Is this to thick?

shenlonco

shenlonco

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Hi Guy's

I filled my front diff with mostly traxxas 10K oil and added 2 pea sized globs of traxxas 500K diff oil in it also, the ? is this to thick up front?
see video of it's action when I turn the wheel by hand quickly.

let me know what you think?
THANKS

[video=youtube;q2fKlmNa_kc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2fKlmNa_kc[/video]
 
shenlonco

shenlonco

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william g said:
I would say no, I run thicker most of the time myself
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Hi Will what do you put in the rear diff?
I used the 10K and mixed it with a lot of 60wt shock oil and when I got done with the diff it don't feel like it has to much friction a little more than how they felt new with the grease in them?

is it better to have the rear not thick?
 
shenlonco

shenlonco

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william g said:
thicker in front is what racers prefer for R/C's, the 1/8th buggy guys swear by that rule
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So what do you do use the same front in rear?

Well I put way thicker up front and I don't feel like taking it all apart to re fill the diff again.... :p so I guess my foxx will be a racer! :D
 
william g

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shenlonco said:
So what do you do use the same front in rear?

Well I put way thicker up front and I don't feel like taking it all apart to re fill the diff again.... :p so I guess my foxx will be a racer! :D
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Actually for me it depends what truck, where I run, and what tire I'll be running.
Beach truck thicker in front, but not by much. (madforce axles and rumbles)
My FO-XX I have that truck about equal because I'll be hill climbing.
My SC trucks were all thickest up front, then center than the rear the thinnest. Took those to the track when I had transportation.

I tend to run my rigs fairly thicker, I know it's not the preferred setup but here at my apartment it's either real rough, or sandy so the fact I can't easily go "unstick" a truck I need as much traction as I can get. (wheel chair access)
 
shenlonco

shenlonco

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william g said:
Actually for me it depends what truck, where I run, and what tire I'll be running.
Beach truck thicker in front, but not by much. (madforce axles and rumbles)
My FO-XX I have that truck about equal because I'll be hill climbing.
My SC trucks were all thickest up front, then center than the rear the thinnest. Took those to the track when I had transportation.

I tend to run my rigs fairly thicker, I know it's not the preferred setup but here at my apartment it's either real rough, or sandy so the fact I can't easily go "unstick" a truck I need as much traction as I can get. (wheel chair access)
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Will you got me scared.... I took my front diff out and what I did was unscrew the diff casings grub screw and left it for a while and drained about as round as nickel out and then put back the same amount with the 10Wt shock oil.
now it's a little thinner and feels real nice as it felt gummy to turn one wheel fast to much like taffy being twisted... Now its perfect still a lot stiffer than the rear though.

the back spins really easy almost like stock greased gears form and I don't know if I should take it apart and make it a hair thicker or not.???
 
william g

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Steve I think unless you plan on racing at the track you are way over thinking this :)

Go with what you feel is right, it's not detrimental to any parts so you can change it later without worries.

I've even put so much in it was practically a full locker front and rear and it was fine, just a bit squirrely on hard launches
 
shenlonco

shenlonco

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william g said:
Steve I think unless you plan on racing at the track you are way over thinking this :)

Go with what you feel is right, it's not detrimental to any parts so you can change it later without worries.

I've even put so much in it was practically a full locker front and rear and it was fine, just a bit squirrely on hard launches
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Yea your right Will.

:) I am just going to have FUN with it.

THANKS
 
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