Ann3x 220 Posted July 7, 2017 Anyone know the length of dogbones required for the Vanquish? I know its same as Avante/Egress (same geometry anyway) but these have UJs as standard and ideally I'd like "proper" vanquish :). Tamico site says the dogbones are the same as DF-01 but clearly that isnt the case (DF-01 are much longer when I test fitted some). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiyabigstuff 832 Posted July 8, 2017 Vanquish build manual shows U/J driveshafts for the front, dogbones for the rear - same as the Avante & Egress. The rear dogbones are approx. 62mm measured from the pic in the manual. So, if your Vanquish has U/J driveshafts on the front & dogbones at the rear - good news, you already have a 'proper' Vanquish ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ann3x 220 Posted July 8, 2017 Yeah that's the problem.... It doesn't have the dogbones.... I have the front sorted for ujs just need dogbones. Does anything else take 62mm? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiyabigstuff 832 Posted July 8, 2017 23 minutes ago, Ann3x said: Yeah that's the problem.... It doesn't have the dogbones.... I have the front sorted for ujs just need dogbones. Does anything else take 62mm? Ah ! So you have U/J driveshafts at both ends ? Do you have the axle shafts & drivecups for dogbones - don't think they are easy to find. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ann3x 220 Posted July 8, 2017 I've got ujs and cups for front end and diff and wheel cups for the rear..... Just missing the driveshafts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiyabigstuff 832 Posted July 9, 2017 Those vintage driveshafts are quite hard to find...I'm sure on another thread someone mentioned that they had just got one after a very long search. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ann3x 220 Posted July 9, 2017 Interesting.... do you know if any other models use 62mm shafts perhaps? At a push I can use UJs or even Posis but I'd prefer to aim for stock. Didnt think driveshafts would be the problem! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiyabigstuff 832 Posted July 9, 2017 Nothing comes to mind that uses 62mm dogbones - you could try looking through build manuals but that could be a long task. U/J driveshafts would be an upgrade - I would guess U/J's have been fitted due to the difficulty in finding the correct sized dogbones. Personally I'd leave it as it is ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ann3x 220 Posted July 9, 2017 I guess ill expand my search to include another set of UJs then (only got 1 set atm). Thanks for the advice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiyabigstuff 832 Posted July 9, 2017 Just had a look through my Avante / Egress / Vanquish spares box & found a pair of U/J shafts + 1 dogbone but I'm not 100% sure they are the correct parts. I measured the dogbone length from a printed copy of the Egress build manual so 62mm could be wrong - possible the printed copy is not 100% to scale. The dogbone I have is about 64mm, the U/J shafts are about 97mm overall length. Maybe you can measure the shafts you have ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ann3x 220 Posted July 9, 2017 I'll measure the UJ when it arrives and report back. Avante ones should fit fine, just gotta find some. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ann3x 220 Posted July 10, 2017 Yeah 62mm looks about right, I've ordered some more avante ujs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Delayar 13 Posted August 2, 2017 Hi! If you are still unsure about the length, I can measure the dogbones on my Vanquish which is all original parts. Cheers, Markus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ann3x 220 Posted August 2, 2017 Might be worth documenting for others searching later. Personally i just got some UJs - seem easier to find. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
