Originally Posted by
kjoer
Hi,
- Do people position LiPo's to the front or rear? My assumption with LiPo's being lighter than sub-C cells, people would move LiPo's to the front to retain some front end weight. However, pics from the recent worlds show this:
Marc Rheinard: LiPo to the front
Ronald Völker: LiPo to the back
Juho Levanen: LiPo to the front, the ESC is turned 90 degrees to make room for the LiPo
Don't know if the pics were I got this info from were taken during similar track conditions. Or maybe it just comes down to driver preference. I guess I'll install electronics in a way so I can strap the LiPo either to the front or rear (or somewhere in between). Is it true positioning the LiPo to the back actually gives more steering? Is moving it to the front used to reduce grip rolls?
It's an adjustment just like anything else. Forward, more stable and less likely to traction roll. Back, more steering, more aggressive. I know it sounds backward but that's the way it is and there is good physics behind the reason. The only thing switching to lighter lipos really did is reduce how dramatic an adjustment it is.