body shells really affect handling?

[beano]

Do they affect the car at all or is it all about looks???

Im talking about touring cars?

[beano]

i got a honda accord type R body (HPI)

I cant see how it can really affect a car unless u have a seriously square body which interferes with the aerodynamics?

:confused:

[Crazy Canuck]

It does, you can really see the difference on 1/10 scale pan cars, where a little bit of air getrs caught in the back end and the car gets really loose. Also, there is a noticible difference between the 300M and the Stratus, just looking at them, you can see the stratus is more snub-nosed, and that gives you more front downforce, and the 300 is more rounded, for higher top end.

[Grizzbob]

Yup, the body DOES make a difference in handling. Now, you may not notice much in slow corners, but at speed, there's no doubt about their effect. And, yes, even the rear wings make a difference. I've personally run in races where I hit something & my car's rear wing came off, & the car IMMEDIATELY became much more loose than before, going from being neutral(albeit on the edge, but still pretty neutral) to bad oversteer in speed sections of the track, & in one incidence of it everyone watching could tell the diffference too. As for the bodies I've run, I do agree that the Stratus is a very balanced body, good steering with enough rear wing to keep it under control, & bodies like the 300M are similar but are smoother & have a bit less steering(due to the more rounded nose)....:)

[JimmyMac]

Yes, bodies make a difference as stated here. I use the 300M on my Yokomo. Why? It has plenty of steering to begin with. But some suggestions would be to use a Stratus body on say... a small, tight course. Use a body like the 300M or Alfa or whatever for something like a large track with long straights. Of course if you did this, make sure your chassis is tuned also. Just don't throw a different body on a car that was setup for another body. It all goes together like a jig saw puzzle. Each part has it's role. And blah blah blah. You could just get something that you like and deal with that!

Jimmy Mac

[sixandeightstringer]

Well, just think of it this way - your touring car is 1/10 scale. Let's say, for the sake of argument, that it can do 25 mph.

That's the equivalent of 250 MPH in a "full size" car. You better believe that the wings, body shape, and other related factors make a difference. :eek:

[SirSpeedy]

Not only that, but the air is larger also.

The actually "pieces" of air are larger, relative to the size of the car.....therefore they have more force on the body.

[greenmuse]

i used to think the whole handling issue with bodies was complete crap,but after changing my tl01's body from an alfa 155,to a subaru impreza,the difference is amazing,especially with the huge wing on the subie.