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Old 04-25-2004 | 12:04 PM
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im just about to get my first buggy an mbx5 what diff oil should i use in the front/center/rear diffs for racing. i already own 3,000 and 1,000 for my savage are these any good for the buggy or are there better set ups with different oils, please inform me of pros/cons with the oil set ups if any. please help i want to build it as soon as it gets here (in about 2 - 4 days) cheers. oh and i will be running the car on a loose dusty gravely track(at swindon)
Old 04-25-2004 | 12:14 PM
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I run 7000/5000/1000 front to rear, it seems to be a good combo and pulls around the corners quite well.
Old 04-25-2004 | 12:27 PM
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someone told me 1,000 was too light for the rear but it is ok isit?
Old 04-26-2004 | 09:03 AM
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I run 5-7-1 and the 1000 is not to light it will work just fine.
Old 04-26-2004 | 09:32 AM
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My set-up is very similar, I run 4K/7K/1K front to rear.
Old 04-26-2004 | 12:36 PM
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CHEERS FOR YOUR HELPILL GO WITH 5/7/1
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4-6-1 , works well for me!

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