Carbon Fiber and Aluminum chassis question.

[XSKAPE]

Thanks for clarifying. that is what I had suspected. Cheers

[Ryu James]

yes, but if you have quality carbon fiber you would be very hard pressed to ever "snap" it or crack it. and at 3mm it has just the right amount of flex so it is less likely to break. 3mm real carbon is extremely tough to crack or break. you would need to hit a brick wall at 50mph in a 10lb MT to "snap" it.

crappy quality carbon on the other hand is totally unpredictable and will snap and splinter without warning.

i am sure the carbon for the traxxas stuff is quality carbon.

[JERRY2KONE]

This is definitely one of those personal preferance subjects. Some like aluminum better, some just like the whole carbon fiber look. If you look through some of the threads throughout RCM you will find pros and cons for both. TDC57 has a Gorilla project/build with the carbon fiber accessories and his chassis snapped on one of his jumps during a bash session. Depending how bad you bend aluminum you may be able to bend it back and keep right on going. Once the carbon fiber breaks you are done. Game over purchase another $100 to $200 piece and start all over again. Either way just have fun and love what you are doing.