Fitting a Xcelorin ESC in an XXX-CR

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Good morning everybody,

I've been desperatly trying to get either an LRP Sphere or Losi Excelorin ESC
to fit in my Losi XXX-CR with the normal body.

However it looks like the normal body is too low ?

I could try the Phobia body or the BK2 body but i'm just wondering if people
are able to fit an 2009 ESC in with the normal body.

Another concern are the motor wires running from the ESC towards the motor .

I've read here that most people solder them directly to the motor but do they have to pass through the rear shock tower otherwise (yup , here we go again ) the body doesn't fit or the wires rub against the turnbuckle or the rear shock.

Soldering directly does however implicate that removing a motor (when the wires go through the shock tower) means desoldering it or are there connectors that can be used ( corally ? deans ? ) withouth any performance loss ?

Appreciate your feedback here,
Erik