ORIGINAL: haasjj
First thing look at where I used the bold thingy. That should be fine to do to the front end to add some weight but you have to also remember when you add all that aluminum strength you take away some of the flex. So if you do hit something on the front end while you are driving it the street and something breaks it will cost more to fix. Other than that your ideas look fine and should help you achieve or at least get close to the 50% weight ratio.
I do have to ask you one thing though and this is not a bash against your Raze. You are going to spend some cash to build this thing up to get it balanced out, so why don't you just spend the extra cash on a more race ready buggy?
I've taken that into consideration.
The reason I decided not to get a more race ready buggy is simple. Money. This is something that's going to take a while to get built up to how I want it. The money to immediately put out for a better buggy was not available, or an option, at the time of purchase. Things like bills and the girlfriend prevent such obscene spending all at once. So over the next few months, I'll slowly add a part here and there. By the time I'm done, I should've toasted the motor nicely and it will be time for a better one.
Not to mention, nobody has attempted to mod their raze so much...as far as I know of anyways. I'm the kind of guy that does things different, to be unique and to show others it can be done. I like to inspire others.
ORIGINAL: Evader -> MGT
If you haven't heard, Integy tends to make a weak product (to be nice...). I would look for other ways to strengthen/weigh down the buggy before purchasing Integy products. They are made of cheap and weak aluminum that bends like butter.[:'(]
Perhaps zip-tie'ing the battery pack to the front somehow will help distribute the weight, but it may be unsightly. Perhaps you could purchase a 5-cell flat pack for the rx and it would look pretty good.
I wasn't aware Integy didn't have a good rep. After having been a machinist for a few years, I do know that aluminum can tend to be "soft". This could actually be a good thing though. I'd rather have a suspension arm break or bend as opposed to the entire front end and half of the chassis. If I still worked in a machine shop, I'd make the parts I'm looking to fit out of a magnesium or titanium alloy.
As for relocating the battery pack, not gonna have much luck there. There's absolutely no place in the front I could put it. and if there was, it would realy screw with the left-to-right balance with the engine sitting in the rear on the left and then nothing on the right. Sure, that'd be great if I was a nascar driver and only going left, but that's not the case.