RCCrawler Forums

Feff94 · 04-01-2008, 01:05 PM

I am a new wheely king owner and I have started moding, but I haven't found a thread on DIY servo mount, or where can i get one,
Also it would seem that a axle mounted servo would rub if it was in top of the axle. Can this be clarified. Nate

WK Joe · 04-01-2008, 02:21 PM

There is a sticky for servo mount templates at the top of the page.

Free WK servo mount templates

Just look through all the pages, I think that every question you have has been answered there.

HndsWthtShdws · 04-01-2008, 07:06 PM

http://cid-4a947c0fd105ba34.skydrive...WK%20Templates

that4byguy · 04-01-2008, 08:02 PM

Thanks I was looking for it also in the sticky and couldn't get it to work for me. But I am sometimes a tard

'04 Rubicon · 04-02-2008, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feff94

I am a new wheely king owner and I have started moding, but I haven't found a thread on DIY servo mount, or where can i get one,
Also it would seem that a axle mounted servo would rub if it was in top of the axle. Can this be clarified. Nate

If you want to buy one, I run the NewEra over axle servo mount on my SW3 WK and I like it, it's not expensive either as it includes links and rod ends. Mine came with aluminum servo mounts like the picture, not plastic like the description though - http://www.neweramodels.com/item.cgi...=&part_id=8887. I am able to fit a 10 cell split pack on each side of it, no rubbing on anything.

RockCrawlingKid · 04-03-2008, 08:48 PM

do u have a picture of the back of the new era mount i want to see about top suspension links

'04 Rubicon · 04-04-2008, 03:22 PM

I'll try and take a pic tonight and post up for you. But I can tell you that you cannot mount the links to the servo mount. I am using a VF link mount for the WK - http://www.visionaryfabrication.com/...KUPPERLINK.htm. It works very well in conjunction with the NewEra servo mount and is heavy duty.

demonoid369 · 04-04-2008, 03:59 PM

ya with the newera theres two types theres the one for stock wk but the other you need to have a 4 link cuz it gets rid of the pivot ball on the upperlink, there also at ripper7racing a servo mount thats 20 bucks and it sets the servo directly on the top and middle of the axle.

dacaur · 04-06-2008, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feff94

Also it would seem that a axle mounted servo would rub if it was in top of the axle. Can this be clarified. Nate

No rubbing at all when crawling... on solid axle crawler, when one wheel goes up, it forces the other down. In effect the center of the axle never moves up and down. here is a pic of mine, no matter how it atriculates, the server never hits the chassis.... now if I were jumping,, it would be a different story, but thats not what my truck is for...

gtlegs · 06-10-2008, 09:36 PM

I like your setup dacaur, but like you said if you jumped it this would rub, so Im wandering if it hits when you come down hard flat on the front end?

SeanD · 06-11-2008, 06:35 AM

Here's the Jowett servo mount on my crawler. I'm running a droop setup with a belly height of 2". As you see my body ALMOST rides on top the servo but it never hits. With a droop setup at rest (as seen in the picture) the body and axles cannot come any closer together. Plus, as stated above, your axles will pivot at their centres, so yes the wheels may raise but not the diff/servo. Sorry if I'm confusing anybody.

dacaur · 06-11-2008, 06:40 AM

for testing this, i took a little frosting and put it on the highest part of the servo. when standing the truck up on the back wheels and letting the front drop down, I am getting a little dab of frosting on the chassis about 1 out of 10 tries... the front is really heavy, but most of that is unsprung weight in the axle and wheels/tires/wheel weights. This is with no spacers in the shocks, so a spacer would definitely take care of it. Im just leaving it as is because it doesnt hit hard at all, you cant hear it hit, i only know its hitting sometimes becuiase of the frosting trick, and its only a tiny dab of frosting... it might be worth putting a little bit of foam there as a bumpstop though.... or I could just cut out the part of the battery box where its hitting to get that extra little bit of clearance...

Nerve · 06-12-2008, 09:31 AM

Here is my servo mount with my recently redone link setup. This is the "less popular" way of doing link rods off the servo. But I feel that it get more movement in the wheels this way (using the RCP parts). The Servo mount is based off the same Jowetts Servo mount that SeanD is running as well. Friend of mine used the template and ripped one out on his bandsaw in his garage. Used some aluminum he borrowed from his work.

gtlegs: Servo horn will look like this if you leave it long and eventually roll the rig on the front end ... lol

I have dumped mine more on the lid then hard on the front end. So I wouldnt worry too much about damage there. I know my servo top cover has seen some rock action already.. heh.

SeanD · 06-12-2008, 10:33 AM

Nerve - how do you find that steering setup? My current setup puts my linkages real low and its hard to raise them up and out of the way more without reworking my servo mount.

Hopefully I am not hijacking this thread.

Nerve · 06-12-2008, 01:25 PM

Well, we are still talking about something "in relation to" the servo mount original thread. So I don't think we are deviating too much. Because im sure that Feff94 would find the information handy.

SeanD: Personally I like it a lot better. I find the steering to be way more reactive then previous. With my old setup I found the steering to be almost "lagging". But, that could have also been a flaw in my personal setup of the links to be honest. I have it setup now that I can get full use of the RCP high clearance hubs and knuckles and "possibly" getting full use out of that 168oz servo (HS5645mg). Since it doesn't have to transfer power to move two links on one knuckle. It is pulling direct from knuckle to knuckle. Tests at my cottage on the rocks were a success.

I'll PM you some photos of my steering now from the lower side. If requested back in this thread, I will post them up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeanD

Nerve - how do you find that steering setup? My current setup puts my linkages real low and its hard to raise them up and out of the way more without reworking my servo mount.

Hopefully I am not hijacking this thread.

maui diesel · 06-12-2008, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feff94

I am a new wheely king owner and I have started moding, but I haven't found a thread on DIY servo mount, or where can i get one,
Also it would seem that a axle mounted servo would rub if it was in top of the axle. Can this be clarified. Nate

I made one of those servo mounts not thinking about the top link mount.
Went home from work go to put it on and found it hits the top link mount. Back to square one

04-01-2008, 01:05 PM	#1
Feff94 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bemidji Posts: 1	New Wk Need axle servo mount Where? I am a new wheely king owner and I have started moding, but I haven't found a thread on DIY servo mount, or where can i get one, Also it would seem that a axle mounted servo would rub if it was in top of the axle. Can this be clarified. Nate

04-01-2008, 02:21 PM	#2
WK Joe Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Minnesota/Wisconsin Posts: 63	There is a sticky for servo mount templates at the top of the page. Free WK servo mount templates Just look through all the pages, I think that every question you have has been answered there.

04-01-2008, 07:06 PM	#3
HndsWthtShdws Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 341	http://cid-4a947c0fd105ba34.skydrive...WK%20Templates

04-01-2008, 08:02 PM	#4
that4byguy Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: in my room Posts: 59	Thanks I was looking for it also in the sticky and couldn't get it to work for me. But I am sometimes a tard

04-03-2008, 08:48 PM	#6
RockCrawlingKid Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 443	do u have a picture of the back of the new era mount i want to see about top suspension links

04-04-2008, 03:22 PM	#7
'04 Rubicon Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hopewell Posts: 663	I'll try and take a pic tonight and post up for you. But I can tell you that you cannot mount the links to the servo mount. I am using a VF link mount for the WK - http://www.visionaryfabrication.com/...KUPPERLINK.htm. It works very well in conjunction with the NewEra servo mount and is heavy duty.

04-04-2008, 03:59 PM	#8
demonoid369 RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: gervais Posts: 1,715	ya with the newera theres two types theres the one for stock wk but the other you need to have a 4 link cuz it gets rid of the pivot ball on the upperlink, there also at ripper7racing a servo mount thats 20 bucks and it sets the servo directly on the top and middle of the axle.

06-10-2008, 09:36 PM	#10
gtlegs Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 32	I like your setup dacaur, but like you said if you jumped it this would rub, so Im wandering if it hits when you come down hard flat on the front end?

06-11-2008, 06:35 AM	#11
SeanD Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: St. John's Posts: 548	Here's the Jowett servo mount on my crawler. I'm running a droop setup with a belly height of 2". As you see my body ALMOST rides on top the servo but it never hits. With a droop setup at rest (as seen in the picture) the body and axles cannot come any closer together. Plus, as stated above, your axles will pivot at their centres, so yes the wheels may raise but not the diff/servo. Sorry if I'm confusing anybody.

06-11-2008, 06:40 AM	#12
dacaur Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Eagle Mountain, Utah Posts: 311	for testing this, i took a little frosting and put it on the highest part of the servo. when standing the truck up on the back wheels and letting the front drop down, I am getting a little dab of frosting on the chassis about 1 out of 10 tries... the front is really heavy, but most of that is unsprung weight in the axle and wheels/tires/wheel weights. This is with no spacers in the shocks, so a spacer would definitely take care of it. Im just leaving it as is because it doesnt hit hard at all, you cant hear it hit, i only know its hitting sometimes becuiase of the frosting trick, and its only a tiny dab of frosting... it might be worth putting a little bit of foam there as a bumpstop though.... or I could just cut out the part of the battery box where its hitting to get that extra little bit of clearance...

06-12-2008, 09:31 AM	#13
Nerve RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,122	Here is my servo mount with my recently redone link setup. This is the "less popular" way of doing link rods off the servo. But I feel that it get more movement in the wheels this way (using the RCP parts). The Servo mount is based off the same Jowetts Servo mount that SeanD is running as well. Friend of mine used the template and ripped one out on his bandsaw in his garage. Used some aluminum he borrowed from his work. gtlegs: Servo horn will look like this if you leave it long and eventually roll the rig on the front end ... lol I have dumped mine more on the lid then hard on the front end. So I wouldnt worry too much about damage there. I know my servo top cover has seen some rock action already.. heh.

Sponsored Links

06-12-2008, 10:33 AM	#14
SeanD Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: St. John's Posts: 548	Nerve - how do you find that steering setup? My current setup puts my linkages real low and its hard to raise them up and out of the way more without reworking my servo mount. Hopefully I am not hijacking this thread.

RCCrawler Forums

Thread: New Wk Need axle servo mount Where?