First Car Questions - Axle Riding and Body Design

[Jay5]

Hi,

We're building our first car and would appreciate some input:

1) Our rules require all 4 wheels to touch the track. In this case, it is still better to bend the rear axles to ride the rails, or should we have all 4 axles straight?
2) What's the consensus on best overall body design? a) Thin overall but thinner in the middle, with small tungsten canopy; or b) thin with embedded tungsten weights ; or c) Or ladder design; or d) something else?

Thanks!
Jay

 

[TRE]

Thin wedge with quarter in cubes drill rears 3 degrees bend the front axles one to steer the car and then bring the other down to barely touch track

 

[Jay5]

Hi,

We're building our first car and would appreciate some input:

1) Our rules require all 4 wheels to touch the track. In this case, it is still better to bend the rear axles to ride the rails, or should we have all 4 axles straight?
2) What's the consensus on best overall body design? a) Thin overall but thinner in the middle, with small tungsten canopy; or b) thin with embedded tungsten weights ; or c) Or ladder design; or d) something else?

Thanks!
Jay

NOTE: I meant to say that we can't bend the axles. For rear axles, was asking if they should be angled to ride the rails.

 

[TRE]

Get a plug and play block from derbydad with them all drilled

 

[HurriCrane Racing]

If you can caant the rear wheels you should. No need to bend the rear axles then.
A Plug and Play block will make this so much easier.

Good luck

 

[Charles Studer]

What he ^ said for sure.