The parts compatibility rabbit hole

[MadAnt]

So I'm working on my WT-01 Blackfoot Xtreme and I noticed that the dogbone shafts are twisted, so the pins are out of phase. I thought it was odd that they twisted so easily to the point they were at, so out of curiosity I pulled a dogbone out of my WR-01 that's just using the Johnson motors from my Clod. When I looked at the shaft I noticed it was twisted too, which tells me that these Thunder Shot dogbones are not that strong. This is odd and the more I think about it, the more odd things look. 

So, I love to miss match parts sometimes, so maybe the thicker in the middle re-re Hotshot II or Hotshot front dogbone shafts might fit? I don't know and are they stronger than the ThunderShot shafts? All I have to compare is the dogbone shafts from a vintage Hotshot 2, which has thicker ball ends, but the re-re has smaller ball ends on the shafts because it uses the TG10 outboard axles. Hmm... interesting, and the length at least for the fronts are the same. So would Hotshot re-re front dogbone shafts be an upgrade on cars that use the thundershot shafts?

[skom25]

There are MANY parts which can be used in cars, despite they are not mentioned in Matching List document.

Unfortunately, usually it is quite expensive journey.

[TwistedxSlayer]

2 hours ago, skom25 said:

There are MANY parts which can be used in cars, despite they are not mentioned in Matching List document.

Unfortunately, usually it is quite expensive journey.

Agreed.

 

Having played with adding none TB01 parts to my TB01 Ultimate build.

 

Dog bone wise, you may be better off with CVDs from the TL01B? I am sure the WT01 shares the same suspension arms and hubs doesn't it?

[alvinlwh]

Every now and then, someone will attempt to come up with a chart showing parts compatibility across chassis. Credit where credit is due but I think even with the best will in the world, such lists will never be 100% complete (not even talking about future chassis here). 

Personally, I just use the chassis filter on RCM, AT and RCJ and see what they throw up. 

[MadAnt]

6 hours ago, TwistedxSlayer said:

Agreed.

 

Having played with adding none TB01 parts to my TB01 Ultimate build.

 

Dog bone wise, you may be better off with CVDs from the TL01B? I am sure the WT01 shares the same suspension arms and hubs doesn't it?

Yes, TL-01B dogbones are the same as the WT/WR-01.

The shafts twisting under "stock" power does concern me, but if they get to a point were it gets harder to twist and there is no vibrations, then I'll be fine with that. However, if the dogbone shafts start to yield from twisting, then it's a serious issue and I need to heat treat the shafts or get some substitutes.

[ad456]

I think this was a general issue with the chassis. I remember reading some years ago that anything brushless would noodle the driveshafts. A popular mod was shafts from an Ofna Pirate 10 (I think) or upgrade to CVDs.

[dannymulder]

If you want unbreakable driveshafts that do not wear fast use  HPI H101234 center driveshafts, they are 72mm long a hair longer then the tamiya ones, I used them in my wt-01 truck for years, the tamiya ones they kept breaking on me with a hobbywing 3800kv brushless motor.

The only thing is that the sell just one driveshaft in the package so you have to buy 2 of them.

[MadAnt]

1 hour ago, dannymulder said:

If you want unbreakable driveshafts that do not wear fast use  HPI H101234 center driveshafts, they are 72mm long a hair longer then the tamiya ones, I used them in my wt-01 truck for years, the tamiya ones they kept breaking on me with a hobbywing 3800kv brushless motor.

The only thing is that the sell just one driveshaft in the package so you have to buy 2 of them.

The price is not too bad, I might order two and try them out once my old shafts break. My Blackfoot Xtreme has more extreme power now so stronger axle shafts may go with the theme.

[ajdragon01]

Hi

 

Worse comes to worse you can try to learn how to case harden them. There are a couple of videos on YouTube showing how to case harden metal.

[MadAnt]

17 hours ago, ajdragon01 said:

Hi

 

Worse comes to worse you can try to learn how to case harden them. There are a couple of videos on YouTube showing how to case harden metal.

That's something I would like to try in the future. I'm sure I can find plenty of uses for it.