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02-05-2010, 08:34 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Jose
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|  Differential Gears
Has anyone tried to use differential gears? Is there benefit? I know these are not good for crawling rocks.
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02-05-2010, 08:36 PM
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| 0 0   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: FT. Thomas
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PROS. tighter turning radius CONS. loss of traction SOLUTION. dig |
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02-05-2010, 08:36 PM
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| Suck it up!   Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas
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Its a great mod! Search "underdrive" or "overdrive" and you'll come up with lots of info...
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02-05-2010, 08:53 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: reelsville
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I think he means open diffs.
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02-05-2010, 08:55 PM
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02-05-2010, 09:13 PM
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| Suck it up! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas
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Open diffs suck for crawling. As soon as you get one tire bound up, the other spins like crazy. You won't get far.
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02-05-2010, 09:16 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: El Paso TX
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Having an open diff in the front for steering would be good for a rock racer maybe? For dedicated crawling, stick with spools.
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02-05-2010, 10:40 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: reelsville
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I've never ran an open diff, but I've busted many axle's on courses (somewhere around 10-20, hard to keep track at this point(side note never buy MIP CVD's)). I can tell you that it's a bitch trying to push the weight of the dead wheel around and I don't see an open diff being much different.
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02-05-2010, 11:24 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NM
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Do they make differential gears for Axial axles?
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02-05-2010, 11:27 PM
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02-06-2010, 09:42 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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I tried an open diff in the rear axle, with a home made limited slip arrangement. It had potential, but I gave up on it after a few hours. Causes more problems than it solves. Drove a friends RTR on my practice course with the front diff still in it. Seemed like it was in 2WD. Lousy! My own rig with a busted front spool, three-wheel-drive, could hardly crawl over a speed bump. Crippled! Spools only for crawling!  Cheers. |
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02-06-2010, 09:49 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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i did! it was a kinda fun chalange on the rocks but lots of fun for bashing around in the mud and on the trails
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02-06-2010, 11:15 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Abbotsford BC
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might be fun in a scaler, however the only way id try it is with a servo operated locker, just like a summit.
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