little rocks. Your front tires are slinging those rocks backwards and they are bouncing up.

Possibly some thin thermoform kydex sheets?

 

[Daskraut]

Since I am more concerned with rocks kicked up from the front tires, I will try ABS plastic and see if any ground hits happen. If it hits, I will do 1/8" hard rubber.

 

[Daskraut]

Made some from rubber sheeting. Flexable but wind will not affect, yet will give if contacted

 

[Daskraut]

well hell!, I just found Traxxas makes some guards and they showed up on no searches for the "slash", but they are for some other model that uses the same arms. They are in the mail, will attempt installation next weekend. I knew someone had to make something for this, but Google failed me. They are local, think I will go protest in my furry suit!!

 

[Daskraut]

Got them!. Fronts were a direct bolt on and rears needed a little dremel love to clear the slash LCG chassis

 

[CertifiedMike]

but Google failed me.

Google failed us all...

 

[Mrgoodwrench35]

I have those on mine. Really cuts down on the lower portion of the shock getting beat on.