Which b44 shock shafts?
 

I need a new shock shaft and Ive been told to go for silver shafts instead of the standard FT gold shafts as they are more durable. Can anyone tell me which shafts I need to buy please?

Rich.

Whilst everything you've heard is true, it's also currently wrong!
The fragile gold shock shafts were an extremely large bad batch. I believe that most of them have now been broken and replaced, so the problem isn't there anymore (I've not broken one in nearly a year and my driving has been on a pretty constant level)
Buy whichever suits your budget best would be my advise.

I was under the impression the silver shafts were cheaper however I can't seem to find them anywhere, Any ideas? And do they come as pairs or single units?

Don't know pal, I've only ever used the gold ones. They (the gold ones) can be bought as single units.
I don't have the car or it's spares handy to have a look for the part number I'm afraid

Quick online search shows AS9723 Gold 0.80 front shock shaft (B44) £5.89 at DMS. (other great shops are available)

From what I remember. AE are only making the gold shafts now.
Other possible option would be the RTR shafts, but I think they are only 0.71", the B44 range is 0.80" shafts.

MiCk B. :-)

The 0.80" shafts were only ever used on the B44 FT and never made in silver (stainless steel). I did make some SS 0.80" shafts once which were much more durable.

If it was a bad batch and they have actually fixed it you'd be able to tell if it's a good one by the machining where the smooth part of the shaft meets the thread.
Should be machined like this with a curved section between the shaft and the thread. The product photos here illustrate it well enough.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LX2598&P=7

Not like this
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXSZC1&P=7