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wopcrawler · 01-10-2009, 03:34 AM

i have a axial artr. for the last few month i have been buying the parts to finish my crawler. the guy at the hobby shop said i needed mip cvds. but i did not know what kind was shaft were inside the artr stock. is this a needed upgrade @ $50? or are the stock shafts all i need? if they are worth it i am not too worried about the cost. but if i dont need them, thats $50 i could put towards something else. thanks for your help in advance.

rottenbelly · 01-10-2009, 04:57 AM

I like mine. One less part to worry about breaking. You hear about them breaking all the time on here. I didnt give them the chance. Probably depends how hard your gonna crawl and what kind of power your gonna run also.

kasper · 01-10-2009, 07:50 AM

I just bought a set of mip and they worked good for about an hour and snapped both pins on each cvd and broke the plastic c hubs as well with a 55 turn motor broke a stock one or two as well maybe a got a bad set of mip cvd shafts they worked well for a spell Dave has the same ones and he drives it like he stold it and never had an issue with his

Ced RC · 01-10-2009, 01:40 PM

Well said above, it depends on how you're going to run them, I have had both MIP and Axial CVD's and I liked the little extra turning angle but I kept shearing the pins on both, I must mention that my rig is heavy though and I'm running 8 cells, beefy Epic/Trinity 45t modified motor and a very solid drive train. Simply put: there's always going to be a weak link, with my setup the CVD's wouldn't hold up, they were the weak link, you may find that the CVD's hold up great in your rig.

wopcrawler · 01-10-2009, 04:40 PM

i started to put them together and by the time i got to the 4th one, the set screw did not have enough material on the head, so i was unable to screw it in place. i will go to the hobby shop and i will get another set screw. i was a little worried when i was looking at the pins, and if they would break. but we will see what happens. thank you for all your help.

azfabguy · 03-20-2009, 11:47 AM

did they break???

azfabguy · 03-20-2009, 12:17 PM

what is a good axle then?

cuzican · 03-20-2009, 02:04 PM

I'd spend the 50 bucks on something else. I've been running my stock Axial axles and drive shafts for a year now and havn't had any problems with them. They probably have 100 hours of runtime on them. All I did was put zip-ties around the the drivelines to keep the ears from spreading and popping off.

AlmstEvil665 · 03-20-2009, 02:12 PM

I run the Axial CVD's in my front axle and the stock drive shaft metal ends with Stampede half shafts. I'm running a 55t on 11.1 lipo powetr with a 15t pinion and haven't broke any yet. My gf broke the stock front Axail drive shaft but she is full throttle or no throttle so that tells you something. I like the Axial CVD's for the front axle better. I think the design is better and if you set your end piont where they are not binding up you shouldn't have a problem with them. Also you can getb a set of Axial CVD's for 25 to 35 bucks which is cheaper than the MIP's and IMO the Axials are a lot nicer.

wearethebucs · 03-20-2009, 08:00 PM

I run the MIP's and haven't had a problem yet. I try to take it easy on the stuff if at all possible though.

01-10-2009, 03:34 AM	#1
wopcrawler Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: azusa canyon Posts: 62	mip cvd for the axial artr? i have a axial artr. for the last few month i have been buying the parts to finish my crawler. the guy at the hobby shop said i needed mip cvds. but i did not know what kind was shaft were inside the artr stock. is this a needed upgrade @ $50? or are the stock shafts all i need? if they are worth it i am not too worried about the cost. but if i dont need them, thats $50 i could put towards something else. thanks for your help in advance.

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01-10-2009, 04:57 AM	#2
rottenbelly Just jump it! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah Posts: 1,947	I like mine. One less part to worry about breaking. You hear about them breaking all the time on here. I didnt give them the chance. Probably depends how hard your gonna crawl and what kind of power your gonna run also.

01-10-2009, 07:50 AM	#3
kasper I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: appleton Posts: 2,067	I just bought a set of mip and they worked good for about an hour and snapped both pins on each cvd and broke the plastic c hubs as well with a 55 turn motor broke a stock one or two as well maybe a got a bad set of mip cvd shafts they worked well for a spell Dave has the same ones and he drives it like he stold it and never had an issue with his

01-10-2009, 01:40 PM	#4
Ced RC Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 42N 88.02W Posts: 639	Well said above, it depends on how you're going to run them, I have had both MIP and Axial CVD's and I liked the little extra turning angle but I kept shearing the pins on both, I must mention that my rig is heavy though and I'm running 8 cells, beefy Epic/Trinity 45t modified motor and a very solid drive train. Simply put: there's always going to be a weak link, with my setup the CVD's wouldn't hold up, they were the weak link, you may find that the CVD's hold up great in your rig.

01-10-2009, 04:40 PM	#5
wopcrawler Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: azusa canyon Posts: 62	i started to put them together and by the time i got to the 4th one, the set screw did not have enough material on the head, so i was unable to screw it in place. i will go to the hobby shop and i will get another set screw. i was a little worried when i was looking at the pins, and if they would break. but we will see what happens. thank you for all your help.

03-20-2009, 11:47 AM	#6
azfabguy Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: gilbert Posts: 99	did they break???

03-20-2009, 12:17 PM	#7
azfabguy Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: gilbert Posts: 99	what is a good axle then?

03-20-2009, 02:04 PM	#8
cuzican Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kalispell Posts: 119	I'd spend the 50 bucks on something else. I've been running my stock Axial axles and drive shafts for a year now and havn't had any problems with them. They probably have 100 hours of runtime on them. All I did was put zip-ties around the the drivelines to keep the ears from spreading and popping off.

03-20-2009, 02:12 PM	#9
AlmstEvil665 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hagerstown Posts: 369	I run the Axial CVD's in my front axle and the stock drive shaft metal ends with Stampede half shafts. I'm running a 55t on 11.1 lipo powetr with a 15t pinion and haven't broke any yet. My gf broke the stock front Axail drive shaft but she is full throttle or no throttle so that tells you something. I like the Axial CVD's for the front axle better. I think the design is better and if you set your end piont where they are not binding up you shouldn't have a problem with them. Also you can getb a set of Axial CVD's for 25 to 35 bucks which is cheaper than the MIP's and IMO the Axials are a lot nicer.

03-20-2009, 08:00 PM	#10
wearethebucs Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Buckhannon Posts: 37	I run the MIP's and haven't had a problem yet. I try to take it easy on the stuff if at all possible though.

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