My e-revo brushless edition build

[mistercrash]

Originally Posted by phatmonk

Hey guys will the Summit driveshafts fit my E Revo.They share the same suspention arms.

The Summit shafts are sold complete on ebay only. They are generally sold in pairs of a short one and a long one. You need the long one only. The prices went up as I can see. They are less prone to twisting or snapping but the components wear out quickly and get very sloppy in a short while. I have said it before and will say it again, no matter what shafts you use, they will last much longer if you have a good slipper that is set up right and can take some abuse. Get the aluminum slipper pads from Traxxas when they come out. Aluminum pads will take serious slipping abuse and will not burn out like the stock ones so the slipper can be set much looser which is beneficial to all the drive train's components.

[shaunjohnson]

Originally Posted by mistercrash

but the components wear out quickly and get very sloppy in a short while.

i beg to differ!!
my summit shafts were installed on the week before you did yours if i remember correctly.
spektrum shows that i have had 50 hours of race time on them and they are showing minimal ware for me.
i'll have to get the good camera and get you a photo of the ware, there is about 0.5mm of slop on the CVD pins. and IMO a bit of slop dont matter much when you race offroad!

[mistercrash]

You're making me realize something important by saying this. I should mention that the second set of Summit shafts I installed seem to be holding on much longer than the first set. They are just starting to get a little slop in them but I also have been running my slipper much looser with more slip than when I was running the first set. I can't believe I over looked this information. But does this mean that the Summit shafts are truly stronger? Maybe, maybe not. I have 8 new stock shafts that came in from ebay last week. When the Summit shafts I am running now wear out too much or break, I will go back to the stock shafts with the same slipper setting and see if the stock shafts give the same performance as the Summits did.
I don't want anyone to believe that I am bashing on the Summit shafts, I like them a lot and I always preferred CV style shafts over U joint shafts. No one should be bashing on any component of the ERBE anyway, the problem is the MMM is too powerful
Nah! It's not of course but this power must make it hard for manufacturers to come up with parts that will be strong enough to handle the MMM. Let's think of the shafts for a moment, there's a limit to what can be done to make them bullet proof. I mean I can't imagine running some CV style shaft that is one inch in diameter with parts so strong and heavy that a full set of shafts would weight two pounds.
I'm thinking that the slipper is one of the most important device of the ERBE and those aluminum slipper pads is one of the best upgrades I put on my truck.

[Bondonutz]

Originally Posted by mistercrash

those aluminum slipper pads is one of the best upgrades I put on my truck.

Mr.C,
I can't seem to find a part number for these, can you assist please ?

Thanks

[shaunjohnson]

Originally Posted by Bondonutz

Mr.C,
I can't seem to find a part number for these, can you assist please ?

Thanks

he made them...one of the first upgades, should be on the first page.
jokes on me if you were being sarcastic though

crash,
my summit shafts have lasted well but i run my slipper so tight so that it never gets used!!
i compensate with a little punch control but i cant give you any numbers on my MMM settings untill i go and update it again.

IMO a slipper is WASTE of power so you dial in some punch control and hence turn less of your power into friction and heat!

[Bondonutz]

Originally Posted by shaunjohnson

he made them...one of the first upgades, should be on the first page.
jokes on me if you were being sarcastic though

Jokes on me

[mistercrash]

Traxxas is suppose to come out with their own aluminum slipper pads for the new brushless EMaxx. The part # is 5352R.

[Chadworkz]

Originally Posted by shaunjohnson

IMO a slipper is WASTE of power so you dial in some punch control and hence turn less of your power into friction and heat!

A correctly adjusted slipper DOES NOT SLIP causing any loss of power, it only slips when there is a severe shock, load or strain placed on the drivetrain...like jumping in the air and then landing on a solid or high-traction surface with the throttle wide open. Instead of that shock-load transferring to, and breaking a driveline component, the slipper slips just enough to dissipate the load and stop any damage from happening to the driveline.

Again, the slipper should never slip under normal conditions, allowing 100% of your power to reach the ground...it should ONLY slip in the above situations.

[mistercrash]

Thanks Chad. It's great that you're here, I hardly ever have to respond to questions in my own thread now.

[shaunjohnson]

Originally Posted by Chadworkz

A correctly adjusted slipper DOES NOT SLIP causing any loss of power, it only slips when there is a severe shock, load or strain placed on the drivetrain...like jumping in the air and then landing on a solid or high-traction surface with the throttle wide open. Instead of that shock-load transferring to, and breaking a driveline component, the slipper slips just enough to dissipate the load and stop any damage from happening to the driveline.

Again, the slipper should never slip under normal conditions, allowing 100% of your power to reach the ground...it should ONLY slip in the above situations.

that's correct
just tell that to the guys who race the short course trucks with me that
noobs hehe. glad we have this forum!