ALL ABOUT DIFF OIL'S

[stegger]

Not knowing about diff oil's has led me to start this thread. With alot of people out there in 1/8th offroad land using oils what characteristics does thicker/thinner oil give you in the front/rear of the car. :)

[nitrokillah]

Diffferentials: Thinner front differential oil increases off power steering, but if the oil is too thin the steering will become grabby and inconsistent.
Thicker front differential oil increases off power stability and increases on power steering.

Thinner rear differential has more corning traction and increases steering in the middle of the turn.
Thicker rear differential has less steering in the middle of the turn and more forward traction.
Source losi ...

[stegger]

So with there not being a center diff in the car will the same rules apply for the front and rear ? I know the car isn't out yet i just want to know peoples theories. :)

[Chequered Flag Racing]

read the link in this thread, maybe relevant to 10th scale oil diff set up

http://www.oople.com/forums/showpost.php?p=254783&postcount=4

[stegger]

Cheers fella :D

[mark christopher]

same principle as running a looser or tighter ball diff thicker oil = tighter diff, thinner oil = looser diff

[stegger]

Thanks mark :)

[Benh]

read the link in this thread, maybe relevant to 10th scale oil diff set up

http://www.oople.com/forums/showpost.php?p=254783&postcount=4

Still know nothing about diff oil......., got sidetracked with "Professor of the Month":D

[Full Metal Jacket]

Same to shock oil, if using Lipo to run which make the car lighter, need to change the shock oil as well if before was running Ni-MH?