08-24-2013, 01:47 PM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: jville
Posts: 580
| locked diff ?
I wanna convert my exo into a trail running ultra 4 thatll do semi crawling...im looking at locking the diffs do yall think I should lock the front and leave the rest open or lock the center and rear and leave the front open?
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08-28-2013, 10:52 AM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Earth mostly
Posts: 478
| Re: locked diff ?
Lock the center and rear and run some really thick oil in the front.
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02-20-2014, 07:34 PM | #3 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: San Francisco
Posts: 260
| Re: locked diff ?
If you lock the front, you lose turning radius. If you lock the center, you transfer all the force(s) of acceleration & braking directly to the drive line. A locked rear is fine. You lose a little turning speed, but no biggie. Run a heavy oil in the front diff, and a super heavy in the center. Keeping them unlocked will allow for all the advantages of a differential, but the heavier oil will keep things "locked" similar to a limited slip diff unit. If any of the wheels get bound up, jammed in the rocks, etc, you'll still have the differential movement to keep from destroying your entire drivetrain.
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