Originally Posted by duckman996

I had a chance to try this mod last week. I didn't believe Chris when he mentioned that it changed the steering characteristics of the car - however, I am a believer now. I found that it made the steering more linear which is what I found the car was missing with my driving style. With the set-up I have on my car now - which is quite a bit different then what I have seen most running (and different then the one that Martin Crisp and I were running at the Canadian Nationals last year) - the car has become even more predictable and easier to drive for me. I can make adjustments mid-corner now and not have the car do weird things. For those that are interested in doing the mod, you'll need the following:

- Tamiya Steering Post - 417 x 2 TAM3454760
- Tamiya Steering Arm 416/417 TAM9804375*

*If you can't find these, the plastic ones from the 501X or DB01 will work, you will need to buy to plastic trees and the bearings for them. TAM49401 RC A parts - you will need two trees to get the plastic pieces you need.

You can get away with making this mod with the existing steering parts by flipping the steering posts - which I have done on my second car - however, I had these parts with me so I thought I would give them a shot.

I am confident that it is the position of the steering posts - being lower and the effect on bump steering that has made this improvement - however, I did notice that the bearings that Tamiya uses in the steering arms have less play in them (between the bearing and the aluminum arm) leading to a more slop-free steering rack.