Before I even started to build the Yeti, I had ordered the AX30418 dogbones & AX30366 front axles for the simple fact that I was seeing so many people running into bent universal shafts issues. During the build I had to see for myself. Sure enough, I couldn't get full suspension travel of the front end using the kit's supplied shafts .

The Yeti's 94mm universal shafts are a tad bit too long IMO. I personally think it's an Axial oversight when it came time to release the kit. My chassis (any many, many others) would not come in contact with the ground. I took the universals out of the equation and all of the Yeti's suspension components had more than enough space/travel to allow the chassis to slap the ground if need be. I went ahead and re-installed the universals to amuse myself...maybe I screwed up the build somehow. I check that the bearings were seated fully and got the universal joints back on. Once again, the ball end of the shafts would bottom out in the differential output shaft/cups when trying to get the Yeti's chassis to touch the ground.

Guys/gals would grind down the ball end of the shafts to try to shorten them (not so good results with this) or they would put rubber grommets/limiters on the shock shafts to limit suspension arm travel. That's not good enough of a problem solved for me. If I'm gonna jump and beat this great Axial flying pig, I expect I'll be coming down hard on the chassis at some point after launching. Without limiting the travel some how, I have no doubt my kit's 94mm universal shafts will end up like everyone else's mangled mess.

My only thought to the cheapest possible solution was to run the Yeti RTR's dogbones & front axles. So far so good . I wonder about the Yeti SCORE Trophy Truck. If it comes out in kit form, will it too have the 94mm universals?

Just sayin'.