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EPISODE · Mar 27, 2025 · 5 MIN

The Tamiya Frog Hop-Ups: CVD (Continuous Velocity Driveshafts) or UJ (Universal Joint) Drive Shafts over the Dog Bones or Hex Drive

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We review a popular hop-up for the Tamiya Frog, the Xtra Speed G45 Steel CVD (Continuous Velocity Drive) Drive Shaft a.k.a. UJ (Universal Drive Shaft) and talk about the history of the Frog, it's drive shaft problems in both the original and the re-re, and things you need to know about the fixes, evaluating if it is truly plug and play, if you need to use grease, and/or the original rubber boots that cover the Frog's dog bone driveshaft. 

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