Lst2 cvds and hubs on a Savage

[mistercrash]

LST CVDs on a non Losi MT eh! Whar dju git dat crazy idea eh? I like it. I'm not a fan of the truck but the mod is awesome. And it looks fairly easy to do. Very ingenious. Very cool that you can use the Losi hubs too.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by mistercrash

LST CVDs on a non Losi MT eh! Whar dju git dat crazy idea eh? I like it. I'm not a fan of the truck but the mod is awesome. And it looks fairly easy to do. Very ingenious. Very cool that you can use the Losi hubs too.

Thanks MC, I know you like the lst.

Yeah, the losi hubs are much better design than the savvy stuff. In fact i think the lst is just better all ways round, save for the steering setup.

I just got the cen hubs in, and the hingepins. Arms and cvds are still in transit.

The cen hubs would not be a good choice to mod for use with the savage arms, both the arm and the hub would have to be trimmed and not enough meat would be left on either.

So hopefully the cen arms will fit the savvy bulks well. And looking at the cen lower bulk hingepin length I think the cen arms will fit perfectly between the stock savage hingepin braces. I am crossing my fingers.

I also received another shorter 4mm hingepin with the cen pins. Must be used for the upper arm to hold it to the bulkhead. It is 4mm diameter and has a nice locknut to hold it one. And it is the perfect length to hold the lst2 hub to the savvy lower arm. Nice, as I was going to have to find a 50mm long 4mm pin with eclips or something to hold that area together.

I will have to make a parts list when I am done, should someone else want to attempt this mod! Pretty easy to do, trimming the pins and making the braces is all of the fab work.

[thzero]

Really? I thought the steering in Savage is bullocks... I'm tempted to use a truggy steering in my 5T conversion...

Originally Posted by lincpimp

In fact i think the lst is just better all ways round, save for the steering setup.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by thzero

Really? I thought the steering in Savage is bullocks... I'm tempted to use a truggy steering in my 5T conversion...

The lst steering is just weird. 2 belcranks that one servo acts on each, then a thin wire thingy connects them. The servo savers are mounted to the servos, and are kinda weak. People use mgt servo savers and a mixture of other parts to make the lst steering better. I only bash so I do not really care, seems to work fine to me with the stock stuff.

The main thing you have to change for durability purposes are the steering knuckles. The new era ones are considered the best. Most people leave the plastic c hubs on the front and stock hubs on the rear. The stock front c hub on the lst2 can serve as the weak point, as it is cheap and easy to change. I have never broken one, but I have broken lst2 arms. Rpm arms cure that issue.