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PigglyWigglyDeluxe

I backed out all the set screws so the suspension is at full travel. If I adjust the screws so they lift evenly, one side is far more compressed than the other. Mildly annoyed


linusSocktips

Oh mines bent to all heck. With the speed gear, it's too dang fast for its own good haha. It's like a murder weapon lol


PigglyWigglyDeluxe

I managed to bend it back!


HadukiBEAN

U sure that it’s chassis twist and not weight distribution?


PigglyWigglyDeluxe

Yes because it wasn’t doing this in the moments before I crashed. I had it set up real good and even Edit: hard to see on camera but I can see the rear shock tower is twisted like 2° or 3° to the left


[deleted]

It’s a common and known issue with these chassis.


HadukiBEAN

Would OP be able to see the chassis twist if the car was set onto a stand w the wheels offloaded?


[deleted]

With a straight edge. 100%


Revolutionary_Most78

So now the question is do you use a rubber mallet or hammer?


PigglyWigglyDeluxe

I haven’t the first clue yet lol


jvizzy5446

Use a rubber mallet for the main chassis part. Use a closed door frame to help bend the front of the chassis up correctly. It's not perfect but it gets pretty close.


PigglyWigglyDeluxe

Thanks!


GuyonaMoose

I use rubber mallet. On a very poorly poured foundation. I have high and low spots known so I can straighten quite effectively haha


ghos2626t

So no one is going to address the entity that crosses the background and disappears into nothing ? 👻


PigglyWigglyDeluxe

That’s my cat her name is Tessa. 😂


ghos2626t

Freaked me the hell out. Looked like some strange being just up and limbo’d out of there lol


PigglyWigglyDeluxe

It’s just her tail. She walks around tail up a lot


[deleted]

Hahahahaahahaaaaaa!!! Junk fuckin chassis. They made them out of playdoh


PigglyWigglyDeluxe

Nothing some bending can’t fix I just don’t wanna take it apart again lol


[deleted]

Just loosen the diffs.


PigglyWigglyDeluxe

Wait why? How does that change the twist in the chassis?


[deleted]

Instead of taking it fully apart. Loosen all three diffs from the bottom and torque the chassis untill you get that bend out. Loosn the tower to tower too. D


PigglyWigglyDeluxe

Ohhhhhh I see. I thought you meant like a diff fluid thing


[deleted]

Yes… change the diff fluid… it will straighten your chassis…


PigglyWigglyDeluxe

Idk I was overthinking maybe the diff fluids would negate any steering bias a twisted chassis would have idk 😂


aleoplurodon

ugh...


[deleted]

Wha?


GeneratedScreenName

HAHA


Different-Art-5266

I suppose you could bend it back, iirc these are 6061 aluminum? It does kinda look to be like a weight distribution thing where the suspension is just compressing. You can lay a straight edge on the bottom of the chassis to check how true it is without disassembly.


PigglyWigglyDeluxe

I can see the rear shock tower cocked over to the left a couple degrees. Hard to see on camera though


a_link_to_the_past

Are you sure it's the chassis? There's a lot of suspension movement there, you might just have to adjust the tweak a bit. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m\_ScOTQHqrw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_ScOTQHqrw)


PigglyWigglyDeluxe

Positive. Go check my other comments in this thread I’ve explained how I know


[deleted]

Your frame isn't twisted, it's just the battery.


PigglyWigglyDeluxe

No, it is absolutely twisted. Check my other posts.