Question for "belly draggers"

[Fumey]

What's the benefit? I understand there's gotta be more stability, but is it a trade off for loss of break over angle? Been thinking about a new new chassis to replace my "taco'd" Scx10 rails, interested in the belly dragging aspects. Do you guys run shorter shocks as well?

[OSRC]

Yup. Everything's a tradeoff - you give up breakover but gain stability. I usually have my faster motor setups in my 2 belly draggers as they need a bit more speed to pop up and over. It's a different driving style for sure, but can be very effective when done right.

[spoo76]

Ive noticed many real 1:1 low Crawlers regain breakover by going even bigger on tires. You keep the stability while making it less likely to high center because the extra lift now comes from the tires rather than a high floppy suspension

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[gottorque]

I make up for low belly heights by running enough power to pop the front end up and over sharp transitions. 3s gets the job done nicely

[Greatscott]

It also depends on your style of driving and what you handle better, some people do really well set up low, and some don't. At the very least, try dropping you suspension (giving time to tune), and see how you like it.

[CM9000]

a good set of tires helps too.

[Natedog]

Originally Posted by OSRC

Yup. Everything's a tradeoff - you give up breakover but gain stability. I usually have my faster motor setups in my 2 belly draggers as they need a bit more speed to pop up and over. It's a different driving style for sure, but can be very effective when done right.

Yes, keep the belly low, shock travel short, tires short and grippy with good foams and 3S.

[WHITE-TRASH]

Originally Posted by Natedog

Yes, keep the belly low, skid plate angled to provide a buffalo belly, shock travel short, tires tall and grippy with good foams and 4S.

Fixereded.

A chassis with an angled skid helps out with break over as does bent rear lower links and a rear pinion rotated up to keep the driveline clear of obstacles.

[Billy D]

You should check out the Toyzuki setups, either first or second gen are amazing for adjustability. Look it up you won't be disappointed.

[67mustang]

Id say that it ain't fun dragging belly on a 1:1. So I prefer to drive my rc rigs tire on rock instead of by braille. In a 1:1 4wd, more skinny pedal isnt my first instinct when the rock start to tag the rockers/frame/xmember. Also, belly dragging can throw you off your line pretty bad.

Belly dragging my rc rigs across the rock isnt for me, but the end of the day, it's all about setting up your rig for the local terrain you wheel on.