Drive shafts

[Brackett]

What is a good aftermarket driveshafts to run? I'm poping plastics. Seems I got my crawler hooking good, and the next weak link is the shafts. I anyone has some extra aftermarkets they want to sale... Let me know.

[Foxracin]

I use plastic Stampede shafts with a female at each end and a piece of male in the middle and I havent broke one yet or twisted on off. I broke the stockers in no time.

[Cajun]

I use plastic Stampede shafts with a female at each end and a piece of male in the middle and I havent broke one yet or twisted on off. I broke the stockers in no time.

Yep, me too. I run Traxxas shafts and haven't had any problems since I switched. You may also consider a slipper, they save all sort of broken parts.

[renoirbud]

The MIp shafts are great, the RC4wd Punisher shafts are not.

[BMFOTP]

Yep, me too. I run Traxxas shafts and haven't had any problems since I switched. You may also consider a slipper, they save all sort of broken parts.

Is a slipper transmission better than a locked transmission or does it depend on the driving style?

[renoirbud]

hey

If your run high power you should have a slipper on a shafty.

[Brackett]

My AX-10 has a slipper. The Copperhead does not. The Copperhead has a RC4WD R2 w/dig. I'm not sure if they even make a slipper option. Ruthless Race told me he uses the Thunder Tech shafts with no probs. They look really beefy.

I assume you guys are saying Stampede axle shafts because they do not have drive shafts.

[Cajun]

Yep, it's the axle shafts we're talking about.

[792.5cj5]

I've been running stampede shafts for a while. I didn't break a one until I installed the 7t cobalt. Now I've broke 2 at the splines and spread the ears on alot. Not sure what I'm going to next. I drive very stupid most of the time without a slipper. So I'm asking for it. Right now stamped shafts are pretty cheap to replace.

[j33pownr]

If you buy mips or thundertech the next weakest link are the outdrives on the tranny and they are a pain to replace in the field. If you get some CDW or VF steel outdrives then the next weakest thing I would assume are the plastic tranny gears or plastic spur gears. For what its worth, I have only seen one stripped ax10 tranny on RCC but I have seen numerous R2s stripped.

The mips or thundertech drive shafts will go for about $40. The steel outdrives are even more. You can buy lots and lots of traxxas shafts for that ammount. I think they come 5 in a bag for $7 or something like that.

[Cajun]

A slipper is cheap ($25) and easy to install too, that would eliminate the need to keep replacing shafts completely.

[j33pownr]

TRUE...but I kept tightening my slipper to the point where I basically didnt have one because I was annoyed when it would slip. I guess I just try to drive out of stuff that I should have been in to begin with.

[Cajun]

Well, we all go there, it's the nature of the hobby. I guess it never bothered me since most all RCs I've owned have had a slipper, it's one of the first mods I added to my kit. I do run mine a lot tighter than they say in the install instructions and did snap stock shafts with it in there, but modded Traxxas shafts have been doing me good so far. I have it tight enough that I have to really bind it for it to get into the slipper, but I'm sure it saves something in my driveline most times I run.

[Cycleeric]

Im running MIP shafts and no slipper and Ive yet to have another problem other than the electrical one on Sunday. Unless something else breaks Im leaving the way it is

[Foxracin]

I geuss Im going to have to pick up a set of the MIP shafts for mine. The Stampede shaft hold up great and I havent broke on yet but I keep breaking the pins the snap onto on the u joint deal. Dont really know if there is a upgrade for that or not.