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Cool. I'll feel much better if I know it's not me be a wally 😄.

Yeah, great point, I did consider that - although AR330481 are 73.5mm, which is quite a bit longer than the front 62.5mm. I have a feeling it could have also just been the wrong part picked out of the bin, there is Typhon shaft that is 64.5mm (2mm bigger) which would fit the bill.

I managed to bend on of the front shock pistons in my V5 Arrma Notorious. I checked the part number on the exploded view diagram from the Arrma website (AR330490) and got a pair of new ones. Upon further inspection the OEM shock shaft appears to be a few mm longer than the new replacement part. Not the end of the world, I will change both shafts now so that they match and look to adjust the drop so that they don't pull out but can anyone offer any explanation to what I have done wrong here ?? My guess is that maybe on one of the revisions they changed the shaft lengths but didn't update the exploded view part numbers ?!

So, I finally took the Kraton out over the weekend. It was simply a test run to see if it held together after the rebuild and adjustments that I made with the motor, gearing and steering. In short it was fine, didn't catch fire and ran pretty well. The steering servo (Savox SW-0241) was woefully bad though, turning circles were silly and maneuverability was painful. So that was an area I HAD to improve ASAP. After barging into AJ's thread and quizzing him about suitable servos, I picked up a 65kg Power HD servo which will hopefully give me more ability in that department. I also managed to successfully trim the steering rack with a Dremel and smooth it off enough to clear the motor. It's tight but clears it, I'll just keep an eye on it after use and adjust if needed. If it does fail, or cause issues I'll pick up the M2C part but if it works/lasts that's a bonus. ***Last pic is the steering at it worst/closest point of the travel.

Ah, sorry man, I misread your thread - I can see now you switched it out now. The Savox SW0241MG I have at the moment is awful, so I need to do something quick. Sweet, I'll have a look at the 65 Power HD then. Cheers for your help.

Cheers man, thanks for the advice. I'm going to go with the 80kg Power HD unit you have, seems like the best bet at this point. Does it still use the larger servo housing (as well as the longer M3.5 and washers) ??

I have the TLR roller and I find it a very rewarding platform. It's a great woodland basher and with a quick wheel swap and adjustment becomes a great handling road car. I've used it many times like this when out with the lads. I'm not interested in changing your opinion, just offering a different point of view from someone that owns, tunes and runs this platform regularly.

Excellent man, thank you. It's on the list then. Would there be any others you'd consider in place of this, as a comparison ??

Hey man, how are you finding your steering servo ?? I had mine out today for a test run and the servo is pathetic, so I need a new one.

Hey man, thanks for giving me your experience with that part. My current plan is to try and Dremel out the steering rack and see what that gives me, it's cheap part and if I can get a good result with it, it'll be a bonus. If it breaks, or doesn't work out I will then look at the more expensive options like the M2C solution but I think it's worth giving it a try.

Yeah, seems like it's a thing doesn't it. Cool, well I'm in no rush so I might order one of those from M2C. At a very push, I could just Dremel out like you say. I'm hopefully having looked about and asked about I can keep this set-up and get it working.

Yeah, I was hoping to get something with what I have to hand to be honest - but they are both valid solutions. At very least I could just gear it up again to move the motor out but I'm sure I can work something out having asked around etc..

Got a bit of a problem. After a bit of a re-build and changing the pinion from a 39T to a 30T one, the motor has slightly shifted its position further toward the middle of the truck. This appears to have caused the motor to foul on the steering ackerman when turning left. Whilst the motor cables aren't ideal, they're not the problem here, (I can rotate the motor to completely rule them out) it's the rear of the motor housing completely blocking anything other than the first 10 degrees of left turn. Does anyone have any suggestions ??

😄 😄 What are you a Transformer or something ?!? Fair enough. I might have to get some of those thumb grip things, the Arrma tethers do nothing but disappoint.

Hey man, how do you find the body clips ?? Mine are bloody militant !! I'm going to have to find a solution, I can't loose anymore fingers.