GTR shock testing

I spent a few hours testing my new shocks, and have to say they are working awesome.  The front isn’t slamming down on the ground like before, I’ve pretty much settled on black front SCTE springs in the front, and blue front SCTE springs in the rear.  I still need to play with shock positions and oils, but this is getting pretty close.

Another issue that came to my attention is that the stock servo saver can’t keep up with high-traction situations.  I have a brand-new steering rack, including spring, and it still gives on the track when running slicks.  I never noticed this before with black wheels, because you can’t really see what the wheels are doing, but with white dish wheels it’s super-obvious and you can clearly see the wheels wandering mid-corner as the servo-saver gives and catches.

I’ve gone to a full STRC aluminum bellcrank system and it’s working great even with the servo saver backed off all the way.  You definitely need to make sure you’re using a metal servo with the bellcranks, because they don’t give as much as the plastic Traxxas one.  It’s amazing how much better the steering is, the precision is night and day.  Highly recommended if you are running on high-traction surfaces.