Originally Posted by
rc car guy
Well guys tonight i have tried my new mods. Chassis stiffeners=ALOT less steering, i didnt have enough steering to compensate for the over powered chassis stiffeners. But if you have too much traction especially steering maybe this is nothing else is working for you. 2nd is the esc shelf, i did not have chance to try and move my electronics around and test it maybe tommorow, however having the esc shelf did stiffen up the rear end a bit, and took some front traction away, this was with a EXTREMELY thin and rigid shelf that rested on the existing battery strap. I would say if you have good side to side traction with good transitioning speed from left to right then try it and see how you like it
My son and I did not have the same experience with the chassis stiffeners. Running the Top Gear Spring Shoot Out Cavalieri setup with the shelf and inline electronics, and removing some lead (rear triangles, behind the battery) to compensate for the extra 35 grams of the chassis stiffeners, we had plenty of steering. This is on high bite clay indoor, clay suburbs with rear inserts up front on my car, and gold barcodes with rear inserts up front on my son's car. My car is ~ 1530 grams and my son's is a bit lighter at 1510. The cars are very nimble but still easy to drive consistently in 17.5.