Slash bodies

[Road America]

I've got three slash trucks, one four wheel drive, one two wheel drive regular height, and one two wheel drive low center of gravity. On all of these the stock bodies always get worn through spots above the wheels and cracks around the rear end, almost right away. We run on a dirt oval and sometimes on a sort of rough dirt road course. I've converted some of them to use other bodies, like the McAllister Ascot because the original bodies were busted up so bad, and I like the old looking stuff anyway.
Does everyone have trouble with the Slash bodies wearing through like that - or am I doing something wrong?

 

[luke66]

OG Slash bodies are super flabby. No, you're not doing anything wrong. It is possible to brace up bodies with drywall tape and shoe goo.

 

[RustyUs]

I've got three slash trucks, one four wheel drive, one two wheel drive regular height, and one two wheel drive low center of gravity. On all of these the stock bodies always get worn through spots above the wheels and cracks around the rear end, almost right away. We run on a dirt oval and sometimes on a sort of rough dirt road course. I've converted some of them to use other bodies, like the McAllister Ascot because the original bodies were busted up so bad, and I like the old looking stuff anyway.
Does everyone have trouble with the Slash bodies wearing through like that - or am I doing something wrong?

SCT bodies take the most abuse out of any RC out there. The large pieces of Lexan supported by only the body body mount posts are gonna flex a lot.
Drywall tape, and E6000 have been my go-to repair as I go method. I've not done a complete body with E6000 and drywall tape as that would add a lot of weight. Different bodies have different shapes/curves that are affected more so than other bodies. You are not doing anything wrong.

 

[Road America]

I have the newer "snap" type body mounts, not the post and clip type. It seems like the body sits just low enough that it rubs on the tires and wears holes through. Damage from crashes happens too, of course.
I was thinking of making some spacers to lift the body up 1/4 inch or so.

 

[Mrgoodwrench35]

On slash bodies, I usually put small pieces of gorilla tape above the tire area to prevent them from rubbing the body. The areas that crack I reinforce with drywall tape and shoe goo as someone mentioned above.

I did try raising the body once but the sct bodies already catch a lot of air and have an unwanted parachute effect. Seemed raising the body up just made that worse and allowed the body to flex even more.

 

[nino]

Short course bodies are the worst.

Anyway, aluminium self adhesive tape for the fenders and other rubby spots.