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1 down, 1 to go for maxx diffs - 10-01-2005, 05:07 PM

I finished setting up the trx maxx diffs in the front VBS, I have to go to work soon, so the rear is going to have to wait for tomorrow.





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10-01-2005, 05:14 PM

Those are sweet man, why go to all that trouble and not get CVD's?
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10-01-2005, 05:23 PM

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Those are sweet man, why go to all that trouble and not get CVD's?
I plan on upgrading the diffs and CVDs all at once, but due to funds, thats going to wait untill next year.


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10-01-2005, 05:25 PM

Aren't the stock axles weaker than the diffs?
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10-01-2005, 05:27 PM

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Aren't the stock axles weaker than the diffs?

The stock driveshafts are usually the first things to go when you get a more powerful engine, but if I get CVDs, im going to get 8 spyder diffs also, but I don't have the cash to do that at the same time.

The stock driveshafts held up to the .18 cv-r for the gallon I was able to run


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10-01-2005, 05:51 PM

Maxx=money pit
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10-01-2005, 09:05 PM

I read somewhere that if you reverse the axles (tube side coming off the diff) that they are more resistant to twisting. It also keeps the dirt & dust out. Since it's already apart it may be worth a try.


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10-01-2005, 09:53 PM

on my old school maxx that had the older smaller diamater driveshafts I used to epoxy wooden dowel into the center of the axle. after doing that the U joint ends would snap before they would twist and break.


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10-02-2005, 04:23 AM

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imo aren't all r/c's money pits?


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10-02-2005, 12:02 PM

not as much as a t-maxx. Everything needs to be upgraded on it to make it reliable.
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10-02-2005, 01:24 PM

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not as much as a t-maxx. Everything needs to be upgraded on it to make it reliable.
my t-maxx was pretty reliable in stock form auctually.


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10-02-2005, 02:57 PM

The VBS is now finished, I installed the rear diff, put a few stickers on it, and mounted up the shocks. The install of the rear differential went much quicker than the front since I knew what I was doing this time.







Now I'm just waiting for my Racer X kit and my truck will be complete.... for this year. Next year the drivetrain is going to be upgraded.


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10-02-2005, 04:36 PM

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my t-maxx was pretty reliable in stock form auctually.
It's usually somewhere between bone stock and fully modified where all the headaches happen.


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10-02-2005, 04:55 PM

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