chassis twist problems

[thesnake505]

Hay guys im having a small issue and not sure what to do ,my micro crawlers body twists with the toruqe of the engine! So if i go forward the body/chassis leans to one side. And if i stop it hangs there! If i go in reverse it does the same! If there any way of stopping this? I have inboard mounted shoks with the springs wrapped around the top and the botten of the shocks! Cheers for any help snake

 

[8695Beaters]

Get either the Losi or HR aluminum skidplate. it really strengthens the chassis when you've removed the upper brackets.

 

[chevy55]

The problem is from the upper shock mounting position. Your shocks are to angled so it acts like a big pivot point, drill some new holes in the upper mount & get them shocks away from each other at the top....It might not stop all the torque twist but it will help out alot, you can fine tune the rest of it out with a stiffer spring on the corner that leans....

If it drops on the right side when you go forward put the stiffer spring in the right rear & one on the left front so it don't dump the left side on rev.
If it dumps to the left side while going forward just do the opposite as posted above.

 

[8695Beaters]

Ohhh, I see what the OP meant. I thought he was talking about the chassis plates shifting side to side under flex. Moving the shocks the way you did effectively softens the springs which is why you're getting the torque twist. My advice? Live with it. Any mods you make are going to inhibit flex by either giving you less travel or stiffer springs. Crawlers are meant to go slow anyway, if you want a fast micro, get a Micro-T or SCT.