RC4LIFE2700
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Anyone aware of a high quality tie rod end upgrade? Would be willing to upgrade the whole rod. Also any good pivot balls? Stock ones seem like a loose fit and are sloppy.
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I agree. I have a Granite and mainly jump it off a ramp. Hitting the ramp with speed absolutely needs straight line tracking. I've tried every fix mentioned in this forum. I have the Hot Racing pivot balls, but whether they're new or completely worn down and loose makes no difference in steering precision. The Hot Racing steering bellcrank may have helped a little. I've had a stronger servo installed from Day 1, so I can't say how much of a difference it makes over stock. However even with all these commonly suggested steering slops fixes, the Granite still didn't track straight.I really hate it when people tell others, that a basher doesn’t need to be able to drive in a straight line.
I'd like to, but it's built exactly as wide and long as my SUV will fit. I'd need a bigger car.build bigger ramps
4x8 sheets of OSB are divine!I'd like to, but it's built exactly as wide and long as my SUV will fit. I'dneed a bigger car.
Edit: NevermindTraxxas 5525 tie rod ends work well for me. They have the steel pivot balls installed. The pivot balls are narrower than the stock ones, so a spacer or washers are needed to take up the slack, but they work like a charm in my rigs
Do the stock 3s pivot balls fit in the Traxxas rod ends?Traxxas 5525 tie rod ends work well for me. They have the steel pivot balls installed. The pivot balls are narrower than the stock ones, so a spacer or washers are needed to take up the slack, but they work like a charm in my rigs
You are not going to break things faster by tightening up the steering. There is still enough play left after firming up the steering to help absorb impacts. Plus you still have a servo saver to absorb impacts to the servo.i was wondering, does making the wobble and slop going away and making the steering system firmer start breaking other parts or kill the servo faster?
in another word, isn't this little(?!?!) play necessary?
askin because i'm really worried about how much play do the front wheels have! that's quite a lot if u ask me!
Old post:I really hate it when people tell others, that a basher doesn’t need to be able to drive in a straight line. Yes parts wear out, but it’s really infuriating to have the difference between a laugh, and $30-$60 of front end damage be because the steering is so sloppy that you clipped a fence post instead of being able to steer around it..
the stock composite pivot balls west really fast... hot racing makes a pivot ball set for the stock connecting rods I believe.
I bought a complete GPM set for my granite, and one broke before they even got close to loose.... they’ve been on for about a year now I think..... maybe more.... broke the steering drag link a couple weeks ago on that side, so I’m not surprised that the tie rod end let go...
Try to hit a ramp at speed with an RC that doesn't track straight. You'll hit it wrong often. You'll crash and break often.Some inherent slop in the steering is normal, and if your wheel alignment is correct, it will not cause bad steering , only user error will. Cant blame slop for bad driving. Will slop affect you on on a confined technical track? Yes.
But these are bashers. Find a better place to bash if you are hitting things.
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