Is the steering in your T-Maxx getting a little soft and not quite as responsive as it used to be? Chances are your servo is getting tired or the saver spring is getting weak....or both. You can upgrade your servo saver with another stock piece or throw down an extra $30 and get a system made to handle a truck of this size, power and weight.

The PL Maxx Steering kit is a solid upgrade for any T-Maxx, whether you are running a high torque servo or not. After an upgrade to a high torque servo, we found that it was so powerful it was overpowering the stock servo saver...enter the Pro-Line Maxx Steering kit.

The PL design utilizes a spring but it is not used in the same way as the stock unit. The spring applies pressure to "pivot-away", angled plastic columns. The columns are held together with the spring force and if the resistance is strong enough, the pieces will pivot away from each other, protecting that force from being transmitted to your servo. The spring pushes the pieces back together once the outside force has gone away or diminished. More spring tension will give you sharper steering but may take away from the protection factor to the steering servo. Less force is more protection to the servo but the steering may be softer. We recommend only tightening this nut to the point where you are happy with the feel of the steering. Going too tight would reduce the effectiveness of the saver function.

The first REALLY nice feature of this kit is that you can adjust the force in which the spring holds the two "pivot-away" pieces together. A nice anodized aluminum nut on a threaded aluminum shaft (see picture left top) allows you to decrease or increase the saver force.

The second REALLY nice feature we found with this system is the included bearings (that's right...we said bearings) that the new linkage pivots on. (See picture left center) A very nice feature that will add to responsiveness and will reduce any chances of binding in the steering system. The steering posts are made from aluminum as well.

The construction is good with a mix of high-strength plastic and aluminum. As you would expect from a part offered by Pro-Line, everything fit perfectly into place without any elbow grease required. All necessary parts are included for the install and it should only take you about 20-30 minutes to do the job right. Note: We found that the recommended settings for the spring nut were a little "light" for our liking so we tightened the nut down slightly for a more solid steering feel.

As some of you have noticed, this review has been pending for some time. We have been able to put some serious time on this steering upgrade and it has served us very well. Our steering servo is still nice and tight and the entire system has held up well with little to no visible wear.

This is one of those upgrades that once installed, you can't really see. Out of sight, out of mind? Not really. You will appreciate the improved steering response, the adjustability and the extra level of protection it provides to your steering servo...especially if you just spent some bucks on a high-torque unit. It is well worth the $35 and is a FAR superior system to the stock setup.

Visit the Pro-Line web site to learn more about this kit!