thats what i figured.its funny,my first 1/12th was a corally sp12g.the steering linkage never changed.the slop in it didnt seem to really hurt the car being that back then nothing could touch that car on carpet.however,the standard setup on the L4 car seems to have very little slop to me and doesnt bind so i never tried fixing it because it seemed good to me.but hell to each his own.people trying something new has gotten these cars to where they are today