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gazhillAE
01-10-2009, 09:03 PM
Anyone know where i can get these from?

Few pics of toms car with these on at Blyth on here :thumbsup:

Links, price, availability etc

Gaz
Darren Boyle
01-10-2009, 11:11 PM
Fastrax do one in blue..........FTRC14
gazhillAE
02-10-2009, 10:52 AM
Fastrax do one in blue..........FTRC14

any in???

Whats the one tom and doddy is using?
Mike Hudson
02-10-2009, 11:30 AM
They use the gpm racing ones I think, basically the same as the fastrax ones Darren has said.
Comes in blue or silver.
Body Paint
02-10-2009, 12:00 PM
I think most of us use the GPM ones... ebay :thumbsup:
Cockerill
02-10-2009, 08:59 PM
As other's have said, I use a GPM one from ebay, but only use the servo saver replacement part, the other components give the steering a lot of slop.
ian h
04-10-2009, 11:22 AM
I did this GPM mod but had to get new bushings machined to use all the parts. I have very little play in the steering now. The original bushings were 0.2mm too small for the steering link. Seems to be working well now.
Mabuchi_Johnson_Lee
20-10-2010, 05:58 PM
A little old and hope u guys dun mind my little mod on the steering bell crank. It's still work in progress.

And thanks to Funkymojo for the alu bell crank.
Funkymojo
20-10-2010, 06:09 PM
A little old and hope u guys dun mind my little mod on the steering bell crank. It's still work in progress.

And thanks to Funkymojo for the alu bell crank.

Glad to be of help buddy, by the way it's looking good... :thumbsup:
YoungChazz
21-10-2010, 02:59 AM
Mabuchi, I think this thread has been about the X - 6 steering rather than X - 5. Your part does look great, though.

The X - 5 is still our first baby...
Mabuchi_Johnson_Lee
21-10-2010, 04:33 AM
Sorry for the hijack of this thread, i wasn't able to find any other info of X5 alu steering bell crank.
geckster
21-10-2010, 04:04 PM
does such an alloy steering help in general to reduce the slackness in the steering?
Mabuchi_Johnson_Lee
21-10-2010, 07:53 PM
I'm still waiting for some parts to arrive before I can try out the alu bell crank. After that I will update on how it will help. But my concern is breakages cause the losi bell crank to me are not that strong and I wish to beef up the steering links.
YoungChazz
22-10-2010, 02:50 AM
Ellis Stafford designed a part for the X - 5/xx-4 steering that may solve many of your problems, the CF steering rack ES006. We still have them in stock, and I know D.M.S. has them too. It replaces the Losi drag link with a CF part held in with screws & bushings rather than ball studs, and it also changes the steering geometry a bit to help out. Big E can tell you more, although I suspect there is a long-ago thread about it. Far less expensive than milling your own stuff from aluminum and the CF may be even cooler, certainly lighter.