Originally Posted by
Littlejohn Dsgn
I think they went back to plastic because it gives more flex which helps with traction.
Originally Posted by
ovalracer1m
they switched to all plastic because plastic flexes more thus resulting in a more predicatable car with more traction. All kits now come with plastic chassis and suspension components. The only time i hear of people experimenting with carbon anymore is on super high bite, smooth sufaces. This would make the car more responsive and aggresive feeling.
I'm certainly not calling you 2 liars but I would have to hear this out of the engineers at AE and TL mouths before I can believe this.
The whole Idea for going to carbon composite chassis and suspension components was to bring consistency into setups. No longer did you have to worry about if or if not, how much or little the chassis and suspension arms were going to play into the reaction of the car to the track. You were now able to fully tune the car with the shocks, springs, camber and toe-in settings and not have to worry about if because of a stiffer or softer suspension was the car's chassis going to absorb more or less of the impact of bumps and jumps.
IMPO, I really think they did it as a cost cutting feature to the racer. While you do suffer from less consistency with your chassis setup, 1: The car is more resistant to impact damage and 2: The cost of parts and replacements are cheaper.
Just my $0.02
