Setting your steering

This is the proper way to set up your steering.  It’s important to follow the steps in order so that you have even throw left/right, and getting full throw as well as the proper steering curve.

1. Set trims on radio to 0. 

2. Set steering EPA to 0 and steering Dual-rates to 100%.

3. Set your steering links to the same length.  I use a set of calipers to make sure they are exactly the same length.  This is important so that you get equal throw left and right.

4. Aim your bellcranks so they point straight ahead and attach horn to servo (at neutral) as close to 90 degrees as possible from the linkage it attaches to. On some cars, this is not straight up and down on the servo, the recommended angle may be less than that.  For example the Slash 4x4 LCG wants your servo set one tooth to the right of 90 degrees.  The manual may tell you what length the linkage is supposed to be.  It’s important the linkage is the right length.

5. Attach linkage/bellcranks to your servo horn.  Now everything is hooked up.

6. Adjust trim so that car drives straight forward.  Don’t worry if they toe-in or toe-out at this point, you can adjust this later.  The main thing is to adjust the trim so that the car drives in a straight line.

7. Set your toe-in/toe-out to 0 degrees (or whatever setting you want).

8. Set EPA (or dual-rate) so that nothing hits.

At this point, it’s possible that your left and right throw is different.  If you are able to set the End Point Adjustment much higher on one side than the other, it means your steering link that connects the horn to the bellcranks is not the right length.  You will have to shorten or lengthen it and then re-adjust your sub-trim/trim to re-center the car to drive straight.  Start again at step 4 and go through the rest of the process again.