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Diff fluids Just the basics - 8/24/2007 12:33:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		I found this and thought it would be helpful for some people on changing out the diff fluids and what thick and thin does.

Front
Thinner :

increases steering into corners (off-power)
if oil is too thin the steering may become inconsistent, especially it can lose forward traction (and steering) during acceleration out of corners

Thicker:

increases stability into corners during braking
increases steering on-power at corner exit
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Center
Thinner:

front wheels unload more during acceleration
decreases on-power steering (reduces oversteer)
easier to drive on rough tracks
if a high-power engine is used you could waste too much power and sometime “cook” the oil in the center diff erential because it “overloads”

Thicker:

more all-wheel drive effect
better acceleration
increases on-power steering (reduces understeer)
better suited on high-bite, smooth tracks
car can be more nervous to drive especially if a high power engine is used - you might need to be smooth on the throttle

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Rear
Thinner:

increases cornering traction
increases steering into corner
Thicker:

decreases rear traction while cornering
reduces wheelspin

< Message edited by Clermont Hobby -- 8/24/2007 12:36:38 AM >

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RE: Diff fluids Just the basics - 8/24/2007 1:25:58 AM   
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RE: Diff fluids Just the basics - 8/24/2007 1:53:28 AM   
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RE: Diff fluids Just the basics - 8/24/2007 3:17:03 AM   
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RE: Diff fluids Just the basics - 8/24/2007 3:54:51 AM   
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RE: Diff fluids Just the basics - 8/24/2007 4:16:40 AM   
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RE: Diff fluids Just the basics - 1/22/2008 4:30:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		ok i see the differences. thx very informative, now what would give the best all around for just a new basher? if my diffs have grease in them from factory what would be my best choice?

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RE: Diff fluids Just the basics - 1/22/2008 5:11:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		Nice, this should help lots of people. Thanks for the info.


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RE: Diff fluids Just the basics - 1/23/2008 12:10:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		ranger.. what car do you have? There are different fluid set ups for different cars.

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RE: Diff fluids Just the basics - 1/23/2008 1:03:44 AM   
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RE: Diff fluids Just the basics - 1/23/2008 1:07:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		you need to use very thick fluid in those diffs, your better off using diff grease, not fluid.

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RE: Diff fluids Just the basics - 1/23/2008 1:08:27 AM   
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RE: Diff fluids Just the basics - 1/23/2008 3:07:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ok I'll be the idiot and ask the question....................... how do you change the fluids? and do they need to be changed if i have never changed them?
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RE: Diff fluids Just the basics - 1/23/2008 3:13:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		lmao, you take the diff out of the diff housing, its the small circle with the small spyder gears inside of it, fill it will fluid or grease them up, and you dont really need to change it, it will give you better performance though

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