RC10B4.1 FT/WC
Good morning fellas...got a question for everybody who"s running the avid steering rack. Did anybody destroy their servo?...I was coming off a very low jump with my wheels turned. Setting up for the turn and my servo went I'm running the savox low profile servo. I thought I read there was issues with the rack..
Good morning fellas...got a question for everybody who"s running the avid steering rack. Did anybody destroy their servo?...I was coming off a very low jump with my wheels turned. Setting up for the turn and my servo went I'm running the savox low profile servo. I thought I read there was issues with the rack..
Torque..277...I think that should be more then enough for 2wd buggy..I'm kinda lost as too how this happened
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had a buddy here at the track with the same servo with the stock bell crank and blew the servo. From what he told me he contacted one of the distributors here locally and they said the lowpro servo hasnt been holding up in offroad cars. He put a 1257 in and has had no problems, I'v also run a 1257 for the last 8 months or so with a glued servo saver and had no problems.
hey guys, i got a setup question, and i have my setup saved on one of those adobe pdf files that are editable from rc10's site, is there a way for me to upload that onto here or do i have to type out the whole thing?
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I'm currently running a short pack on k springs. last nite I tried it with white/gold and was ok but had too much steering and very responsive. ill try pink/gold setup next. running 56 pistons with 32.5 f 30 r in ae oils.
my car for the most part, drives great. But I have a ton of low power/corner entry steering, but mid power/corner exit my car pushes more than i like. I thought i was over-driving it, but i even turned down the boost just out of curiosity, it still pushes hard. the only way my car wont go wide is if i go thru with minimal speed, which is killing my lap times. I'll just type out my setup on here
Front End:
Losi Reds
32.5wt
5 limiters inside shock
RPM 2 stage piston #2
Shocks mounted inner holes on tower and arms
Ballstuds inner holes, 2 washers
2 bumpsteer spacers
30* caster blocks
inline-axles
Camber -1* and Toe -1*
Ride height 23
camber link mounted middle of caster block
Rear End:
Losi Whites
27.5 wt
2 limiters inside shock
RPM 2 stage piston #3
Shocks mounted inner holes on tower and arms
Ballstuds inner holes 3 washers
Standard b44 rear hubs camber link mounted in the middle
Camber -1*
3* toe block
2* antisquat
ride height 22
Ride heights might be different, thats what I can remember offhand.
1/4oz rear triangles
3/4 oz servo tray
1/2 oz infront of toeblock(temporary till i get ballast weight)
Avid bell Crank
+8 Chassis
Finnisher/FTW body
It is still possible that i might be over driving the car, but i see other peoples b4.1s and they seem way more planted than mine. I havent had any of the top drivers use my car yet so I can't confirm if it is just me.
I typically use Barcode golds up front. I'm running the same tires as everyone else, so I am not too convinced its a tire issue.
I need to find a balance in the steering, I have a TON of low end steering, i'd like a little less, but pick up more on mid-high/corner exit. Bare with me, i've only been in this for a 6 months or so, and more or less, still know very little about these things. One of the fast locals told me to stiffen up the read end, so i threw on losi yellows, I did get some steering, but it was even more low end, and hardly more on exit. And the back end became washy too, so I went back to losi whites.
Quick thing on roll center, I understand the general gist of it, as far as the rear goes. Can someone elaborate roll-center to me with the front end, and playing around with more/less ballstud washers.
Thanks for the help guys
Front End:
Losi Reds
32.5wt
5 limiters inside shock
RPM 2 stage piston #2
Shocks mounted inner holes on tower and arms
Ballstuds inner holes, 2 washers
2 bumpsteer spacers
30* caster blocks
inline-axles
Camber -1* and Toe -1*
Ride height 23
camber link mounted middle of caster block
Rear End:
Losi Whites
27.5 wt
2 limiters inside shock
RPM 2 stage piston #3
Shocks mounted inner holes on tower and arms
Ballstuds inner holes 3 washers
Standard b44 rear hubs camber link mounted in the middle
Camber -1*
3* toe block
2* antisquat
ride height 22
Ride heights might be different, thats what I can remember offhand.
1/4oz rear triangles
3/4 oz servo tray
1/2 oz infront of toeblock(temporary till i get ballast weight)
Avid bell Crank
+8 Chassis
Finnisher/FTW body
It is still possible that i might be over driving the car, but i see other peoples b4.1s and they seem way more planted than mine. I havent had any of the top drivers use my car yet so I can't confirm if it is just me.
I typically use Barcode golds up front. I'm running the same tires as everyone else, so I am not too convinced its a tire issue.
I need to find a balance in the steering, I have a TON of low end steering, i'd like a little less, but pick up more on mid-high/corner exit. Bare with me, i've only been in this for a 6 months or so, and more or less, still know very little about these things. One of the fast locals told me to stiffen up the read end, so i threw on losi yellows, I did get some steering, but it was even more low end, and hardly more on exit. And the back end became washy too, so I went back to losi whites.
Quick thing on roll center, I understand the general gist of it, as far as the rear goes. Can someone elaborate roll-center to me with the front end, and playing around with more/less ballstud washers.
Thanks for the help guys
Last edited by jirish617; 04-12-2012 at 09:32 AM.
I turn my radio's steering EPA down to where the steering is locked out on the suspension (which is full throw) then dial it back one maybe two clicks.




it could have just been a faulty servo...electronics just fail at times