[BrianG]

B4maz: Not sure how much it weighs, but it's a bit on the porky side for a racer - at a guess, around 9lbs without batts. There's a lot of material to make the chassis very stiff and to keep airflow under the car.

linc: Yeah, I tossed around a few ideas, but I could have sworn I saw what I was talking about somewhere. I think I've seen an emaxx or two that used dual springs and used this type of coupler. Don't know if something like this is made for 8th scale though. I guess I'll just look around for ideas...