this is a byproduct of kyosho using less material to produce the bodies. while it reduces weight which most like for competitive racing, the flipside is, the structural flaws are magnified making it much more prone to breaking. you take the good with the bad and assume the risk... there are methods employed to mitigate this risk, which include adding a bumper/reinforcement plate to the nose of the body or as some do, load up the front end with a bonding agent like Goop. ask any of the LM drivers, those bodies are all very prone to breaking.
When you state that you did not like the extra weight on the nose what do you actually mean? How did the additional weight affect the overall vehicle performance? Steering sensitivity? Perhaps the single most effective approach to adding overall front down force is the addition of a front under tray(AKA body stiffener). It's addition adds considerable steering feel without the twitchiness of too soft a tire or spring selection. The miniscule weight addition is well worth the effort required for the increased handling it provides.
We have found that cutting an old credit card works great to strengthen the front end of the car. I use a plastic glue that hardens with UV light, found at a local hardware store (Canadian tire). The glue is amazing as it won't harden until you use the provided UV light source and is the strongest glue I have found for gluing plastics together. With the credit card in place the front is very strong and doesn't add much weight at all (especially if you don't use a lot of glue). I'll post a pick of it in my car.
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