WPL low-profile cast axle servo mount for leaf-spring trucks

Last crawled date: 4 years, 3 months ago

Just something I whipped up last night. An on-axle mount for your steering servo. It mounts the servo as close as possible to the top of the axle pumpkin to maximize suspension action. My previous aluminum servo tray setup kept bashing the axle into the servo. I cut the servo mounting part out of the aluminum mount to optimize this new setup.
Mount this part between the axle and the leaf springs like the standard leaf spring perches.
This will ONLY work with the B model leaf-sprung versions of the WPL trucks, as it sits right in the same area the link mounts would go on the C model trucks.
This applies a very slight "lift" to the front, on the order of maybe 0.075". It's twice as thick as the standard leaf spring perch (which is not installed when using this part).
The servo mounting holes are quite small (on purpose). Pre-drill the hole slightly smaller than the diameter of the screw you are going to use.
I might be getting a linked truck soon (C-44 looks so good!), so I'll see if I can come up with a mount for that, too.
Currently tested with Savox SH-0255, and some cheaper servos I can't remember (Will update when I get home)
I am unsure if this is compatible with the plastic axles. If it works, drop a comment and I'll update!