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Old 10-10-2006, 10:10 PM   #1
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I have pede with steel yokes on my scalt tlt.I need heavier duty setup with my brushless setup.Any ideas what to use?Anyone use tnx shafts?
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Na don't use them they are a pain they are the same as the terra crusher witch use a splined interface at the differential and they are heavy as crap like the shafts from my terra crusher are about a 1/2 pound together. Or if you are talking about the ones from the hub to the diff they are very weak I have broken many with just a 55 lather a pede trans and 78 18 spur pinion. I would say maby go with revo shafts or an aftermarket captured dog bone like the one that the new TNX 5.2 will be coming with but those won't be out untill next year.
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How about t-maxx shafts? how do you install them with a pede and tlt axles.whats all needed? Thanks
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How about t-maxx shafts? how do you install them with a pede and tlt axles.whats all needed? Thanks
I use 2.5 Maxx shafts, they are bulletproof on a TLT axled rig. I just stripped the gears out of my Pede tranny, the driveshafts show no signs of distress.
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bender, how long of you been running your 2.2 rig?
These driveshafts have been on about 5 rigs, 3 fairly long term. Same with the tranny. I built the first TLT a little over a year ago.
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I'm going to agree with Bender on this subject, T-maxx shafts are burly!
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Old 10-11-2006, 12:17 AM   #7
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so use the traxxas Tmax driveshafts... but quick question...
I bought a rolling traxxas stampede and it already had tranny/driveshafts. i'm using the tranny in my tlt. can I just take the yokes that go into the wheel hub, buy those t max extenders, and attach it to the stock pede tranny yoke/shafts? then the only mod I will have is cutting the driveshafts to length and modifying the one yoke (that connects to the axle)
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If you already have Stampede shafts, I'd just run them.
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wow and I seen ur test vid your kinda hard on your crawler..hey do you have any pics of ur frist tlt? isnt the blue cj8 jeep on your websit? I Love that jeep but I cant find any old pics of it or vid of then the one on ur sit..I have to say that ur cj8 jeep got me hooked lon crawling
Here's a link to the first TLT I built.
Shaggin' Wagon................The Begining of Stage 2

Here's a link to the 2nd build, with the CJ body.
Shaggin' Wagon.......Stage 2 Build-up

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I stuck with the Stampede axles for my driveshafts and have never had a problem, and I run brushless.
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I use 2.5 Maxx shafts, they are bulletproof on a TLT axled rig. I just stripped the gears out of my Pede tranny, the driveshafts show no signs of distress.
Shaggin' Wagon................The Begining of Stage 2
Totally agree.

I've snapped several inner axle shafts and my 2.5 shafts have never quit.

Lots of rock rash but that's it.
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Old 10-11-2006, 06:30 PM   #12
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Do I need to drill a hole in the tlt pinion gear to mount the yoke on? Thanks for all the help
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Old 10-11-2006, 07:06 PM   #13
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Do I need to drill a hole in the tlt pinion gear to mount the yoke on? Thanks for all the help
I would, otherwise the driveshafts will pop off in binds.
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