Kershaw Direct drive review

[lincpimp]

Can you take some shots of the dd unit from the side so that i can see how the gears are attached to the shaft... They look like pinion gears with set screws. I am guessing the top shaft is a savage input shaft, and the bottom shaft looks to be custom made.

The al is cut with a water jet by the looks of it, and the fact those holes are not drilled correctly makes the hole unit crap. I would send it back to Dan and request your money back.

If the lower pinion is the same as the over size plastic pinions he sells for the emaxx (which come from sdp-si) it will not last. I stipped a few of those pinions in a bl revo conversion, with a 9l on 3s lipo geared for about 35mph.

The whole thing is cheap, and poorly made too. I will definately say that the 4 parts needed to convert a nitro savvy tranny into the flux tranny are a much better bet.

And those battery trays...wow.

[lincpimp]

Did you really pay 150+ for this setup? The site says 99 for the dd and 51 for the trays... Ouch, send it back.

On the other hand, thanks for reviewing it for us. I am sure your review will save many people money in the long run!

I have purchased a few of Dan's products in the last few years and was never really all that impressed...

I just got my unit and I agree. It is disappointing. It looks like it was knocked out quickly without an eye to quality. The holes are off center and most of the holes still had burrs that needed to be filed down. Just wait till the Flux single speed starts arriving. So far it has proven bulletproof to me and it uses the stock Savage X case, so it will fit any version.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by Electric Eel

I just got my unit and I agree. It is disappointing. It looks like it was knocked out quickly without an eye to quality. The holes are off center and most of the holes still had burrs that needed to be filed down. Just wait till the Flux single speed starts arriving. So far it has proven bulletproof to me and it uses the stock Savage X case, so it will fit any version.

Only 4 parts are required to convert an X 2 speed to the single speed flux setup. Only the center shaft and gear change, along with a few washers and e clips. Really simple, can't wait till the parts are available.