Stealth Slipper upgrade circa 2022

[JosephS]

There are lots of threads on how upgrade and replace the slippers on stealth transmissions and this is just one more. I was just looking at some older threads and saw that many of the parts listed for conversions are now out of production. I though I would just do a quick update that shows where to get some in production parts for visitors looking for this upgrade.

You can upgrade the original slipper and top shaft from the rc10 DS,B/T 1,2,3,4 to available modern parts.

AVIDRC has most of the parts needed.
Avid making the b4 top shaft without the built in spacer, allowing it to work with the stealth in all imperial bearing gear boxes b/t1,2,3,4

Associated Aluminum Topshaft | B4 / Stealth SKU: AV10062


The slipper,pads,gear and springs can replaced with a Triad slipper kit.
Note that there was a change in the way the slipper worked after the original b6/t6

the slipper replacement kit is

Triad Evo Slipper | Stock 72/76 | B6 / B44.3 / 22 SKU: AV1020-STK

Replace the top shaft and install the slipper kit.

I have this setup on one of my running cars and it does require that you make some kind of spacer to go between the transmission casing and the back of the slipper plate, otherwise you get spur gear rubbing on the motor mount.

That upgrade has a much longer than stock top shaft and requires a new gear cover to fit over the top shaft.

The proper sized gear cover is currently only being made for the original RC10/b/t/ds


RPM RC10 Classic Gear Cover RPM70081

If you upgrade the slipper on a b/t2,3 I am not aware of a proper gear cover that is being made.

[juicedcoupe]

Boki and TBG make a few different covers. There are also several 3D printed ones out there.

[JosephS]

Boki and TBG make a few different covers. There are also several 3D printed ones out there.

For teambluegroove.com The only one I see is
Does that fit the extended shaft?

Bokiracing it looks like should work.

[KidAgain]

Another option if needed.

[JosephS]

Another option if needed.

I am running one of KidAgain Carbon fiber slippers with a stock associated slipper set up. The slipper he linked replaces the yellow ring slipper in the rc10 team car, original worlds cars, CE with stealth, rc10 DS with slipper, B2 and T2.

It is able to handle a hot brushless motor 550 4.5 turn with 2s while allowing slip. Previously I had the slipper locked down under the stock associated disk. If you have all of the parts for the original slipper and they are in good condition the above linked carbon fiber pad is great.