SJ,
I would suggest that if you want to split the cells go ahead. You want a little more weight up front. Add some BB's in the tires. They give you the weight at the lowest CG and also do not put strain on your driveline due to them rolling. If you strap weight on the rims that effects the drivetrain.

I would start with about 2 oz of BB's and then adjust. that is one of the nice things about using them. It is easy to fine tune.

Outrunners are more torque than RPM's. They have smooth acceleration and are brushless.

I run a Lathe in my super...may be going to BL there in the future.

so if i run bb's in the tires then just don't use any foams right, also i should put 4 cells up front & 3 in rear, i think that is my plan for the batts....i have all the stuff coming in the mail thru the rest of this week, and just trying to find out some more info is all

What tires are you running? If you are running moabs or masher 2K's I would star cut the foams to keep the sidewalls from buckling. You will still get the grip.

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...arpattern2.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...tarpattern.jpg

i'll be running moabs, and how hard is it to cut them in the star pattern, it doesn't look to hard

It depends on how precise you want to be. I just use a sharp razor blade. I lay the foam on it's side and cut down. You could measure them out. Make sure you leave enough material in the center to keep it round. Make the points of the stars sharp so that when the BB's roll around the don't get hung up on them.

you still need to run the BB's as well, man this is turning into a pita.....ugh

Funny you say that...I am thinking the same thing with converting my Savage to BL.

It is all in what you want and need to do. If you are running beadlocks it is easy to adjust. If you are CA'ing the tires, don't glue them completely until you have it right.

no beadlicks, but will be gluing them, so thanks for the tip

This is what I did for my foams:
I cut them in half and then did the pattern around the diameter. I don't run BB's, but I may try airsoft BB's once I get the Axial beadlocks.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...n/100_4425.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...n/100_4426.jpg

Thats neat!
What did you use to cut them like that, scizors(sp?) are a pita to cut foams with. Very innacurate.

they cut there foams for there rock crawler in rc car action.

Ok. Thanks.. i think lol.

I used a swiss army knife to cut my foams :)

Wow! Random! Thanks, that must take some steady hands.. :p