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Originally Posted by jpoprock
Yes, I agree that the chassis has to flex a little. Not to be a smart ass... But yeah, figuring out what causes the chassis to snap would be a good idea! ;)
My point is that there is something specific to this design that makes it unusually EASY to do.
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it snaps because the bulkhead should be longer and mount to a point on the chassis with more structure than a 2.5mm thick piece of plastic, but because the battery box is so long there isn't room, it a major flaw even on the 1/10 scale and right now the best fix is a for sale sign.
on my 1/10 scale platinum conversion i an using a one piece titanium skid plate plus a rod and i haven't broken a rear bulkhead but i have stripped out afew shock mount screws so i know I'm coming close (the fix for that is brass inserts)
three other things you can do
use rpm arms and heavier shock springs and fluid and let the arm take up alittle of the flex and reduce bottoming out wich is the main cause of brakeages.
the second is reduce the weight of the truck, lighter batterys and lighter wheels and tires will go along way in makeing everything last longer not just reduceing stress on the read bulkhead.
theird boil the bulk heads, this will soften them alittle and let them flex more before brakeing