ORIGINAL: klx300
New to the drifting world and still waiting on my TT01D Type E to arrive. Wondering if I should lock the rear diff when I do the initial build or run it for a while with the stock diff to work on my driving skills before I lock it? I have done alot of reading on the different ways of locking the rear diff but have not heard anyone mention if it's a good idea to enter the drifting world with a locked diff, or to wait so you know what the change makes to the car?
think about it like this, try to drift a car thats front wheel drive with out using ur ebrake and not going back words. You cant really do it as good
Think about driving a rear wheel drive car, take the tractioncontrol off and take a corner slow and turn ur wheels all the way and punch the gas the car will fishtail and if u know how to handel it you will drift the corner.
now think of this, when u hold 1 tire of the 4 wheels that are spinning on the drift car they will get more power and spin faster, but now ur forcing the back to spin faster then the front when u lock ur diffs and keep ur fronts unlocked, the back will spin faster making it easyer to fishtail while still having grip from the front wheels, if 1 front wheel stops then the power will channel threw 3 wheels making the car drift better.
While you drift to one side, one of the front tires will slow down a bit making 3 tires a bit faster making your drift more cleaner