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vivo quevas
I have one they work great it is a straight forward install. remove old servo mount you will need to use one of those mounts on your new mount. Remove the top plate., unscrew the screw that holds the ackerman mount together and replace the screw with a ball. Then you just install your servo to the mount using one of the stock mounts attach it to the carbon fiber plate> Set the steering rod center your servo saver on your servo and your set. Make sure you install a quality servo saver on your servo. The stock servo saver will not work to protect your servo anymore!
E/W servo mount will give you a more direct feel in your steering.
Good luck enjoy!
Thanks Brian... I should also point out that there is plenty of wiggle room to get the servo in just the right spot within the mount. The servo saver is something I forgot to mention since I wasn't using one myself. Now you have forced my hand on something new I have been working on. Here are some pics if the V2 mount (yet to be anodized).
Notice the carbon part hangs over the block. The new plate incorporates a battery stay built in which is high in the chassis, keeping the battery from touching both the belt and the steering assembly. I would suggest moving the stock battery stay to the rear-most mounting location so that you will have even support. These will be available in 20.5mm and 21mm heights to accommodate wider servos.
Ok, now for something I have been working on to solve the "disabled servo saver" situation when linking directly to the Ackerman location.
I still need to figure out how to make these in a high enough volume to justify a reasonable price. This will replace the stock servo saver cam and moves the ball stud 90 degrees as to be in line with the new servo orientation.