How much steering servo do I really need for a short course truck and who has the best bang for the buck? The traxas 2075 is going for around $20 on ebay but they are around 2 ounces from what I have read. Do you need over 100 oz tq or is just preferred? I am not spending $80 on a servo i dont need.

Nick

thank me later:

http://www.hobbypartz.com/60gexidised2.html

Those servos are good but pretty slow. I'd go for something under .11 for speed.
I run nothing but Orions in my sc10 and 8ight. This is whats in the sc10:
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...-Digital-Servo

If thats to pricey go with the Savox, It is almost identical:
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ium-Gear-Servo

uh, the one I posted? it's .09 actually. It's plenty fast.

i just installed one of the hobbypartz 227 servo's he listed above and it is quite good, .09 sec transit, very fast and 111oz of torque. It is a great servo, you might have it a couple of years from now like you would a futaba or jr, but for the money they are another awesome find. they use a 25tooth servo horn the same as futaba

That is a really good servo but if you are looking for something with more torque, i would look at the Savox 1258TG. A little loud but very, very nice and well worth the money.

http://www.savoxusa.com/Savox_SC1258...avsc1258tg.htm

I'm sure those are sweet, but are they 5x as sweet? Slightly slower, slightly more torque, 5x the price. I mean...it's an sc10, the front end weighs nothing anyway.

Actually, it's slightly faster and alot more torque:

Speed(@6.0V sec/60): .08
Torque(@6.0V oz-in): 166.6

But I do agree that for the money the EXI servo's are great for the money. In fact, I have 2 of them in my kids Blitzes. I just think for an SC truck you really need 150 or more torque and for the money the Savox servos are waaayyy better at $60 then some of the others that are over $100...

the 1258 is faster then it lists.

Savox servos are great. and also take a 25/Futaba spline.

gotcha I was looking at the lower voltage specs, my bad.

You're forgiven

Check on the 1258's... amazing servo's and from my experience, pretty underrated.

Great price, great gears, great quality. Cant beat it!

I'm actually thinking about picking one up now

whoops i was looking at the 1227 not the 227. very well then lol

How many splines are on the exi servo. Mine came in yesterday and I have tried two servo savers from my futaba servos and it wont go on. probably would if I forced it but figured id ask first. the steering linkage on my 10T does not have a servo saver built into it so I need one on the servo. thanks
Nick