Originally Posted by protc3
the T bar will roll less than a standard link car due to the progressive spring tension.the darkside car from what it looks like,will roll less than a standard link from the layout of the batteries down the center.this would actually not roll as much being that the weight is in the dead zone.the springs will have more of an effect or give the effect of a stiffer feel due to the lack of lateral weight transfer.it will actually need those lighter springs.the wide spring layout also will increase the leverage for a very smoothe controlled feel.it is a very unique setup and i would be interested in trying one just to see the reaction of the car and the feel.this is similar to the losi touring car.guys are running super soft springs on them because they dont need the stiff ones to control the roll.
i got a chance to test drive anothers racers Darkside 1/12th car on carpet and the feel is sort of hard to descirbe. it is definitely different than any t-bar or link car i have ever driven. the car felt very planted and steered like the car was a 4wd sedan. he is running Parma 38 PU-F and PK-R's on it in stock class, he tried grays on the rear but due to the pack adding weight forward he said the car would lose complete rear traction at 6 min mark no matter what he did. don't know if he tried black or grey fronts? the car for him has been a improvement since he has only broke into the 50+ lap barrier with it. 2-3 lap increase for him. this racer had no experience with 12th scale and was used to driving sedans. he also own a 12l4 and CRC 6-pack.