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Originally Posted by Evil Genius jr. View Post
A couple more questions about the handling/design of this car.
So the weight is biased to the rear.
Right.

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This affects handling on ruff tracks, but how?
On a rough track? The weight distribution isn't an advantage or a disadvantage.

On a slippery track, having more weight bias forward will help. What would also help is a power distribution system that doesn't slip or pick a favorite side to bias to (aka the decoupled slipper)

My new theroy (I haven't tried it yet/again) is to recouple the slipper when grip is low. My VTA sedan has a belt and two diffs, handles fine and doesn't torque bias to one side or the other, so why can't my short course truck?

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Say I got a SCTE what differences would I notice besides flight?
The parts quality is absolute junk, and you'll be constantly wrenching fixing CVD's, outdrives, bearings, ect.

The SC10 flies fine with a stiffer spring.

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How much weight needs to be added to the front to balance it out?
When I was weighing trucks, user Oasis SCTE had the exact same rear wheel weight as my SC10 4x4, but the front was something like 100 grams heavier per wheel.

But it's not that simple, you can't just add 200 grams and call it good, because keeping weight near the chassis center of gravity is also important. When AE designed the truck, they put the motor in the back. When Losi designed the truck, they put the motor in the middle. Plus, it has a center gear diff that is way better at biasing power front to rear in a lower grip situation.