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So do the new metal gear servos no longer require Servo savers?

If you can consistently drive 5 minutes around a track without crashing or clipping a pipe then you probably don't need a servo saver, otherwise you should still run a quality servo saver.

I've always used a saver. It not only will spare the servo gears but it will act as a shock-absorber preventing damage to other steering components and maybe even prevent a popped ball cup which could cost a win. It's cheap insurance.

Ucsdmutt wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2017 11:16 pm So do the new metal gear servos no longer require Servo savers?

Racing or bashing?

Bashing => SS mandatory.

If racing, what category, what are the racing conditions and how well can you drive?

Yea I still need a SS then lol, I’m definitely too rusty to go without. I’ve been using a Tamiya SS since the 90s. Any suggestion on other brands? I bought this HR one because it looked so sweet but it is way to big to use on the RC-10...it won’t lay flat!

I think all of my aftermarket savers came from Kimbrough.

Ditch the Tamiya for a Kimbrough saver.

Kimbrough all the way

If racing onroad, the xray super stiff is good

On my race buggy, I run an aluminum servo arm and aluminum bellcranks... no servo saver. Metal gear servo of course. I've had no issues, but I don't really crash much, and typically race on a fairly small track.

Yea I've noticed the pros never use them, I guess if they do strip one (I've heard even metal gear servos have plastic gears in them) they probably get new ones for free...

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I never use them, even on my relatively heavy 4wd 1:10 buggies, with high quality metal gear servos.
Of course, now that I said that, I will explode a servo at the track tonight

tamiyadan wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:09 pm as a pro, i used them. unless you liked the idea of pissing away money on radio gear for no reason.

even if you drive perfectly. somebody else will clip your front wheels.

There are heavier duty servo savers with heavy springs.

For me personally, I've saved money by buying a simple arm rather than a heavy duty servo saver, but I'm sure damage to a metal gear servo is still a possibility. The last time I've had to replace servo gears was in about 1996, and they were plastic, so I may be more willing than most to take some chances at this point.

I know servo savers used to be the norm, but less so as time as passed, and definitely don't seem to be used much at this point. What time period are you referring to when you mentioned you used them as a pro?

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Personnaly I strated to drive a B6 on a bumpy astro track with tons of grip.
All what I need to brake a servo
I ran one year with a metal geared Servo (Savox) without any problems with a plastic arm.
And I crashed a lot.
I bet the plastic will worn around the servo shaft before to brake the gears.
This year I will put a metal one