racerman12

I have an Associated TC4 right now. I started looking at the new TC5. Inoticed that it has belt drive instead of an aluminum drive shaft. Is this generally better, or is it more personal preference?

Minkis815

to be totlaay honest. its all personal preferance. drive shaft has less of a chance of failing. i'd go drive shaft.

MonkeyFist

All modern TC are belt drive for a reason. Belts are more forgiving as far as handling. Shafts have a tendency to torque steer with higher power motors. Shafties have gone the way of the DoDo in competitive TC racing.

BlackCatDrifting

i love shaft driven easier to predict what the car is going to do, belts as stated above will torque steer for example the traxxas 4-tec a lot of power but good luck going straight off the line when i had my 4-tec i got the d-box and that took care of the torque steer. but overall its personal opinion.

adale4130

Bashing, Drifting for fun, General Running for the hell of it = shaft drive.. Works well. Low maintenance.

Competitive Racing = Belt Drive. Higher maintenance, Smoother, Better Performance overall.

I personally like shaft drive because i dont do any serious racing. I've seen belts chewed to pieces after running in a parking lot with small pebbles etc..
So for me and where i run.. shafty works best.

its all about personal preference.

CarlMX5

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I'm going to echo what Adale said. The shaft drive system takes a bit more power to spin over, but it's more reliable and for bashing or parkinglot racing, it's a better choice. If you are going to be on a prepared track with no rocks or pebbles, then the drive belt will be fine.

Druss

I think you got that mixed up... SHAFT driven has torque steer, belt driven does not.

I like both, they each have their place depending on what you're doing.

lee172

more of the same really, i see belts as being more efficient than shaft drive, but i should think shaft drive would have less chance of failing if your running on unprepared surfaces.. though my (aramid) belt drive hasnt been bothered by severe off road debris..