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Re: Too much traction

Be careful. You can quickly go from too much traction to too little.

Instead of grinding off the roughtop, add wide zip ties sideways around the wheels through the holes in the rims.

If that's not enough - add omni's in the front. We made the mistake of adding omnis in the rear. It was a nightmare to control. When we hit the gas, the weight transfer to the back wheels would reduce the friction on the front ones, and it made hard acceleration a bear to control.