fescue101
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I got a tmaxx for a guy on cl and it needed a new chassis. So I put it all together and the center drive shaft hits the chassis on the front side. What do I need to do to fix this problem?
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tmaxx chassis drive shaft rub
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Snook Man
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Sounds like your using the 3.3 spec center shaft with the short chassis deck.
You can either dremel the chassis for clearance or swap/modify the drive shaft.
You can either dremel the chassis for clearance or swap/modify the drive shaft.
fescue101
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So what drive shaft will work?
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Its a 2.5 chassis with a 3.3 tranny.can I still just swap drive shafts? Or if I buy a 3.3 chassis will I have to modify or buy anymore parts?
---------- Post added at 10:51 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:42 AM ----------
Its a 2.5 chassis with a 3.3 tranny.can I still just swap drive shafts? Or if I buy a 3.3 chassis will I have to modify or buy anymore parts?
Snook Man
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4908/7 extended chassis & lower braces would be the best way to go (the Maxx will handle better with the longer chassis). Depending on which center shaft you have you may need the 4908/7 front ceneter shaft as well.
Its all pretty cheap on the bay.
Its all pretty cheap on the bay.
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I bought a Tmaxx 4910 that someone had installed a 3.3 engine and trans in and they took a hack saw to the front center drive shaft and a grinder to the chassis and it was ugly. The drive shaft was was hitting the chassis so they had to remove some chassis metal to get it to clear. I purchased the extended chassis kit and 3.3 shafts and then it was done the way it should have been done. Probably only cost $25 to do it.
