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Old 02-09-2009, 04:38 PM   #1
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Default Rear Steer Or Not In A Super?

I've heard Grizly4x4 mention this before and kind of agree that it can be a nuisance on many occasions ...but then again losing lots of steering angle might be too ???
Guys experienced in Supers please help !!!

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note: I haven't upgraded to a 3 channel radio for dig yet.
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Old 02-09-2009, 04:54 PM   #2
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absolutely!!!! everything has its pros and cons but..... it can be a pain in the butt but also if you get bound up you can sometimes use the rear steer to get you out. i ran mine with and without and would never go back to without
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absolutely!!!! everything has its pros and cons but..... it can be a pain in the butt but also if you get bound up you can sometimes use the rear steer to get you out. i ran mine with and without and would never go back to without
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Old 02-09-2009, 06:39 PM   #4
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I would not build a Super without rear steer.

You just need to have the channels to be able to run independent rear steer.
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I would def do rear steer. It helps when you're in a bind sometimes, not to mention the benifit of tight turns.
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Agreed. Well worth having on a super, but it's most valuable when you can control it on it's own channel. I find myself mixing the steering channels together most of the time, because it's easier to run that way, but once in a while, it's handy to run them separately. I'm still getting the hang of using a stick radio for crawling, so maybe that's why I mix the steering 90% of the time.
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Rear steer + dig on a super IMHO, i have one of my clods with both (claw chassis) and another one just with rear steer(pimp cane).

Edit: THH, you should look into an Acoms fm 40 mhz 4 ch radio, they weren't to expensive when i got mine a couple years ago, and you can control rear steer and dig individually.

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I would not build a super with out a 4 channel.
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I would not build a super with out a 4 channel.
Or one of those cool computer brain things that runs dig and rear steer on one channel
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I would not build a super with out a 4 channel.
I've been searching for a tech thread on a 4-6 channel stick radio adapted to Clod dig/steer but cant find anything direct...
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heres a link to a "how to" set up a Spektrum DX6 for rear steer and Dig.

http://www.rccrawler.com/dx6.html

Rear steer is an absolute must with a super. You can maybe get away with it if your wheelbase is at the absolute minimum. But an 18" Super would be undriveable without rear steer. IMO
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I've been searching for a tech thread on a 4-6 channel stick radio adapted to Clod dig/steer but cant find anything direct...
Check this out Who is running a 4 Channel Pistol Grip Control? I have the acoms 4 ch radio and i can reccomend it to you since you are not in the states and fm 40 mhz shouldn't be a problem.
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Check this out Who is running a 4 Channel Pistol Grip Control? I have the acoms 4 ch radio and i can reccomend it to you since you are not in the states and fm 40 mhz shouldn't be a problem.
They look good ...whats that $400???
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