Super shot, bigwig, boomerang, hotshot, hotshot 2 universal shafts

[Baja500 93]

Hi, im trying to find any info on where to buy all these drive shafts for my buggies. ? I couldn't find much on ebay.. any help with info much appreciated thanks. I have read that the top force universals can fit some of these buggies..? Cheers..

[Snappy1 966]

I have Top Force uni's in my Boomerang , Hotshot II and Super Sabre

[Baja500 93]

2 hours ago, Snappy1 said:

I have Top Force uni's in my Boomerang , Hotshot II and Super Sabre

Thanks mate.. i will have to find some.

[Snappy1 966]

I am looking at the moment, prices seem to have risen since the re release, although I used to buy sets from JR- RC, his prices were $9 US per shaft

[Delayar 13]

Hi!

I have Yeah Racing universal shafts for the DF-03 chassis in my Re Bigwig (front and rear), and the fit perfectly.

Handling improved noticeable.

 

 

Cheers,

Markus

 

 

[Jonathon Gillham 4606]

My rere 2017 Boomerang manual has an insert which says the DF02 optional universals will fit too.

[Snappy1 966]

I have tried DF-02 shafts from YR in the past, they fit in the rear but were just a touch too long in the front of my Super Shot re re

[Hobbimaster 190]

I had Tamiya DF-02 front universals in my Boomerang that worked well.

[MadInventor 3884]

5 hours ago, Snappy1 said:

I have tried DF-02 shafts from YR in the past, they fit in the rear but were just a touch too long in the front of my Super Shot re re

Depends on which set of upright you used when you built it. My re-re hotshot came with the original hotshot style uprights, and the hotshot II style uprights. The hotshot II style allow for a slightly longer drive shaft, you could try them and see if it makes a difference

 

[Snappy1 966]

Thanks for that MadInventor, I picked up my supershot re re  2nd hand, 

[Baja500 93]

Thanks for the help all 👍 i will check out the df-02 and 03 cheers

[manny 83]

On 8/28/2017 at 9:06 PM, Snappy1 said:

I have tried DF-02 shafts from YR in the past, they fit in the rear but were just a touch too long in the front of my Super Shot re re

I've tried 3racing Dt-02 shafts that are similar in length to the YR and they pushed against the drive cup when the arms were level.  I have a re-re hotshot with the newer style uprights.  I tried looking at other front uprights and found the Df-02 (or TT02b) units have the right offset (they will make your car's front about 2mm wider on each side).  Unfortunately, you have to mill off 2mm from the mounting bosses on the top and bottom of the upright (see red arrow in attachment) to make them fit properly.

[Baja500 93]

Ok thanks for the tip mate,  i will experiment around and have some fun in the process ☺

[MadInventor 3884]

After reading this I tried a pair of top force universals in the front of my re-re hotshot, and they didn't fit, even with the hotshot II style uprights. They would go in, but the drive shafts were binding slightly at certain points in the suspension travel.

[Snappy1 966]

12 hours ago, MadInventor said:

After reading this I tried a pair of top force universals in the front of my re-re hotshot, and they didn't fit, even with the hotshot II style uprights. They would go in, but the drive shafts were binding slightly at certain points in the suspension travel.

The Boomer, Hotshot II and Super Sabre I have them fitted in are all originals, it's possible that the internal size of the drive cups are different on the re re's ??

[MadInventor 3884]

5 hours ago, Snappy1 said:

The Boomer, Hotshot II and Super Sabre I have them fitted in are all originals, it's possible that the internal size of the drive cups are different on the re re's ??

Or possibly the gearbox casing is slightly wider to accommodate the E clips that replaced those tiny c clips. Another 0.5 to 1mm clearance and they'd have been ok. I did try removing the foam inserts from the drive cups as well but that didn't help either.

 

[Supercoolnothing 721]

I've got df03 universals front and rear in my bigwig, they make a huge difference to the handling. Don't expect modern car levels of handling but it was good enough to net me a B final second place one night after my main car broke.