Sakura D5 IFS Shock Tower DDSS Conversion Horn Adapter

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Here is a DDSS adapter I came up with for the Sakura D5 (all versions). I designed this to give new life to the IFS shock tower that many have deleted in favor of upright shocks or mono shock. There are 3 different adapters that are specific to the IFS tower being used. Compatible towers are the ones included in the stock D5S (black FRP) or D5Pro (Carbon Fiber) or D5SGA/TandemGA (Red/Blue Colored Carbon Fiber) kits. DDSS (Direct Drive Steering Systems) are supposed to help reduce play in the steering rack and add some more rigidity to the steering system by eliminating the use of separate wipers, posts, and bearings which can have a bit of slop. This was designed to be used with the aluminum AGFRC 25T servo horn (as well as the unbranded imitations readily available on Amazon or Ebay). The interface is slotted so minor adjustments to ackerman is possible. You will need to use longer turnbuckles than stock. I've found 3mm x 35mm to work just fine. If using the D5SGA/TandemGA tower, you will need to cut off the points at the ends of the tower for proper clearance in the bulkhead (see pictures). You will need: 1 - Sakura D5 IFS Shock Tower (D5S/D5Pro/D5SGA/TandemGA 1 - AGFRC style 25T Aluminum Servo Horn 2 - 3mm x 35mm turnbuckles 1 - M3 x 6 button head screw 2 - M3 x 8 button head screws 2 - M3 x nuts (standard or nyloc) 3 - M3 washers Use the M3 x 8 screws, washers, and M3 nuts to attach the steering bridge to the adapter Use the M3 x 6 screw and washer to attach the servo horn to the adapter NOTE: You may need to adjust the servo mounting height with appropriate sized M3 spacers to have the proper clearance within the bulkhead.