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Old 18-11-2009
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Default Narrow chassis and shells

What benefit do they provide over the normal width chassis.

I only ask because the durango's seem to have a really narrow chassis, and some people has been making their own narrow chassis.
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Don't know exactly what it's like in 4wd but durango converted 2wd's went better with a wider shell on them than with the ultra-narrow shells.

With the wider shell they jumped better and were better in faster passages due to the aerodynamics on the rear of the car.
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Less drag and for what it`s worth,less weight.
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less to ground out on bumps!
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Yeah, I was under the impression that narrower = more roll before it triangulates and makes contact with the ground, so you can run softer to cope with bumps.

But I'm no buggy driver.
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