Originally Posted by Scottrik

Just a heads-up--the chassis you have pictured is not a 3.2R. It is not at all uncommon for folks to have earlier chassis listed as 3.2R's because (usually) they were told it was a 3.2R when THEY bought it. Unfortunate misinformation, not any sort of attempt to be dishonest.

The way to tell a 3.2R from the earlier cars visually is that ALL 3.2R's had 3 holes around the front "diamond" cutout for mounting a transponder which puts a countersunk hole dead center at the very front of the chassis. Also the 3.2R's main chassis plate "side wings" taper to a rounded point around the standoff that supports the cross brace where the chassis pictured is still "squared off" at the back of those wings.

Not visual but easily measured, a 3.2R chassis will be right around 2.5mm thick which is, performance-wise, the biggest difference. You will find that your chassis is somewhere between 2.15 and 2.2mm thick if memory serves.

Doesn't look like the rear shock is a Dura-shock but hard to tell from your pic. If it has a threaded-in black cap to secure the guts it is a Dura-shock(edge of black cap should be visible in photo), if it uses the white plastic star in a cut ridge inside the end of the shock body to secure the guts it is not. BTW--the Dura-Shock was not an "upgrade" on the 3.2R, it was the first CRC chassis to come with a Dura-Shock (red) in the kit.

The chassis shown DOES have the newer Associated upper arm mounts and straight hinge pins that started in the 3.2R and has the "big foot" battery strap anchors.

My guess is it MIGHT be a 3.2R that needed it's chassis plate replaced and someone put the thin older plate on (to check this, measure the lower rear pod plate (not the upper). If it is the same thickness as the chassis within a couple hundredths this was probably not the case. If the pod plate is about 2.5 this is probably what happened--and the pod plate should be replaced with an older piece so ride height and droop can be set accurately.

More likely guess is it's some version (likely later version) of 3.1 that has had the newer upper arm mounts and battery strap anchors installed.

Sorry, but hopefully this keeps someone from disappointment and you from having to deal with that.

Originally Posted by TimV

Thanks for trying to help, but according to your description, it definatly is a 3.2R. The chassis plate is 2.5mm thick, it does have the three holes around the front diamond. The ends of the side wings are rounded as well. It is a Durashock, I know, because I purchased and installed that myself and the instructions for it are also included in the package. If you notice, the older style shock is also included.