Originally Posted by
fredswain
I still have the stock "short" chassis on mine. My logic for retaining it is very simple. I refuse to run a cab forward body! In a 17.5 class, I honestly don't see the need for a longer wheelbase. It is needed for more high speed stability and you just don't have that type of speed with a 17.5. The fact that modern buggies are aerodynamic bricks doesn't help stability either.
True. I never liked the cab forward bodies since they first came out for any buggy. Just not a good look if you ask me and when I did run them I never saw an increase in performance no matter stock or running mod.