Drifting with Locked Diff in a TC4 (It was okay)
 

Okay,
So I followed the hype about tightening/locking the Diff to make better drifts.

My current setup is pretty stock, with a few shock adjustments.

Initially, I was like wow, I can snap the rear end out pretty well, especially at lower speeds it made it that much easier to snap out, but then after several minutes I quickly realized that holding a faster drift was a little bit harder as the car slowed down quicker and would almost come to a stop in the middle of the drift.. Okay, well not a stop but you know it would just do one of those 360's which is annoying.

I have to spacers (1 thick, 1 thin) in the rear shocks, and the front shocks I adjusted the rebound rate, I moved them in 2 holes to keep it hard up front also.

What I drifted with the above setup with an open diff I could hold a drift much longer at speeds, but now with the locked diff, it almost prefers to drift very slowly.


PRO: I can drive very slowly
Con: Holding longer drift is a little hard and the Diff made a buzzing noise that I'm not really comfortable with.

I will try to play with some of the shock settings to see if I can change it a wee bit, but so far I'm not a BIG fan of it, It was cool, but I still prefer the open diff setup.

What are some of your experiences with a TC4 drifting with locked / tightened Diffs?

RE: Drifting with Locked Diff in a TC4 (It was okay)
 

I always put a spool up front in my 4wd on-road cars. This significantly improves handling thru turns in either drift or grip driving.

RE: Drifting with Locked Diff in a TC4 (It was okay)
 

I tightened the Diff just enough, it's at the brink of the rear wheels spinning same direction but loose enough so they don't. And the car is awesome, perfect for swapping out tires for road racing, and perfect for drifting.

RE: Drifting with Locked Diff in a TC4 (It was okay)
 

tighten the front up but leave it a lil looser than the rear and loosen the rear a tad so that it is tight but not locked.

RE: Drifting with Locked Diff in a TC4 (It was okay)
 

hey dennis do you have the tc4 rtr or the fte?.... I noticed you from the electric flight forums...

I hope to get a tc4 soon

RE: Drifting with Locked Diff in a TC4 (It was okay)
 

Whats up man, Electric flight? Hmm Maybe Electric Heli??, my planes are Nitro ;)

Anyway, yea dude mine is the RTR, I love it! It handles great, very nimble, stock speed isnt all that but a 19t team checkpoint fixes that for you. Some guys use the TC4 Chassic to take them upto 100+mph (cost a lot of money to do that) but this car has a wide range of capabilities :) I love it!