Mockduck
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I recently purchased my first crawler for trail running and crawling, the SCX10 III Early Ford Bronco model, and am really liking it. Out of the box it was kind of a mess, with it being super top-heavy and the left front wheel rising at slight inclines. However, I added 9mm Limiters to the stock shocks, which brought the body down a bit, and switched to using the "shorty" side battery holder, which better distributes the weight, as opposed to the full size holder in the back (what were they thinking?)
I still feel that this thing will perform a lot better if I add a bit of weight to the front half. I realize that I can purchase brass wheel hubs and shocks and differential plates, that kind of thing, which I bet both looks cool and works great, but....it's expensive! To get it all done I'm looking at more than $200, which is fine if I wanted to upgrade my rig. Maybe someday, but for now I'm wondering if I shouldn't just flexible-glue a few 1 or 2 pound fishing weights to the lowest part of the inside of the body, there's a space for it right towards the back of of the wheel hub on the front.
My thinking is maybe it won't be as nice, but would be a $20 bit of work instead of $200. Anyone done this?
I still feel that this thing will perform a lot better if I add a bit of weight to the front half. I realize that I can purchase brass wheel hubs and shocks and differential plates, that kind of thing, which I bet both looks cool and works great, but....it's expensive! To get it all done I'm looking at more than $200, which is fine if I wanted to upgrade my rig. Maybe someday, but for now I'm wondering if I shouldn't just flexible-glue a few 1 or 2 pound fishing weights to the lowest part of the inside of the body, there's a space for it right towards the back of of the wheel hub on the front.
My thinking is maybe it won't be as nice, but would be a $20 bit of work instead of $200. Anyone done this?