well it sounds like the T34 is going to be a tank of a tank on the battlefield once it is all said and done. Not to bogart the thread but your issue got me thinking about my JS-2. Now my lower hull is metal and the idler system is attached to the hull. there is only a small piece of metal that is used to help brace the hull. The lower glacis is just plastic and is a failure point for the JS-2. So to try to help corret his I added a piece of aluminum angle to mount attachment to the idler and lower glacis. My hope is that the angle aluminum will help to brace this area and prevent any camber problems that might be caused once I upgrade the tracks and motors. I'll start a seperate thread on it in case any of my other fellow JS-2 owners want to throw thier thoughts on it or even try it out for themselves.

Bill