Locking Diffs???
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Locking Diffs???
hello. i currently own a kyosho mad force. i have been looking around and i have found about 2 or 3 differential locking kits. are you just supposed to lock your diffs for rock crawling only?? cuz i will do some crawluing but mostly jumps and off road stuff. will the locked diff destroy my clutch and tires? i dont really care about the tires as much as the clutch. but if the diff is locked, wont i get better acceleration because there is no slip in the differential??
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RE: Locking Diffs???
If run a lot on dry pavement or any type of high grip terrain, the drivetrain will suffer. If you just run the truck in dirt grass, it should be okay with a locked differential.[&:]
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RE: Locking Diffs???
wont do anything to the clutch, and not much to the tires unless you run on street a lot. the only thing youll really find bad about it is the slightly bigger turning radius. the truck willbe a lot better on anything rough and especially in mud and snow. youwont notice much more traction on grass thou
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RE: Locking Diffs???
Locking your diff will not kill your tires or your clutch, it will just make your turning radius a big bigger since you have both tires turning at the same rate, while an unlocked spidergear lets the inner tire spin slower, and the outer tire spin faster, locking a spider gear does put some more force on the gearbox, but you shall be fine, and does help LOADS for traction and tought spots.
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RE: Locking Diffs???
try locking your rear idff first then if you feel the need go for the front but I dought the front will make a difference on a rock jumper
(yes I mean jumper)
(yes I mean jumper)
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RE: Locking Diffs???
Is there an efficient way to lock the diffs, but make it reversible. I don't really want to do anything permanent to my truck, I never know what I'm gonna want to do with it in the future.
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RE: Locking Diffs???
At www.rc4wd.com you can buy spools for the Mad Force...just install and when you are done with them, install the stock diff...