All SSM drives maybe except the #3 because it`s long are like that

3A’s and 3’s dont. No.

but I suppose that’s where they take the vertical shaft length out to make the 5’s shorter.

You`re right , the 3A is a long version of the 5 basically

wonder if you made a stepped up one like on the scx -4 would work?

I don't think so. Those props sit way above where a cav plate would be.

I wish they still made the 3A & 5. GREAT drives!

Loved out 3A's. Never a problem years and years of care free running. Come out of the water hear the "zing" and not worry. The peace of mind was nice.

I am looking at a set of 3A currently to put on my gun, figure the upgrade wont hurt, guess they been gone over recent also. hope this is a good move!

you have 3’s on the boat now right? the 3’s were basically a beefed up TRS. The 3a’s are a baby 6. I think the 3a’s are way underrated. Turn key drive and won’t give a problem under 800/900 HP. I think you’ll be happy with them.

We were running 650+ through them in the gun and never had problem one failure wise. The only down side to them (if you can call it that) is water collects inside the prop hub and sits on the splines. So if you run it in salt water you HAVE to take the props off and rinse the shafts. The guy we bought our gun from left it on a hoist in Lauderdale and never took the props off so the splines were chewed up a bit from corrosion. Teague quoted me 3k each for new shafts but I was like, I’ll wait til they let go before I replace. They never did. But the shaft seal leaked a little because of pitting as well so I always had to make sure the drive oil was changed regularly. Again. Never a problem. Guy that owns it now had them fully rebuilt and new shafts put on. You can get parts and have them serviced. Just need to know where to go.

thanks kind of where I'm at, with 765 hp I can't see breaking one, hell it took 33 years to break a 3... the bearing and all else look new in mine so they really held up well, but I use the boat hard and wanna be as reliable as can be

That deal just fell through so I'm looking for others if anybody knows of them, 3A's