Originally Posted by
DavidNERODease
Funny, I wish magnesium was heavier though. I like the idea of improved shock and damping but it raises the CG of the car. You have to stick even more weight on top of the chassis. Airwave, which plate did you get (solid or flex) and how much does it weigh?
If only the chassis were thicker, then they could utilize weights like they do on the 750... but then the cost of that thicker magnesium chassis would be truly ridiculous. Anyway...
Since I’m just coming back into the hobby, I’m still trying to wrap my head around the concept of wanting flex in the chassis. Back in the late 80s and early 90s we all went from fiberglass to graphite because we wanted to stiffen the chassis as much as possible and make the suspension do all the work. The theory behind this of course is that flex can be inconsistent, and thus cause inconsistent behavior. What changed in the last 25 years?
