fritjofarnold 0 Posted February 18, 2011 Hi Just recently I bought a Fox with some unusual drive shafts. They are in one piece quite similar the Hotshot driveshaft, but the gearbox end fits exactly inside the gear. The cup end is similar the Frog, with regular drive cups. Does anybody know if this was a hopup or are parts used from another car, or what have you? Any help much appreciated. Have a good weekend! Cheers Fritjofarnold Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TA-Mark 195 Posted February 18, 2011 The 2nd Fox I bought has these too. Normal dogbone type driveshafts. The wheel axle has a larger than normal nut with a different thread to normal on it I noticed too. No idea who made it, but they do wear less than the regular Fox driveshafts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WillyChang 1814 Posted February 19, 2011 do these parts look recent &/or of "Tamiya" quality? in the past when Frog was current there would be aftermarket ppl offering dogbone replacements for the hexbones when Tamiya re-re'd the Frog they also gave us CVDs ... which should be adaptable to some other old cars too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TA-Mark 195 Posted February 19, 2011 They do look quite old. Don't look like they are made by Tamiya either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fritjofarnold 0 Posted February 19, 2011 I agree, they do not have that "Tamiya feeling". Here is a photo of shaft and wheel axle. Hope this helps. Cheers Fritjofarnold Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TA-Mark 195 Posted February 19, 2011 They are the same style as the ones I have, but mine are black like hardened steel. All three parts, outdrives, dogbones and axles are black. They work great in my Mamba 4600Kv runner Fox and there's no visible signs of wearing. I keep the factory driveshafts new on the lightly run boxart shelfer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fritjofarnold 0 Posted February 19, 2011 I have a Fox runner and I will swap the drive shafts with these since they seem to have lesser wear. Thank you for your advice! Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baldmanrox 7 Posted February 20, 2011 I believe the silver ones were made by Thorp Dirt Burners. I have the Thorps on my Fox and that picture looks like the ones I have. I wonder if the black ones are old MIP's....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
