Widening a Bomber

[theTman]

Debating on widening my bomber. It's fairly heavy. No exact weight measurement atm, but over 8lbs for sure, almost all added upgrade weight is unsprung.

I am hoping the bomber will be more stable to better handle its new power house (holmes 13t crawlmaster on 3s). I was also hoping for more steering angle aa my tires hit my links before my vanquish scale knuckles with built in 48 degree bump stops can even max out.

I hear some people talking about problems with something called scrub steer, and also problems with extra strain on the axles.

I have beef tubes to strengthen things, and axial universals up front. Also have the aforementioned clamping scale c hubs and scale knuckles, as well as Vanquish clamping lockouts on the rear. I am running SSD 10 hole 2.2 beadlocks (slw compatible) with pitbull rock beast 2's and dueces wild foams with the 2 middle ribs trimmed off.

[Terrible1]

I'd say it's more dependent on what you'll be using your Bomber for. I'm running stock AR60 housings with DCW wheels (widened) and SLW 600 hubs. My track width is a shade over 13" (roughly 13.25") BUT, I do zero crawling and I run an SC suspension set up for bashing only. Just my opinion but, having a crawling rig that's too wide makes it difficult to do more technical crawling. My other Bomber is set up for light crawling and mostly trailing with a width of 12". This one has VP wheels with 475 hubs and is definitely a more capable rig than my other. Hope this helps...

[NitritedCarbide]

I have .725" SLW hubs on VP 105 Methods. I unintentionally ended up with a U4-style type of build, upgrading as I broke things.
Mostly for bashing and speed. Wider track def makes for a more stable rig (esp with additional weight)
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