511 steering servo choices??

[rcaddict]

Hello!

I was hoping people here would share their knowledge on what is the current selection of top of the line servos suitable for 1/10 4wd electric buggy, specifically for the Tamiya TRF511.
I am getting ready to build my 511 kit and would like to purchase the best possible steering servo for it. I know it has to be a low profile servo and thats about as much as I know. I'm not sure about what the max dimensions that will fit. Some makes and model numbers of the best servos currently available for this particular application would help me tremendously. Thanks.

[Jan Larsen]

Sanwa SDX-801 bar none. Best low-profile servo I've ever driven. Sits in all my 1/10 cars.

Also called Airtronics in americanism, but no idea what modelnumber is goes under.

[GRIFF55]

The savox low profile servos are good too, excellent value.

[Mouton]

The Sanwa SDX-801 is an excellent servo indeed, but some drivers feel that 6.5 kg/cm at 6 V may be on the weak side for a 4WD. Sanwa considers this a touring car servo, but it is strong enough for 4WD.

I am one of them who wants a slightly stronger servo and therefore run the Futaba BLS551 in my 511.

[rcaddict]

Thats it!?

Sanwa and Savox?? Nothing else fits except maybe a Futaba Servo??
What about JR? Do they make a decent low profile servo suitable for 4wd applications that will fit TRF511??

I'm trying to compete with guys who will all have top of the line gear in their cars, and I doubt they are going to skimp in the steering servo area of the car. I dont want to be that guy at the track blaming his slow lap times on his slow and weak steering servo. There has to be more choices then just 2 different servos. If not, then I'll just have no other options other then to buy an Airtronics servo (thats what they call Sanwa here in the US).

[/tobys]

Orion also do a low profile servo, as do KO I think...

[roboliver]

quite honestly any of the brand name servos work well and should do you good i would look at something with 125 plus oz tourqe airtronics have always been prettu much bullet proof to me savoxs are nice and are priced resonabale and use futaba parts so are easy to find parts for general matince hitech is making some good stuff they started as a cheap knock of brand 25 years ago but quility has improved dramaticaly over the past few years the asscoaited digital servos are nice but are just a rebranded servo to there specs ould look at them as a lot of team drivers use them in there cars

[Mouton]

If may guess which Hitec servo Lee uses, I would say the Hitec HS-7775MG servo (9 kg/cm, 0.10s).

rcaddict, that is the "replacement" for the Sanwa SDX-801/Airtronics 94746M. Stronger, but slower - still equally quick as most other high-end servos.

[rcaddict]

Are the servo choices for DB01R going to be the exact same as for TRF511??

[pugs]

Originally Posted by rcaddict

Are the servo choices for DB01R going to be the exact same as for TRF511??

I would say so..... any good servo will do the job in either car