Broken Bulk Heads!

[loose]

Is there any way to protect or at limit the number of front bulk heads I keep breaking. Seems any time time I dink a front wheel I breaking it! (dont get me wrong sometimes I REALLY dink it and I'm not surprised it breaks, but everytime???). I've just got the standard hinge pin cover on, is there a modified one that takes some of the impact maybe?

[bigred5765]

use the alloy front brace never broke a front bulk head ever

[BenG]

me neither, use the FT blue front brace and you should be fine.

Also, drive less aggressively

[mattym0310]

yeah i also started using blue FT front brace and i never broke one since.

o yeah also dont argue with walls, it isnt good for you.. [ive learnt that from alot of experience]

[tc2k]

The front brace helps. I broke 2 bulkheads when i sarted within a week of each other so stocked up on them and havent broke a single one since, but still managed to do the rear shock tower twice!

[loose]

Cheers guys, I'll pick up a couple of alloy brackets. I'll see if our local shops carry them as stock items.

I learned a lesson here - loadsa beer, 4.30am, power wheelies off your wifes new rug to impress equally trolleyed mates. Not a good idea.

[Fiddybux]

Where do you get the braces from, or is it just a case of trying stuff to see what...atomic carbon don't do a front one do they?

[sparrow.2]

Associated do a very nice one which any model shop ought to be able to get for you.

[ashleyb4]

The only prblem with the FT hinge pin brace is if you do break a front bulkhead you may loose the hinge pin brace which is like 13 quid alot of money to loose i lost about 5.

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[ben]

BUT ash isnt that the whole point of the FT front brace so that you dont break front bulkheads to loose the brace?

[ashleyb4]

But if you slip something the bulkhead can break and then the ft wing pin brace goes ping and bye bye into thegrass never to bee seen again.

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[pro4nut]

Having always used the FT blue brace and never broken a bulkhead i would have to dispute what you are saying Ashley.

[sparrow.2]

Ash is actually right. I found one of my braces right by our track after one of the jumps...

What happens is if you land a jump wrong the two plastic elevations on the bulkhead break, the screws pull out and off goes the brace to find new owners

Happens quite a lot and is the reason I run an aluminium bulkhead too...

[ashleyb4]

Originally Posted by pro4nut

Having always used the FT blue brace and never broken a bulkhead i would have to dispute what you are saying Ashley.

Well ive lost quiet a few thsi way and seen other people do the same thing.

Originally Posted by sparrow.2

Ash is actually right. I found one of my braces right by our track after one of the jumps...

What happens is if you land a jump wrong the two plastic elevations on the bulkhead break, the screws pull out and off goes the brace to find new owners

Happens quite a lot and is the reason I run an aluminium bulkhead too...

yea I always seemed to break ien in the saem place right next to the long weeds if you are lucky you will find it otherwise another 13 quid

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