reverse chassis steering

[tony1]

hi all,
i've nearly done all of the work to reverse the chassis for the wheely king, done the motor and the axles.

what has gotten me stumped is keeping the standard steering with the extended chassis, how have some of you guys done this. i've tried the search but didn't see any pics of the servo flipped to the other side,

(i want to keep the standard steering links for my sons truck, thats why i'm not going for the axle steering mod....)

can i please have some close up pics if there are any please.....

[SalManilla]

You'll need to flip the steering servo over so the arm is on the opposite side. Cut away the mounting plate to accomidate the servo arm. Move the linkage and pivot arm to the other side of the chassis and extend the lower likage arm. Hope this helps.

[Shaggy5050]

Exactly the way I did it at first. Truthfully though, the steering really sucks that way. You are far better off getting a axle mount for the servo.

[SalManilla]

Originally Posted by Shaggy5050

Exactly the way I did it at first. Truthfully though, the steering really sucks that way. You are far better off getting a axle mount for the servo.

Very True!

[jbrandt]

x3

it'd be far simpler to get an axle mount for the servo. Especially with an extended wheelbase, there will be a LOT of flex on that steering arm. You can do it real easy with a drill and a dremel tool. I like this one...
Free WK servo mount templates

[tony1]

Originally Posted by SalManilla

You'll need to flip the steering servo over so the arm is on the opposite side. Cut away the mounting plate to accomidate the servo arm. Move the linkage and pivot arm to the other side of the chassis and extend the lower likage arm. Hope this helps.

hi salmanilla,
ok so its only the servo you flip and not the box it sits in.

Exactly the way I did it at first. Truthfully though, the steering really sucks that way. You are far better off getting a axle mount for the servo.

hi shaggy, i thought of doing it this way but doesnt the battery box hit the servo when you are crawling.

thanks for you help..

cheers tony....

[jbrandt]

Originally Posted by tony1

hi salmanilla,
ok so its only the servo you flip and not the box it sits in.

Exactly the way I did it at first. Truthfully though, the steering really sucks that way. You are far better off getting a axle mount for the servo.

hi shaggy, i thought of doing it this way but doesnt the battery box hit the servo when you are crawling.

thanks for you help..

cheers tony....

I used the axle mount from above, and the HPI "phase 1" links. The chassis will only hit the servo if you fully compress both shocks at the same time (and just barely). When it articulates, you shouldn't have a problem. I've altered it since then, like laying the shocks down a bit for more travel, and going to a true 4-link setup. I see a lot of axle mounted servo templates that mount directly on top and in the center of the axle, which is good for balance, but you'd definitely need to trim the stock chassis. This template puts the servo down and to the side of the axle, minimizing the need to trim. I didn't use the battery mount from that template, but if you do, you'd definitely need to trim the chassis.

Most people only stick to the stock steering links if they want a more "scale" look.

my 2 cents

cheers,

[BJoe]

I'm still running the servo in the stock location, only with the mount flipped upside down (don't cut it, just flip it if you want to leave it in the stock location.) Only problem I have right now is that the servo saver isn't strong enough and I need to install a better servo arm arrangement on it.