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Finnster · 08:39 PM

You are right in that the WB will be 20", +3" over the DB17. Its still 3" less than the 5T tho (23"/590mm.)

That said, I not worried at this point about losing a great deal of handling. Mainly on acct of:

1.) 4WS
2.) CD
3.) Greater carrier travel w/ the new suspension

The 3rd bit may or may not work out. However, just adding the 4WS to my XL conversion helped immensely with the turning. I can literally spin it in circles. That was with a tranny even.

I did play with the str radius earlier, and with the 4ws, its not too bad. At least as good as the XL on 2WS, and just as a roller. On power, the 4WS really likes to bring the backend around.

I liked the look of the 5T's but that conv did seem limited by the terrible savage steering, thus I ultimately decided to go this route. At the very worst, all I will waste is my time and a bit of alu plate that did not cost much in the first place. I have seen some nimble 1/5th scales from Redcat and FG, so I'm sure it can be done one way or the other.

If it doesn't work out, its easy enough at this point to just cut another chassis.

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Finnster KillaHurtz Offline Posts: 2,958 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bucks Co, PA	10.07.2010, 08:37 PM You are right in that the WB will be 20", +3" over the DB17. Its still 3" less than the 5T tho (23"/590mm.) That said, I not worried at this point about losing a great deal of handling. Mainly on acct of: 1.) 4WS 2.) CD 3.) Greater carrier travel w/ the new suspension The 3rd bit may or may not work out. However, just adding the 4WS to my XL conversion helped immensely with the turning. I can literally spin it in circles. That was with a tranny even. I did play with the str radius earlier, and with the 4ws, its not too bad. At least as good as the XL on 2WS, and just as a roller. On power, the 4WS really likes to bring the backend around. I liked the look of the 5T's but that conv did seem limited by the terrible savage steering, thus I ultimately decided to go this route. At the very worst, all I will waste is my time and a bit of alu plate that did not cost much in the first place. I have seen some nimble 1/5th scales from Redcat and FG, so I'm sure it can be done one way or the other. If it doesn't work out, its easy enough at this point to just cut another chassis. Last edited by Finnster; 10.07.2010 at 08:39 PM.