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My steering on my rc10t seems really loose. I can not figure out why it is also the front wheels are real loose on the axles could the axles bee worn down?

Could be! I would disassemble the front wheels and look for areas of excessive wear.

I did and they look worn so ill replace them and the bearing's on the wheels

The worn axles and bearings are probably the main culprit. beyond that, the whole front end is probably a little worn out. Add up all the parts that have a little bit of wear, and together they can make for a pretty sloppy front end. A lot of my cars/trucks are like that, but I don't worry about it on my bashers unless they get very bad. I put new parts on my racers to keep them tight, then use the used parts on my bashers. A ball bearing steering kit will go a long way in keeping the front end tight, and new ballcups, and occasionally new ball studs and hinge pins. Basically the only way to fix it is to replace parts, unfortunately.

So i talked to a guy at the lhs and to run stock class i had to get a 27t motor

yup, and the good thing about that is : it will allow you to keep costs within reason.
With a mild moter you don't need the most expensive batteries chargers, dischargers, loads of tires etc. Basically stock class gives you the opportunity to run with others at a similar level making it up to you to make the difference. Run smooth, don't get tangled in ropes and avoid the competition, stay alert but don't get wound up.
Istarted driving 20 years ago, and the last 15 years I've ran stock wherever I could, 'cause it suits my skills and material best, and more important because that's the class I find most fun.

Associated cars get a little slop and seem to run better, when you trey to fix it the handling goes away until it wears out again. It's associated's version of an "active" front end, it seems to works. My buddy's Losi 8 is way sloppy but it handles great, I think he sold it to get a 2.0 it will probably take a gallon of fuel to hit the sweet spot again lol

markt311 wrote:Associated cars get a little slop and seem to run better, when you trey to fix it the handling goes away until it wears out again.

i'll second that.

To me it seems like my cars become unpredictable when the suspension gets sloppy.

Make sure the servo saver is tight enough. Another thing I found on mine the servo horn flexed heaps so I put an Associated one on which was much stiffer.

the server saver was loose so now its tight and the servo horn is flexing alot will any servo horn fit on my servo ?

You need one with the correct spline. These are the ones I was talking about there should be one here to fit any servo http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LX3191&P=7

Thanks ill give it a try.