[Procharged5.0]

Captain,

What version of the FLM chassis do you have? V2? V3?

I upgraded my V2 for a V3 a couple of months back. The V3 has the battery slots like the Lightning. The V2 was a royal pain to secure the batteries to. FLM still recommends using G-Maxx battery straps with either version.

The quality of the latest FLM V3 Emaxx chassis is good with the following notes:

1) No antenna mount provision
2) Batter hold downs still "iffy", must use G-Maxx straps
3) No anodizing like UE lightning so make sure to protect the chassis from the batteries to prevent shorts!
4) No perfect matches on the skid plates although you can tweak most to fit.5) No on/off switch mounting provision for esc.

These are some of the reasons why the FLM is cheaper. Also, lower cost materials (6061 vs 7075), lno anodizing/bare aluminum, less "engineering" involved especially in terms of details.

BUT, GREAT WARRANTY and LOW PRICE. For me it was a good trade off especiall since I couldn't find a lightning and I'm not ready to do a G-Maxx/Stadium truck conversion.