RC techtip: car forward flipping

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In this video, you can see a Tamiya big wheeler flipping forward when braking.

The problem is with the front suspension shorting – either the front damper springs are too stiff, or that the front dampers are too short and that suspension travel is insufficient.

As you can see from the photo below, the dampers are too short, thus limiting the suspension travel:

By changing to longer dampers, suspension can be improved:

This video shows the longer dampers in action:

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