As with any kit you want to take a look at the manual and check you have everything at hand. The Tamiya G6-01 Konghead can be built in two configurations.
- Standard steering: Front wheels steer.
- Four wheel steering: Front and rear wheels steer.
All of the needed chassis parts are included in the kit, so I decided to build the kit in 4WS configuration. You will need an extra servo, and a servo splitter cable. This is the easy way to add 4WS as you simply fit the two servos into the female plugs on the splitter cable and then plug the splitter cable into the receiver.
The splitter cable sends the steering input to both servos at the same time, and you get 4WS. There are other ways to do it, but this is is the easiest and cheapest.
(***Note your receiver may not be able to power the two servos, however this is unlikely)..
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Now it's time to concentrate on fitting the rear steering. As I am running 4WS I am using two servo's of the same specification. This is beneficial as otherwise your front and rear steering will move at different speeds which will make the Konghead hard to drive because whilst one has returned to neutral to allow you to go straight, the other may still be returning, giving you a truck that is hard to control.
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The 4WS on the Konghead is superb, and It really adds something to to driving experience and makes the ride enthralling even when bashing about. The cost effective implementation of this system is great and it works very well.