ReveD RS-ST Servo Install in a Sakura D5S | Unboxing | Install | Test | Review

The ReveD RS-ST servo and RC-PGC USB programmer installed in our Sakura D5S chassis!
This is not a direct bolt in as the Sakura chassis truly only accepts full low-profile servos. Although this RS-ST is not as tall as a full-size servo...it is just too tall to fit without some changes.
By countersinking the shock mount holes, and adding some small spacers, I created just enough room to get the servo in there...and the body still fits!!
Having the RC-PGC USB programmer was a first for me. I have not had a programmable servo before.
This servo allowed me to change multiple settings in the servo, and I go through each on in detail for you. Changing them and then testing them to see if I can notice the difference in how it performs.
Have any questions about this? Let me know down below!
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[@misterjimmy81]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge on how to program the RS-ST. I couldn't find any other videos that had detail instructions so much appreciated!

[@RoadsideRC]

Great! Glad it was helpful!

[@Averageviewer136]

Your quality and detailed videos really help!

[@RoadsideRC]

Thanks!

[@mihaiserbanescu8676]

I have this servo and changed the speed a little from the transmitter as it has some adjustments available there too, made it a tiny bit quicker but it's still on the slow side. However, I think it's how a real car would feel, if programmed to be a bit quicker still, it would probably be exactly as a drift prepped car feels. Which is great! Even turned off, turning the wheels feels so hard because the servo is really strong. I compared it to someone else's and their wheels were was so easy to turn by hand, no torque in their servo, but the reveD opposed a lot to changing direction by hand. Definitely there is a lot of torque there. All in all, I think it's the best you can get, very good, 0 steering wobble, smooth, I love it!

[@RoadsideRC]

Great! Glad you like it. It is my go-to servo as well.

[@mihaiserbanescu8676]

@@RoadsideRC it's quite good! I like that is not lightning fast, that wouldn't be realistic. With the reveD the brain can keep up with the change of direction of the wheel. However, I'd make it a tiny bit faster than it comes out of the box to keep up with the really fast transitions.

[@islandrc-duke1972]

Great review and install

[@RoadsideRC]

Thank you!

[@juniorwiggles1581]

High quality video with a ton of depth, asking for one of these for Christmas, keep it up man!

[@RoadsideRC]

Awesome, thank you for that feedback. Any other kinds of information you think would be helpful?

[@juniorwiggles1581]

@@RoadsideRC maybe tips on making bodies? I’m not sure to be honest because you have covered almost every area on rc drifting!

[@RoadsideRC]

Thank you for that again. Bodies is certainly my weak spot. Have you seen RC Supremacy? He does CRAZY work with bodies!

[@juniorwiggles1581]

@@RoadsideRC no i have not but also ronin rc has done some really amazing work

[@maximumrpm1868]

Awesome love this car

[@RoadsideRC]

Me too! It really is a good deal for the price. Thanks for the support!

[@maximumrpm1868]

@@RoadsideRC It might be on my radar for this to get

[@geoff3842]

My servo died, I’m trying to decide between ordering the Reve D Or yokomo SP-02D, one is programmable, but the Yokomo is available at my hobby town. Cheers for the programming run through in this vid.

[@RoadsideRC]

Glad this was helpful! I have not personally used the Yokomo servo, so can't tell you specifically. In all honesty though, this ReveD servo is really nice. I was surprised by how much I could tell the difference in the programming settings.

[@geoff3842]

@@RoadsideRC I picked up the programmable Yokomo servo for $75 (SP-02D V2) and Wowzer! A nice drift servos is Amazing! Huge difference. Thanks again for posting great content.

[@RoadsideRC]

Awesome! Glad that works well for you!!

[@lilk00nz36]

AWESOME VIDEO MAN I’m thinking of building my first rc drift card with this Sakura D5S since it’s cheap chassie for my budget which is good, thinking of ordering the same parts as u used for ur Sakura build, since I’m literally I mean literally new to the rc drifitng, where can I get a hold of all the parts you used for your Sakura build I’m eager to build my first rc drift car with the help of the best rc youtuber :)

[@RoadsideRC]

Thanks for the kind words. I have a full build video on this car with links to all of the parts! As you go through the build, feel free to reach out with questions. Here is the build video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGOygX-crMepask

[@CaptainC6969]

Hi Troy, thank you for this video. The software has been updated and there are limits to the speed settings and they've taken away some other settings. Curious if you could please do an updated video based off the new version. Thank you!

[@RoadsideRC]

Would love to test the new setup out. Just don't have the servo or programmer!

[@LegendaryRc]

cool dude

[@RoadsideRC]

Thank you!

[@Franku777]

It would be great if you could do an update with the latest software for the Reve D programming which has some new features!

[@RoadsideRC]

Great idea!!!

[@davidlathrop4483]

Thank you for all the knowledge on this servo, I did buy it along with a new controller and gyro for my MST. Should I install each item separately and bind / program individually or will it be ok to install them all at once??

[@RoadsideRC]

Hi there! I would install them all at once - no real benefit to doing it one at a time, unless you want to see the difference each change makes. If you do it - I would start with the controller, then servo, then gyro.

[@davidlathrop4483]

@RoadsideRC awesome thank you so much, I will install them in that order. I just didn't want to mess any of the components up if I was supposed to do it in a certain order. Thank you again so much your a huge help. Keep up the great videos love watching them!

[@joespafford6499]

Valuable info, i would choose slightly above this cheap, no offenseove the content. But im a rcer, i don't want to build something just to have nuyers remorse. Mid tier would be more ideal so I have time to practice amd play to upgrade as i get better at drifting

[@RoadsideRC]

This servo isn't on the cheap end for drifting. It is a mainstream - right in the middle offering.

[@louiekrasniqi95]

What tires are you running on that car for your garage floor? Having trouble finding the right ones for my garage and those tires look to be the ones

[@RoadsideRC]

Not all concrete is made the same, so my results may not work for you as well. I run these tires: bit.ly/3PRLQRS

[@justinhippler9698]

Having issues downloading the file and updating firmware could you make a video on that?

[@RoadsideRC]

Interesting. Mine just downloaded straight from the website. Don't think I had to update any firmware.

[@CeoOfSlow]

Well i guess im buying one of these servos, i just bought a yokomo dp302v4 gyro and a protek 160ss servo and the steering wobble on low gyro gain is completely undrivable.

[@RoadsideRC]

Have you tried all of the settings on that gyro? It offers a few different options that will help reduce the gyro wobble. Check this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKTGn3mHm7KVmqs

[@finlaylanaway5419]

Hi can you use any 10.5t motor or do you have to get a specific motor and esc

[@RoadsideRC]

Depends on how fancy you want to get. I use a Hobbywing Bandito 10.5T and it works great. It is nice if your motor has adjustable timing, but not 100% necessary if you can do it through your ESC.

[@sur-ronrides]

hi Troy, just got mine, what they say as stock setings, mine were way off, i also have, torque, torque curve, speed curve

[@RoadsideRC]

Great! I am guessing some of those are the new default settings.

[@kevinbarraza1423]

Question... I installed this with the gyd450 Everything seems fine.. looks like I need to fix it so it will return straight when I turn right .. but my question is, steering is reversed.. going forward if I turn left wheels turn right... I'm using the stock transmitter

[@RoadsideRC]

You need to reverse either the steering in the controller, or in the gyro.

[@kevinbarraza1423]

@@RoadsideRC ok so I figured out how to reverse steering, but now my wheels just turn straight left and I can't control any steering after I reversed just full lock on right

[@carlostorres-rr1ns]

Hi Troy, I knew your video about Reve d servo. But I have a question, I recently swapped Reve d servo with yokomo sp03-d . But unfortunately I wasn’t able to have steering. The front tires yanked to the left or right. No control at all. Only throttle and reverse I have. By any chance could you please let me know how to set up properly. Thanks 🙏

[@RoadsideRC]

I do not have a Yokomo servo. If you have zero steering, most likely, you have something plugged in wrong.

[@carlostorres-rr1ns]

@@RoadsideRC when you replace the servo, do we have to recalibrate or reset the gyro? Or anything else I have to do ? Or just plug and go ? Thanks

[@RoadsideRC]

@@carlostorres-rr1ns Correct - you will need to recalibrate your radio and gyro to the new servo.

[@D-Labao]

What tires are you using in this video?

[@RoadsideRC]

When I run in my garage, I use random tires that need burned up. Most likely some Yokomo DRA or DRC

[@sureshot2419]

Which battery does it use how much mah and is it a shorty or no?

[@RoadsideRC]

I use a 4600mah shorty. The Sakura D5S can also accept a full size battery with a different holder.

[@cityofplant]

How this servo holding up now? I heard they’re notorious to just go kapuut. At least in my rc drift circle.

[@RoadsideRC]

That is an interesting observation. This servo has been rock solid for me. BUT - this is also on of the first produced and I wonder if there has been a spec change over time. I just picked up a second one to go into a new car, so I will be curious how it does.

[@phmaximus]

gee.. for the price that's not good

[@chiccoka]

Is any1 has the old software available??I couldn’t manage to ad speed on it with the new software.

[@RoadsideRC]

Good question - not sure how to get the old software.

[@chiccoka]

@@RoadsideRC if some1 downloaded earlier and it’s still on the hard drive. Only that way.

[@finlaylanaway5419]

What motor and pinion size do you use ??

[@RoadsideRC]

I use a 10.5T motor with the stock pinion. I believe it is 25T.

[@finlaylanaway5419]

@@RoadsideRC I’m saving my money up to get a kit but I can’t find what cheap electrics to get I have a good controller and receiver

[@RoadsideRC]

I have a few build videos on this Sakura. One, I show my preferred setup, the other I show a complete budget build. Check them out on my Sakura playlist!

[@aidenberry3392]

You should show us how to setup a gyro

[@RoadsideRC]

Good idea! I might just do that soon with my MST RMX2.0!

[@RoadsideRC]

Which gyro do you use?

[@aidenberry3392]

I have a fool rc one but it acts up

[@aidenberry3392]

Gool

[@aidenberry3392]

I have been trying to drift for a while and can’t, probably because I went the cheap route

[@joespafford6499]

Savox is good for bashing and crawlers, dont want th wine in my drifter😊

[@RoadsideRC]

They can be a little noisy!

[@DestructionRC]

Good install man these are no fun IMO

[@RoadsideRC]

Thanks! What do you mean by no-fun? Drift cars?

[@DestructionRC]

@@RoadsideRC no I mean installing servos lol

[@terrya450]

im mad i cant drive my new car because regular drift servos dont work and they did not include longer stand offs now i have to mount the shocks in the wrong holes and throw the geometry off or switch it to the 1.0 shock tower the manual sucks as well ( to dark to see ) ill never buy another 3racing car...

[@RoadsideRC]

That seems a little harsh. Has been a very solid drift car for me. There are many servos that fit, even without mods.

[@StuntRidersSwiss]

Well, mine is pure shit, move by itself, shake, make crazy noises and it’s new... reseller tells me it’s normal, because of the wrong settings, tried everything and still can’t do nothing with it....

[@RoadsideRC]

Boo! That certainly doesn't sound right!

[@imtherichestp9077]

my buddies did the same thing. eventually it basically had a heartbeat it was thumping so hard. eventually servo wouldnt go to the right... we hooked new servo to the v4 gyro and couldnt get right turn steering at all on that one as well... unhooked gyro and had full range turning.. ended up being a defective gyro that was making the servo do wild things and burnt it up fast. only defective v4 ive seen so far.

[@kevinbarraza1423]

Seth Rogan vibes lol!

[@RoadsideRC]

I'm not sure if that is a compliment or not! :)

[@kevinbarraza1423]

@@RoadsideRC Seth Rogan the man!!!!!

[@kevinbarraza1423]

@@RoadsideRC question... I'm in need of a servo for a stock rmx 2.0.. what would you recommend. I want to get the gyd450 gyro as well

[@RoadsideRC]

@@kevinbarraza1423 I have had really good luck with the Futaba GYD450

[@RoadsideRC]

@@kevinbarraza1423 For the servo, check out the ReveD RS-ST.

[@DabbathaHut]

I bought one of these and idk maybe it’s just me but it won’t go full lock like yours. Maybe it’s my gyro but doesn’t seem to have the same throw as the savox servo I had in it.

[@RoadsideRC]

Between the programmer, gyro, and controller - there are places in all three to control throw. Please check all of them.

[@DabbathaHut]

@@RoadsideRC I got it figured out. Popped another gyro I had on it and adjusted my end points and it’s good. I think there’s an issue with the gyro I was using. I went ahead an ordered another gyro 😂 got a futaba gyd470 on the way. And btw thanks for being the most help drift KZbinr.

[@RoadsideRC]

@@DabbathaHut Happy to help!!!

[@DabbathaHut]

@@RoadsideRC yeah man it wasn’t making any sense with the quality of that reve d servo lol. It was almost like the servo and gyro I was using was using wasn’t meshing together. It could be something I could fix with the programmer.