Driveshaft and axle upgrades for 1/10 2wd ecx torment
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Well the "go to" is to find a set of Hot racing axles for the Torment. But for whatever reason they no longer make them. But if you can find a set somewhere....... Ebayz or the like, I would jump on them, if you can.
A couple of my Torments are still running the stock axles, one Torment is running, or had a set of Hot Racing axles already installed when I purchased it used. I also have a set of Hot Racing axles in my Amp DB.
I did purchase a couple of sets of a made in China knockoffs, and have a set in a Torment. I dont run it much and I am expecting them to fail at some point, but they are still in the car though.
Some say a set of axles for a 2wd Slash works? with some modifications.
Below is a link I bought the knockoffs from, I am not sure I should be calling them knockoffs, that may be a bit harsh.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114024807900
A couple of my Torments are still running the stock axles, one Torment is running, or had a set of Hot Racing axles already installed when I purchased it used. I also have a set of Hot Racing axles in my Amp DB.
I did purchase a couple of sets of a made in China knockoffs, and have a set in a Torment. I dont run it much and I am expecting them to fail at some point, but they are still in the car though.
Some say a set of axles for a 2wd Slash works? with some modifications.
Below is a link I bought the knockoffs from, I am not sure I should be calling them knockoffs, that may be a bit harsh.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114024807900
Ronald
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Thank you very much. I will look at the traxxas drive shafts and also look at the knock offs.
torment2wd333
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PLEASE DONT BUY THE KNOCK OFFS, MELTED 2 SETS OF PROLINE WHEELS IN 5 MINS!!!
Johnnypneumonic
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I’ve had success with the Traxxas rustler extreme heavy duty drive shafts for rustler (part no 6852a) with minor modification on my amp db. I believe they would work just the same on a torment but haven’t tried on my personal torment. Currently running the Ecx heavy duty drive shafts for a while but I’ve been running my slipper set right, instead of over tightened. Saved a bunch of drive shafts and spur gears, also makes the car easier to drive.
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You can switch any of the ECX 1/10 2wd to Slash 4x4 rear axles, or any aftermarket equivalent they have (that telescopes, not fixed length). They are a bit bigger at the hub/bearing so you will need to make that work, either by clearancing the ECX stuff or just swapping the Slash stuff. Personally, I think a larger diameter bearing is an upgrade in itself.
I have MIP X-duty in the race Ruckus and they are damn near bulletproof even with a locker and a direct drive transmission (pinion drives spur, no slipper).
I have MIP X-duty in the race Ruckus and they are damn near bulletproof even with a locker and a direct drive transmission (pinion drives spur, no slipper).
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The rpm rear hubs allow for a larger bearing. I haven’t tried the Traxxas drive shafts with the bigger bearing but it would be nice if there wasn’t a clearance issue.
some people have used the stock or stock replacement hubs, and they report a variety of modifications needing to be done, all small. Some drilling out the differential side of the axle, some messing with the spacing at the bearing (because of the longer Slash outer shoulder), some just swapping hexes. Some of these have pics. The common denominator is it needs to be a Slash axle that telescopes so it has some adjustability to its length (as opposed to a fixed length dogbone like a Tekno)
https://ecxforum.com/threads/rear-axle-compatibility.3280/post-24358
https://ecxforum.com/threads/rear-axle-compatibility.3280/post-25852
https://ecxforum.com/threads/broken-amp-mt-axle-shaft.2667/post-20469
Some of those pics the axles looked familiar so I went way back in my build thread and did find I was using those steel axles at one point with stock replacement (H-R) rear hubs and bearings. Looks like all I had to do to make it work was drill out the aluminum hex I already had to the larger axle diameter and shim the bearings. I would later upgrade to the Slash hubs and then the XO-1 hubs.
https://ecxforum.com/threads/95pgttech-1-10-2wd-ecx-ruckus-build.3270/post-24556
