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Locking diffs for drifting ??? - 5/6/2008 1:36:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		Should you lock the front and rear diffs on a nitro if you want to drift with it? Is it necassary and if so what is the best thing to use to lock the diffs?

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RE: Locking diffs for drifting ??? - 5/6/2008 2:11:06 AM   
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RE: Locking diffs for drifting ??? - 5/6/2008 2:33:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks man, I was reading some other threads and found some good options, i think I'm gonna try drifting without locking the diffs to see how it works out.

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RE: Locking diffs for drifting ??? - 5/6/2008 3:07:31 AM   
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Thanks man, I was reading some other threads and found some good options, i think I'm gonna try drifting without locking the diffs to see how it works out.



Her's my personal exp. I had locked the rear diff on my TT01D, before it was quite controlable and after it was controlable, but required a bit more skill to keep it sliding properly.

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RE: Locking diffs for drifting ??? - 5/6/2008 10:58:27 PM   
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Thanks man, I was reading some other threads and found some good options, i think I'm gonna try drifting without locking the diffs to see how it works out.



Her's my personal exp. I had locked the rear diff on my TT01D, before it was quite controlable and after it was controlable, but required a bit more skill to keep it sliding properly.


a tt01 is not nitro. he wants to know about nitro

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RE: Locking diffs for drifting ??? - 5/7/2008 3:05:55 AM   
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RE: Locking diffs for drifting ??? - 5/7/2008 11:59:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		haha after a while but i love drifting my nitro i drift nitro and while its cooling which really it never gets hot enough to burn my hand but.....while its cooling i run electric. then charge batts while run nitro hahaha one big cycle

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RE: Locking diffs for drifting ??? - 5/16/2008 11:01:13 AM   
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haha after a while but i love drifting my nitro i drift nitro and while its cooling which really it never gets hot enough to burn my hand but.....while its cooling i run electric. then charge batts while run nitro hahaha one big cycle


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