93TX axle ?

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In looking at the design of the head I have a question. When the wheel rides out to the head and up against that new "shoulder" under the head, can the hub get caught on it? Without that shoulder, the hub face can move freely on the entire underside of the tapered head. Now it looks like it could get caught on the shoulder since it's closer to the bore diameter. Do these axles have a good history? Do they like a very tight wheel gap?
Thanks.
 
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SECRET: They have been the fastest axles for me. I was running Evo 93s until these. I like polishing the shoulder much better than trying to polish the underside of the axle head. I have never had any "binding" of any sort.
 
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davet said:
Thanks. Does the wheel ride up onto that shoulder or just up against it?
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Up against it. It allows scout wheels to take advantage of some extra speed without removing the double step. For Pro racing, I have only found a few thousandths since all of the wheels I run have the double step removed, but 2 or 3 thousandths can be monstrous when chasing the Cranes and JBDs of the world.
 
So, then, a wheel with the double step removed will still work with those TX axles? Those few thousandths ARE huge. We won a couple races by .012 and .017 seconds after combining 6 heats.

I can certainly mess up the rest of the build plenty so as to cancel out any benefits anyways.
 
I plan to run these on the rear of one of my BASX cars this next time around. That is where I am guessing they would be effective.
 
Ok, I believe you. The experiment is on. Anya Too was running EVO 93s, and is running 93 TX axles in back for this next race. I like how it runs down the tuning board. Smooth.

Are they more stable so you can get away with less steer? I put in the same amount of steer as last time, but wonder if I can maybe dial it down next time.
 
davet said:
So, then, a wheel with the double step removed will still work with those TX axles? Those few thousandths ARE huge. We won a couple races by .012 and .017 seconds after combining 6 heats.

I can certainly mess up the rest of the build plenty so as to cancel out any benefits anyways.
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Yes, a wheel with the hub coned will still work with the TX axles. It's just not necessary.
 
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Yes, a wheel with the hub coned will still work with the TX axles. It's just not necessary.
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I realize the difference is probably only a few thousandths, but has there been any verified difference between double step hubs and coned hubs with TX axles?
 
Look at the last NPWDRL race. A few thousandths was the difference between 1st and 6th in some races.
 
My BASX Anya was indeed faster with these (vs. my EVO 93s) but I only used them on the back.

I will say, however, that I applied a coating to those axles, before the Jig, which is making my cars faster than before but they also wiggle more.
 
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