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With so many FIA Mk1 racer building their boxes, which laygear shaft you use for the 3 syc gear box while use in anger?
NOS or reproduction upgrade one?

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Id personal look at a Repro uprated one

I'm undisded if to put one in my 998 rebuild as I'm gonna drive it like it should be

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you wont go wrong with one of these

http://www.minispeed.co.uk/content/thre ... n-layshaft
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Only from Minispeed or MS also?

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I've purcahsed and (lab) tested a lot of them and so far (regretably) Mini Speed has the only decent ones for 3 synch. Not sure if Swifties does them the 3 synch, but their 4 synch shafts are also good. I always worry when buying from Minispeed, you hear nothing, but a few weeks later the gear does show up.

I tested them not only for Rc hardness, but depth of hardness & material. It is what they say.
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I've bought my layshafts in Australia recently. They've been good.
Rich, don't you guys make proper 4sync A shafts now??

Minispeed..... Never ordered anything from them. Never will.
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Vegard wrote:I've bought my layshafts in Australia recently. They've been good.
Can I ask from which supplier?
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