8ight diff. oil???
 

hello everyone, maybe you experienced guys could help me out. im going to be up-grading my diff. fluids and was wondering what grade(i think thats the proper term) oil i should get for the rear, center, front(is that the right order for explaining what grade oil to use). im really into my 8ight buggy. ill be bashing, and racing w/friends if that matters. some info would really help cause ive never changed my diff. fluids before thanx, clay unruh

RE: 8ight diff. oil???
 

it depends on how you driver, what your driving on and how you like it to feel while driving. right now my eight is set up 5/2/3(f/m/r). losi stock set up is 7/5/2(i think)

RE: 8ight diff. oil???
 

5/7/2 is a good starting point.

RE: 8ight diff. oil???
 

5/7/2 is a good starting point, but if you want more steering(like me) try 5/5/2. Lots of on power steering, and plenty of corner speed. I made that suggestion to a fellow 8ight racer... we both love it! ;)

RE: 8ight diff. oil???
 

My personal preferance is 7/10/3.

RE: 8ight diff. oil???
 

I should have messed with that this last weekend. I had a helluva time coming onto the straightaway under full power without coming dangerously close to clipping the pit ramp :)

RE: 8ight diff. oil???
 

whats the best way 2 remove the old fluid?? i used a rag and wiped most of it out but there was still some in there

RE: 8ight diff. oil???
 

It has a lot to do with the surface you are driving on. I run a Jammin X1 on packed clay tracks. I have been running 5F-7C-3R. The thicker or heavier weight the oil the more unified the axles will turn.

RE: 8ight diff. oil???
 

thanx dudes, all that info will be very helpful. those are some pretty low numbers. isnt the highest grade like 50,000 or somthing. i wonder what that is like/ thanx agian, clay

RE: 8ight diff. oil???
 

Try it; it really helps the car rotate under power. We race on hard packed clay, and the layouts are all pretty tight and technical. So I needed something that I could sling into a corner, and power out of quickly. If they were long sweepers with lots of air(like a typical big 8th scale track) then 5/7/2 is a little easier.