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Originally Posted by mistercrash
And finally, the rear body mount brace I made with a carbon fiber rod broke. I was jumping the triple in the back stretch and while the truck is just leaving the jump, I notice a marshall in the middle of the path of my ERBE so my reflex was to apply the brakes.... in mid air  I landed very badly with the back of the truck hitting the ground first. That is when I broke the brace.
This goes to show that a brace is needed to keep the rear body mount from flexing too much when running a rear wing. Without the brace, it might have been the body mount or even the chassis breaking. I made a new one using a spare steel P2 pushrod.
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So... do we know yet what LENGTH the rod needs to be in order to fit from the shock mount to the wing? I have a ton of these, and they are either too long or too short. A proper measurement would help, cuz I would like to get some to try!
However, if you do take a hard landing on the wing, doesn't that then just cause more stress and pressure on the shock mount, possibly causing it to rip itself from the chassis? Or bust a bulkhead?? I'd rather lose a wingmount then to destroy either of those!
ERBE: RCM 1/8 Hybrid Diffs, NEU 1515/2.5d/S MMM, 6S,
Losi E-XXL CUSTOM, Neu1515 2.5d, MMM, 6s
E-SLAYVO PRO ERevo Chassis w/ Pro 3.3 parts, NEU 1512, MMM, 4S.