drive shafts backwards ??

[the DMG]

noticed that the Drive shafts on my losi are back wards. :-(
i have always ran the D-shafts on my 2.2 rigs with the grooved side toward the tyranny.

this way the groves will not get chewed on the rocks and start to hang up & not slide very well !!

i recommend that you turn them around !!

right ??

[Tanis]

Doing that will make the torquetwist go the other way......:-P:-P

[Tanis]

I run my shafts the same way, for the same reason you stated

[jpterbl1]

Flopped mine also to save the splines

[karth'ac]

Originally Posted by Tanis

Doing that will make the torquetwist go the other way......

uuuuh NO that would just make the drive shat splines closer to the tranny. just like ZORLAC said, cause otherwise the splines will get all mashed on the rocks = not slide in and out. i dont see how you thought that the driveshaft would change the torque if the motor....seeing as how only the direction of the motor affects the torque twist of the truck

[Nabil]

hahahaha tanis is a newb hahahahaha

[GearLoDriveSlo]

i flopped mine as well, saving splines=good

[Tanis]

Originally Posted by karth'ac

uuuuh NO that would just make the drive shat splines closer to the tranny. just like ZORLAC said, cause otherwise the splines will get all mashed on the rocks = not slide in and out. i dont see how you thought that the driveshaft would change the torque if the motor....seeing as how only the direction of the motor affects the torque twist of the truck

I was wondering how long it would take somebody to say something
I didn't want to put a smilie after it and give it away:-P Of course it won't change the torquetwist

Originally Posted by e-hills4x4

hahahaha tanis is a newb hahahahaha

You know it Nabil


Edited post so people know I was kidding

[the DMG]

theres always one in the bunch !!!
"Tanis"

[ctrwannabe]

I dident even notice, I better save my splines then thanks for the heads up. I havent realy run my mini sence I got it just built it to a torcion and its been sitting cause of the crappy tires and lack of $$$ to mod it

[BILLYGOAT]

Originally Posted by Tanis

Doing that will make the torquetwist go the other way......:-P:-P

ive been doing it wrong all along?

[the DMG]

thought i would bump this back up.
still see a lot of rigs with the drive shafts back wards.
turn them around , shave the splines

[RANOVRU]

Im thinking that the "lip" of the female end, if switched around like you guys are talking, would be more prone to getting hung on rocks and would not slide as well.

Just a guess???


Jon

[the DMG]

Originally Posted by RANCOR

Im thinking that the "lip" of the female end, if switched around like you guys are talking, would be more prone to getting hung on rocks and would not slide as well.

Just a guess???


Jon

yes , but if the splines get chewed up , then drive shafts won't slide , the suspension will not work :-(

[RANOVRU]

Oh I understand what you guys are saying...I was just guessing at the reason they come like that.

I must say Ive beat the crap out of mine and they still work fine the way they came. No signs of major wear & they still work fine when the susp cycles.


Think I might compromise and switch the front around just for the "smooth sliding" factor in the front as well...


Jon

[Pdog7]

Originally Posted by RANOVRU

Im thinking that the "lip" of the female end, if switched around like you guys are talking, would be more prone to getting hung on rocks and would not slide as well.

Just a guess???


Jon

I run mine swapped as well and have never had a problem. The lip of the female shaft should be up in the links. I have my shocks limited which brings down the ride height and effectively hides the female end of the shaft up in the links.

[BVD]

thanks for the heads up, I never even thought about that

[chrisjlittle]

On monster trucks and such it's still a good idea to run the female end towards the trans/diff so that it can't fill up with sand and sh*t. I can't imagine that being a real problem with a crawler, so female towards the axle is a good idea.

[JeepinDoug]

I like both sides covered.