Originally Posted by
symmetricon
I recently went over to Mantis's house to check my scte's weight and balance and found that it weight 2770g, and the weight bias was 49.54% in the front and 50.46% front while maintaining near perfect side to side weight distribution. I though tthe truck would be front end heavy based on how the design looks, but i was wrong like I usually am
. His sc10 4x4 truck actually weighed more than my scte. I dont know if anyone has tried to get their sc10 4x4 weight this close to 50/50 as far as balance is concerned.
The Losi I weighted came in a 3226 grams.
780 grams each front tire
720 grams each rear tire
226 gram body
52% front, 48% rear.
The way the math breaks down, you'll have to find a way to add about 160 grams near the front axle to get the bias the same (50/50), and that causes lots of problems. That is roughly the equivlent weight of one of those shorty 2c lipos.
To me, the easiest way to improve things is to move the motor forward with a bigger spur. Or find a lighter motor. Or maybe both. Or maybe all three. Think you could make time with 8000MAH?