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Roll cage - redzebra24 - 05-26-2006
has anyone bought or made a roll cage for a revo 3.3? any pics of mounthing points and the thickness would help becasue i am looking to make one so i dont have to replace parts again. Thanks
Roll cage - Ponch - 05-26-2006
Uhh....Revo's don't need rollcages. There's a rollbar and a thing called a body.
If you really think you need a rollcage, check out http://www.rc-solutions.com
Roll cage - redzebra24 - 05-27-2006
thats what i want not 130 dollars, i keep breaking stuff
Roll cage - Ponch - 05-27-2006
Wait no you have the extended revo so I don't think there's a roll cage out there made for extended revos.
Roll cage - redzebra24 - 05-27-2006
extended no i dont it is all stock and by the way i want to make my own so i dont care if they sell one i just ned to know mounting points
Roll cage - Bikerman - 05-27-2006
You have the 3.3 right? That chassis is ext 30mm over the stock 2.5 chassis
Just get ideas from searching around the net and mock it up, and make your real version
Roll cage - Mr. Tune - 05-27-2006
What parts are you breaking the most?
Roll cage - redzebra24 - 05-27-2006
i broke engine mount, and ezstart.
i damaged head and i am sick of killing stuff
Roll cage - Mr. Tune - 05-27-2006
Put a wing on your truck, and your engine will never touch the ground again. This means no more scratched head, broken engine mount, broken easy start, etc. Plus your bodies will last 10 times longer.
The whole only cost around $20. Much cheaper than a roll cage. Plus wings look cool too.
Roll cage - Bikerman - 05-27-2006
Yep
I'd go with the Mugen MBX-4/MBX-5 mount..More durable IMO
Just mock it on the rear body mount, drill your 4 holes, and screw and locknut eveything
Roll cage - redzebra24 - 05-27-2006
i do like the look f the wing and was thinking about one. does anyone have a link? how would it prtocet the engine mount?
Roll cage - Czech-it-Out Graphics - 05-27-2006
it will protect the engine mount cuz it will keep the engine from hitting anything so no stress anywhere on the motor or its mounting point
Roll cage - Mr. Tune - 05-27-2006
Check out my avatar. There's no way the engine can hit the ground with that setup, because it will sit between two higher objects. Plus, on every rc car I've ever owned, the rear of the body takes the most punishment. That's the first part that got destroyed, causing me to need a new body. With a wing, that's no longer an issue either
.Here's a link with pictures of wing installs. http://monster.traxxas.com/showthread.php?t=309518&highlight=mbx4
Roll cage - Ponch - 05-27-2006
If you don't want to custom fab anything major, pick up One of these mounts. Bolts directly to the body posts, all you have to do is get a wing and drill the holes on that. Easy.
Roll cage - Bikerman - 05-27-2006
I wouldn't mount the wing high like they are on the Traxxas forums..I put my top holes where they have their bottom holes..
Grind down the rear bumper mount and drill the holes there..To where it's about an inch or so above the stock body height
This is how mine was..http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d192/BytBikerman/Revo/?action=view¤t=RevoPics029.jpg
http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d192/BytBikerman/Revo/?action=view¤t=RevoPics028.jpg
And don't cut up the rear of the body that much..I was in a hacking mood with my new dremel that day
Roll cage - Tex - 05-29-2006
wing washers are on wrong in your first link bikerman, those washers go on top of the wing.
Roll cage - Bikerman - 05-29-2006
Oh, I thought it was one on top, other on bottom? Oh well...The wing is gone anyway
How is it supposed to be?
Roll cage - FreeRideFrosty - 05-30-2006
Land right side up and you wont break those parts.... If you run the roll bar it shouldnt happen anyway and a wing or rollcage probably wont help you. (Wing might a little) The only time I ever broke a motor mount on my revo was when I took the roll hoop off and did half backflip onto the parking lot.......
Roll cage - Mr. Tune - 05-30-2006
You can easily break an engine mount, even with the stock roll bar. I did it twice. If you land on the engine, kiss the engine mount goodbye. Not every landing will put you directly on the lid. Tilt it a little and you engine is gonna smack the ground. A wing will prevent this. My proof is that since the wing, I have never even scratched the head, ever!
Roll cage - Ponch - 05-30-2006
I have scratched my 3.3's head with a wing on Tune....Oh well I'd rather have a flexable wing than one that snaps the first time I roll over.