Ominous1

Greetings all! I just finished my hellfire SS build and started the break in. The engines running great (axial .28). But the truck seems to wanna travel every which way but straight. At less tha 1/4 throttle its ok, but anymore and it starts to turn/drift one way or the other. Any suggestions.

One more question if I may. Is there anyway I can curb the low end response abit (i thought about a restrictor, but wont that affect my top end as well.)? It seems like theres crawl and go, but not much in between. My ss is stock except for the rear diff, it has 3k. And running a JP-3 pipe. Your help is appreciated!

stspower91

adjust your dual-rate steering till the wheels are straight also check your toe-in you dont want too much

what type of controller do you have

Ominous1

Thanks for your reply STS, Ive tried adjusting the trim already. Ive read about toe-in/out, but how do you go about measuring it? Right now im using a spektrum dx3.

Josh222

what servo you using? it might be to weak. If its the Z590 that comes with the specktrum its only 83oz on 6v pack and even less on aa's

Ominous1

Im using the Z590 as a throttle servo. I have a hitec 645mg, I know its not the best but kinda on a budget.

rclynx

There are tools to measure toe in and toe out. You can do it with a measuring stick or tape but its not real accurate. Measure the front of the tire and compair it to the back of the tire from side to side. Use a spot on the inside or the outside of the tire for measurement. If the back of the tire is farther than the front of the tire its toed in and visa versa. you want a spec of toe out or it will over stear (go left or right) toe in \ ----- / toe out /-----\

stspower91

yeah do those thing to your toe if you dont want to cause its too much work just eyeball it you can tell if its straight or at least get it really close

put you truck and the ground and turn the wheels back and forth and the stop and see if the wheels are pointing in one direction if they are adjust the trim till you can get the toe in the same on both sides

and then you should be all good if not then let us know so we can try thinking of different ways

Ominous1

Thanks for all the replies. I Check my tires bothe front tires are toed out pretty much equal, the rears are pretty much straight. I think however I may have found the problem. The front right tire under acceleration unloads for some reason while the left one doesn't any ideas why thats happening?.

stspower91

thats weird
check your suspension make shure both springs are at the same hight
check your diff (mabey check your diff fluid and put a little bit thinker oil in)
make shure nothing is binding
check your driveshafts and maked shure they are straight
check drive cups

hopefully that will help

NewKid

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exactly what i was thinkin...maybe your diffs or something are setup incorrectly