graphite and plastic toughness?
hi , currently i am very dissapointed with my mini lst because it has too much weight (aluminum) ,too much power (brushless lipo) and too little structural integrity (CAW chassis.........), it doesnt take any abuse like it used to before i switched my chassis out to an aluminum one, it bends and bends and bends and bends and i almost never give it wot anymore after losing so much time , effort and money fixing and/or replacing the bent parts
im thinking, will a light chassis stand up to abuse better? like, carbon fiber or graphite.... normally people say these are just for racing and that aluminum is good for bashing, but not for me....my truck has long buggy/stadium truck style arms and the damage is done when one of the front wheels strike something because it twists the central chassis, im thinking if i get something thats impossible to twist (cf or graphite) this wont happen, and to prevent them from shattering instead, i plan to use plastic arms to absorb the shock, cuz my bumper is also made of plastic, so i thought they'd work the same
how will these carbon based materials react to collisions and shock? will having plastic extermities (arms, shock tower, bumper, etc) help protect a central chassis made of graphite in the event of a collision? what do the people who run setups similar to what im talking about think?