Originally Posted by
Jmuck69
I see setup sheets indicate adding 1/2 oz there and 1/4 oz there, but how are they determining that? left to right balancing is easy to understand, use chassis balancers along the centerline of the car and place the weights accordingly. what about front to back? Do you balance in a way to give the CG dead center front to back and side to side, or is it different? do you measure overall length and divide to give centerline?
would you use this to balance?
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...lancing-Tool-2
or some other means?
What is everyone's take on this?
Placing the weight on the chassis side to side (like when you add the 1/2oz by the reciever) is to balance the chassis because the esc side is way heavier, ie...theres an inbalance. When we're putting the weight centralized (like in front of the tranny or on the front bulkhead) its not to "balance" out the chassis. Its too affect the handling in a desired way. Like adding weight to the front or rear slows the reaction of that end of the car.