HPI Optional HD Center Dog Bones

rossb · May 9, 2005

Has anyone tried HPI's optional Silver Center Dog Bones?

86151 Heavy Duty Dog Bone (Center Front for Savage)
86152 Heavy Duty Dog Bone (Center Rear for Savage)

I am replacing all of my worn drive cups and I noticed that the "ears" on my stock black center dog bones have some slight wear. I would have to order the bones because none of my local shops have them. They only carry the stock bones. Are the optional silver bones worth the wait?

NCNitro · May 9, 2005

Don't go with the dog bones, go with these

Front center universal

Rear center universal

I have them on my SS and they are really nice, very beefy.

rossb · May 9, 2005

Those go right to the diffs instead of using drive cups on the diffs, correct? I already got the HD drive cups for the diffs.

NCNitro · May 9, 2005

Yeah they do attach to the diffs.

rossb · May 15, 2005

I installed the HPI Universal dogbones. My truck rolls very smoothly.

NCNitro · May 15, 2005

So you decided to go with them anyway. I love them on my SS.

jon2 · May 15, 2005

I am thinking of doing the same. How does the performance of the truck when in motion. Is there any noticeable differences? People say to go Dog bones for the Fronts and Rears but I like the idea of having the Dogbones as back up to the Universals.

NCNitro · May 15, 2005

My problem was breaking even the heavy duty dog bones, these have held up great and feel real smooth.

jon2 · May 15, 2005

If I do and it will be in the summer the same time I may get the Fantom 27 for the Savage but My S-25 will have to be dead and out for that to happen. I just want smooth driving.

rossb · May 16, 2005

You talked me into the universals.

I think they are allowing the truck to roll smoother than the regular dogbones did when they were new. It is kind of tough to remember how the original stuff felt when it was new because my stockers have been shot for a while and they were binding up pretty bad. I also replaced the brake pads while I was installing the bones.

PiErow · May 16, 2005

I'm getting vertigo tvp's. DO they make an extended cvd?

ImBroken · May 16, 2005

I believe the Vertigo TVP's will require a longer REAR dogbone. I think you can use:
Kyosho #IF143 Rear Ctr Drive Shaft MP7.5

I would still email customer support over at Vertigo Performance though..

PiErow · May 16, 2005

Vertigo does send you a dog bone with the extended race this chassis. I want a cvd.

rossb · May 27, 2005

I found a good idea on this page. I covered both ends of the universal pins with a small dab of Shoe Goo. The Shoe Goo will hold the pins in place if the set screw loosens up.

markallen · May 30, 2005

ImBroken said:
I believe the Vertigo TVP's will require a longer REAR dogbone. I think you can use:
Kyosho #IF143 Rear Ctr Drive Shaft MP7.5

I would still email customer support over at Vertigo Performance though..

Vertigo TVP'S come with a stock length center shaft(Hardened) because they are not extneded that much..You put a rear shaft in the front as well..

Mark

savagefan04 · May 31, 2005

rossb nice find there on the MIP CVD mod. i'll have to go back and do that to mine now...

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