Good to know Richy!
I think the reason people find the longer chassis better is not because the wheelbase.. but it shifts more of the weight further back and less on the front. With moving this weight back with the shorty lipo I am not expecting my set-up to just work straight away but I think it makes for a better configuration over all. I've seen Doughty has ran this configuration so would be good to see what his thoughts on this is
