Thanks guys - It was just good timing that i happened to stumble across gtxracer's thread a day or 2 before i picked up the truggy... Originally i was gonna keep both packs to one side, and leave the motor and esc on the servo side, but i think i liked the layout of the packs side by side better - thanks gtx =D

There is heaps of clearance for the arms - they are up against the rear pivot blocks...

I dont think these packs will be moving anywhere - they are actually pretty solid for forward/back left/right movement with the posts i put in alone - the velcro mainly holds it down to the chassis...

Here's a clean shot without my mess on it....




I just wanna add one more post where the yellow circle is, and this will be solid as - i really dont think i will need battery trays... The red straight lines show where the packs are hard up against, and the red circles are where i have posts in place... The pack on the motor side is held in place mainly by that mudguard, but i cant do the same on the other side due to the diff being offset...



What are your thoughts on the batteries being upright or laid down flat?? Ya think the difference between them standing up or flat is pretty negligable?? I sorta wanna stand up the pack on the motor side too, but it's seriously so solid where it is, i dunno if it's worth moving it to match the other side.....