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05-26-2010, 08:53 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Jacksonville
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|  MIP shafts I got tired of losing stock driveshafts to the bottom of rockpiles, so I ordered some short MIP shafts. Anyone who has any specific questions about installation or dimensions should stay tuned. My next question is: what's going to break now? I'm running a rooster crawler/55t combo with 2s lipo and a 14 tooth pinion. I also have dig, but I'm not sure what brand. It looks like the one rc4wd offers. It was there when I bought it. Let me know what you think. |
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05-26-2010, 09:03 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Who's asking?
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| Now you get to break outdrive shafts on the tranny  |
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05-26-2010, 09:09 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Jacksonville
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| Ew. I guess I'll start looking into those. Thanks for the heads up! |
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05-26-2010, 09:20 PM
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| Sucking Hind Teet.   Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Mexico
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| You'll be fine. I have even run them with the stock outdrive shafts that were powered by a traxxas vxl.  |
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05-26-2010, 09:25 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Who's asking?
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| Yeah I went all of last season no problem, this year first run C*R*U*N*C*H. I fixed it with a piece of drill rod and then replaced that with the RRP chromoly single piece outdrive...and have only driven my berg since.  Just have one on hand for insurance, it's a cheap part. |
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05-26-2010, 09:32 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Greenville
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| You'll like them. I run the drive and axle shafts. They are beefy and actually add a bit of un-sprung weight. I've run them on 3 rigs now and only broken one stock output in 3 or so years. |
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05-26-2010, 11:38 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: reelsville
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| After the outdrives (which snap pretty easy) the weak spot moves to front axles. I doubt you have enough power to break a dogbone, but I've twisted one like a preztel, if you have CVD's for increased steering that changes the game though. MIP CVD's are pure junk, it doesn't even take a bind to snap the shaft, just good traction. Axial CVD's are only decent, they at least snap the pin instead of the shaft. Gunnar pins hold much better in the Axial CVD's but will snap the shaft in a big bind. I got tired of replacing CVD's every other course and went with the Super 300's, it's costly up front but has already saved me money. You also get over 50 degrees of steering with the 300's, I've severely beaten them and they love punishment. |
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05-27-2010, 01:20 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Eastern Oregon
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| The MIP shafts were one of the best things I ever did. I hated it when I almost pulled off a super sick line and POP, the yoke came off the shaft. I ran a very similar set up to yours, same esc, motor , 2s lipo, 14t pinion. Ive had little probs after the MIPs. |
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05-27-2010, 06:16 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Jacksonville
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| That's good to hear. Thanks. |
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05-28-2010, 06:47 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Jacksonville
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| So, the shaft is installed, but still needs loctite on the set screws. I did a quick test run where I bound up one rear tire and nailed the throttle a few times. It was pretty funny watching the thing wave around pivoting on the rear tire. But I noticed the shaft rubs on my dig linkage. Is there some kind of extended tranny output shaft for this application? That sounded wrong. Last edited by cwettstain; 05-28-2010 at 06:56 PM. |
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05-28-2010, 07:05 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Jacksonville
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