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Re: Chassis - Team 772 2011 off-season (update)

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Originally Posted by akoscielski3 View Post
Bumper support? Your not the first person to ask me this, but yes it mainly is just for looks. They dont add alot of weight, but i may remove them.

Edit: I just remembered the real reason. They are supporting the transmissions on the inside
The transmissions are too low to the ground to allow you easily and legally mount bumpers to the side plates. I'd still recommend raising everything up to reduce your ground clearance.

Additionally, by removing the trapezoids from the side plates, you can add another flange along the length of their lower edge and make everything stiffer. Right now, the trapezoids do nothing but hurt you.
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