new losi bell crank steering for 22.

[vrooom]

http://www.tlracing.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=TLR231027

[MHeadling]

Any ideas when this will be released?

[FrogPrince82]

I've heard mid to end of October.

[mugenmark]

http://www.wingswheelsandrotors.co.uk/tlr231027-2220tsct-bell-crank-steering-system-with-hardware-19619-p.asp they got it £15 inculding postage,has anyone tried it?

[MHeadling]

Any sign of them yet on UK/German soil??!!

The Yanks have got the kit out, read you need to use the 22-4 turnbuckles as the new ball cups are 3.5mm

[The Dude]

It was end august, then end october, now it's end november : http://www.tlracing.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=TLR231027 . Be patient till march because all the stock is gone in the 22SCT 2.0 :cry:

[richm]

i just got one through DMS.
swapped it out with the Exotek one that was in there. has different geometry - the bellcranks are slightly shorter and the bar that the ball joints attach to is longer. ive also swapped to the spindles included as well which has a shorter arm.

will try it out on sunday and see how much of a difference it makes.

though it has allowed me to mount my servo a bit further forward, which in turn means that i have been able to move the speedo lower onto the chassis rather than on the waterfall and mount the battery a few centimetres further forward.

[200sx]

I received mine a couple of days ago from Apex.

Hoping it will give me some more low speed steering.

[vrooom]

How does it compare to exotek v2 ?

[200sx]

Just fitted the bellcrank. Some of the parts it comes with are clearly not designed for the buggy. e.g.

The spindles supplied are labelled for the shortcourse and when fitted to the buggy give HUGE Ackermann, outside wheel hardly moves when inside hits full lock.

The supplied inline ballcups are designed for 3.5mm thread turnbuckles, so don't fit the buggy turnbuckles.

[jaydits]

used it for the first time yesterday and i loved it
gave us some more initial steer and overall more balance between the low and fast speed corners
we race the 0 degree hubs to give us a bit more byte and i think with the new bellcranks we can go back to the 5 degree hubs

overall i think we wont be going back to the slider
play is minimal after a full day practice compared to the slider

[200sx]

I'll stick with the 5 degree hubs then.

Did you have the same experience as me with the extra parts in the bellcrank kit?

[jaydits]

no everything fits perfect only the hd cubs not
i heatted up a normal ballcub and bend it a bit and put it on the hub side
worked great so i dont have to wait for the hd stuff

[200sx]

So you used the spindles labelled sct?

[200sx]

I managed to sort it. Spaced the top of the shock 1mm to get enough clearance to use the standard turnbuckles

[Pedders]

Just wondered if anyone else recommended this as a worthwhile upgrade ??

I do feel the steering has a lot of play in its current guse as a minimum.

[discostu]

yep get it it make the car drive and feel better more consistence

[Pedders]

Ok thanks. One ordered.

[millser]

where did you order from???????

[Pedders]

Je models through eBay but sure they will do direct too.

[millser]

Have you a link as can't seam to fine and there website say out of stock

[Pedders]

Just checked the item and has been removed from eBay sorry. Could be worth a call to them and see when they are getting more in.

[Dr Fly]

I have had mine on backorder with Horizon since the first batch arrived months ago. I think these will be impossible to come buy until more get made/sent to Europe

[racingdwarf]

ordered one from local shop when photos 1st came out pre release months ago,placed on back order with horizon,never seen it.

[Pedders]

just to confirm I ordered a TLR231027 from JE models and I has arrived this morning.

[Pedders]

Can someone help. I have installed all the parts in the kit and the spindles but they seem to really limit the lock to lock. Can someone confirm if these are for the 22 buggy or are they ment for the truck??

[vrooom]

have you adjusted radio to suit?

[Pedders]

It's the physical limit of the spindle. Not the radio. I attach a photo for info. It just looks to me as though it should have the original spindles and the new ones are for something else.

The pic is at full lock.

[The Dude]

The included spindles are for the buggy, not for the truck
http://www.tlracing.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=TLR231027#prodFeatures

[zamiatine]

By looking at the picture it seems as though your left turnbuckle is shorter than the right one! At least from the thread that remains on the left one which seems much less than what's on the right one...

[Chalkie]

It's the physical limit of the spindle. Not the radio. I attach a photo for info. It just looks to me as though it should have the original spindles and the new ones are for something else.

The pic is at full lock.

They changed the spindles and caster blocks on the 22 2.0 to move the kingpin, if your car isn't a 2.0 you might need the caster blocks to match the spindles.

[Pedders]

Aghh right yes. Mine is a 22. NOT a 2.0 whch I see is a spindle that looks very close to the one I have fitted now.

I will put on the original spindle and see what the result it.

After reading the link I can see it says for the SCT and 2.0. Would really have helped if they made this a little clearer in the instructions.

Thank you for all the input.

[vrooom]

Peddler, I had same problem, in the end I bought 2.0 castor block. It fixed it full locks both ways. I tried 1.0 spindle it doesnt do full locks with it. Always thought your car is v2.0..

[Pedders]

Mine is the original 22.

Didn't want to spend more money on a new car but seems the way to go.

Right I have put the original spindles on and looking much better to my eye lock to lock.
Think I wiil have a run like this.

[millser]

anyone know where i can get one from?????????????

[till]

Mine is the original 22.

Didn't want to spend more money on a new car but seems the way to go.

Right I have put the original spindles on and looking much better to my eye lock to lock.
Think I wiil have a run like this.

So you are running 22 2.0 castors and the 22 "1.0" spindels then?