The turning radius your worrying about is normal on most of the Redcats not just yours. The Volcano, Tsunami, Tornado's all turn farther than you would think they need to. If you need to shorten it up because tires are hitting you will have to change the position on the servo arm for the throw. As for the Tabs, there bent to restrict the arm travel so they don't pull the shocks apart. Hope that helps a little [:-]