Nose diving savage

[tbbh-teacher]

Every time i hit the brakes the trucks back tires come up in the air endo style. How do i adjust the brakes for just the front thanks.

 

[olds97_lss]

You can't adjust it that way. The shaft the brakes are connected to is solid through the trans to both the front and back.

If you radio has EPA (end point adjustment), back it off a little so it doesn't engage so hard. Or, you can unscrew the plastic knob on the brake wire a few turns to take away some brakes to do the same thing.

 

[tbbh-teacher]

10-4 that thanks

 

[AC48]

Yeah, only 1/8th buggies have the ability to adjust fron to rear brake bias, like olds said, you just have to tone down the power of the brakes to not do noes wheelies.

 

[greenwing7]

would the fuel tubing trick help at all or would there still be just as much pressure just not applies as fast?

 

[olds97_lss]

Fuel tubing helps to even out the pressure so the brakes are less of an ON/OFF thing and more progressive.

 

[tbbh-teacher]

dont know the fuel tubing trick can someone explain please

 

[olds97_lss]

Not sure if it's necessarily a trick. I thought it came on the savage stock... At least the tubing trick I'm thinking of.

I bought mine used and added my own linkage.

See the piece of fuel tubing on the left side? It helps to cushion the brake wire so the brakes are less of an on/off switch and more progressive. Some people prefer using a spring. I use fuel tubing.

To my knowledge, the stock servo horn kind of has this built in. It's a spring type dual layer horn, but I could be mistaken. It may be only the throttle portion that gives with the spring and not both the throttle and brake portion.

I still have the stock bits laying around I think. I could look at it and see...