Limited Slip Diff

[James]

I can't find one thats ever been made for a 10th Off-Road buggy, I mean a proper LSD, not something that acts like one or simulates, I mean an actual consistent limited slip diff.

Anyone know of one? Thinking 2wd really..

[mark christopher]

nearest I can think of is a torsen diff from 8th not sure if a 10th one was ever made, but nearest I know of to a real diff limited slip diff for rc

[Chalkie]

Not probably of any use but there was an old 4wd that used something very like a ramp and plate LSD as a center diff, it was called a luminous .

[dodgydiy]

full size quaife atb limited slip is the same design internally as the torsen diff in 1.8 scale. limited slip diff in an escort rs turbo was a viscous gear diff, basically a fluid filled gear diff like we now use. ball diff has limited slip qualities as the more torque you apply to them the more resistance to differential action, really we just havent got the older plated style lsd's, they would be too stiff for anything but a front diff in a tc. have experimented with different types of diff, made a ramp plated ball diff and tried it, made car a bit inconsistent as the handling changed as it locked up when power was applied, also tried to make a 1/10 magnetic diff like some 1/5 scalers use but there just wasnt enough space to make it work.

[Legacy555]

I can't find one thats ever been made for a 10th Off-Road buggy, I mean a proper LSD, not something that acts like one or simulates, I mean an actual consistent limited slip diff.

Anyone know of one? Thinking 2wd really..

There is one out there. Made by a German racer who I think works for BMW Motorsport. If memory serves, Neil Cragg tested it after the 2012 Euros in Austria. I'll find our his name and come back

Georg Kötzinger - you'll find him on facebook

[Gordonm]

Vaterra Glamis uses a "torque vectoring viscous diff", sounds impressive but I've not managed to buy (scrounge) one to try..Looks maybe a bit large to fit easily in a 1/10 car from the pics I've seen..

[Eimer]

I know the diff of georg.

It works like a normal ball diff, but allows only a limited rpm between left and right. If you reach this point its locked and both tires will accelerate your buggy. So you dont have the "balooning" effect on one tire!

[burschi]

At the Euros 2014, Petri Strom used it in the A-Finals, after the race it was tested by Kody Numedahl and Craig Drescher in the B5M

Georg

[andrewc]

New 8th scale centre gear diff from xray had two choices of ramp angle; 90 & 120 degree. Guess would be tricky to engineer at 10th scale size but some info and diagrams here:

http://www.teamxray.com/teamxray/news/newsdesc.php?news_id=1484&kategoria=1484&catName=&newsTitle=New%20XB8%20Active%20Center%20Differenti al%99%2046T&Xnet_Session=d8600818cac2aa07671594289db60721