ORIGINAL: J_Bone
Little Stampy,
Very good description! Perfect for new guys who want to learn the basics of how the diffs work.
FYI:
I have one of those buggies and had one of those buggies you describe. I followed the typical diff theory for years and had some success. But, what I have found is that Some Hyper buggies have benefited form running a thicker oil in the rear, even with it's lack of steering. I've seen some way out setups and they seemed to work.
So I think the rear diff is kind of starting to break the mold a little on certain buggies.
Yeah some things can't be explained with theories you really need to try a base setup and go from there. The center diff settings will change how the rear reacts on throttle too. If you have a thick center diff (lots of power to the rear tires) and a thick weight in the rear. It will break both rear tires loose of traction (instead of only the inside wheel with the least traction if you have thin oil) and make the rear end swing around. If you do keep traction in the rear though than the added power to the rear tires will give you understeer because it will be pushing the front tires along. Just takes some playing with and you'll find your setup.
Haulin bass what tires are you running? Are any parts of the tread ripped off? Normally having 50% tread will make you lose traction on looser sections because the tread isn't deep enough to dig into the dirt so instead the tire floats ontop of the dirt. So if the rear end is loose on hard pack sections where you have enough tread to dig in than the rear diff oil is to light. If not than its probly just your tires.