Hpi baja 5t Sym steer and fonzie links problems

[Clubin]

You mean just replace the spring of the Chinese sym steer with an FG one? Are you not using Fonzie links then?

I tried what he is suggesting. Wheel alignment changes through the suspension travel.

 

[szaki75]

right! FG# is 06025/02. stock Chinese spring is 2,9mm, FG is 3,0mm. (3,2mm would have been better...)
Servo Saver Spring @ DDM
no Fonzie links i'm using

I tried what he is suggesting. Wheel alignment changes through the suspension travel.

i think that changes anyway.
what worries me a bit is that the steering links are not parallel with ground at stationary... when the suspension travel is at midway.
also I use a little toe-in to mitigate the huge difference between turn radius of inner/outer wheels.
suspension geometry is far from ideal, but good enough for me

 

[Danzzz88]

right! FG# is 06025/02. stock Chinese spring is 2,9mm, FG is 3,0mm. (3,2mm would have been better...)
Servo Saver Spring @ DDM
no Fonzie links i'm using

i think that changes anyway.
what worries me a bit is that the steering links are not parallel with ground at stationary... when the suspension travel is at midway.
also I use a little toe-in to mitigate the huge difference between turn radius of inner/outer wheels.
suspension geometry is far from ideal, but good enough for me

This is precisely why I had to modify the servo saver and swapped the top and bottom parts around so I could get the links in a better position and not create loads of toe out when the suspension compresses. Have you got any photos of your setup and is the FG spring a direct swap?

 

[szaki75]

yes, the FG spring fits just fine and i tied the top and bottom piece to help the spring

 

[Clubin]

There is no getting it to work. @szaki75 when the links,upper, lower control arms aren’t all in the same plane funny things happen with the wheel alignment as the suspect travels up and down. Makes handling a nightmare.