Thank you guys for all the support and comments about this project. After giving this buggy real hard look I don't believe this project will progress any farther. To make this buggy better I was looking at having to fix the suspension, drive train, and steering while also cutting down on weight and increasing durability. Fixing all the problems to make this car competitive would take a good deal of re-designing. Also, the features that I thought would be advantageous really weren't such as the laydown shocks and the pivot ball suspension.
I'm sorry to say but this project is going to be put up on the shelf. This is sad for me becuase of all the hard work and money I put into this buggy. But...
2wd buggy is still one of the most popular classes at my track...so I have to some type of custom, unique, buggy to race. For that.... look for a new thread in the next few months..as I have come up with a 2wd buggy project which I believe will have a much lighter,simpler design, and achieve all the goals I had set for this buggy..including being unique....and being able to keep up with the B4's and 22's
Project: Traxxas J2
(1/10th 2wd based electric buggy)
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