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What gear diff oil for KF?
Hi guys
Just got a KF and wondering where would be a good place to start with gear diff oil. I do have a ball diff, but dont tend to have much luck with them, and I can almost anticipate needing to refit the gear diff at some stage The manual suggests 1000 or 3000cSt is an option. I currently have 3000, 5000 and the treacle that came in the kit! I'll be racing indoors carpet in the winter and outdoors on grass/astro in the summer so not all high grip surfaces. I guess what I'm saying is, whats gonna make it as close to a ball diff as possible? Thanks |
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I'm currently running the kit oil on silverstones high grip service and like it, Ive also run 15 and 20k oil, I liked the 15k over the 20k, I think the kit is 12500k
Outdoors on Stotfolds Astro I used 15k and liked it. I've not run any other outdoor clubs so can't comment sorry.
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You will not get it as close to a ball diff, that's why so many use the ball diff, have a look at the team set ups for various tracks, you may also want to consider the low grip kit for the lower grip tracks.
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Try removing two of the small gears
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Hi,
I run 20,000 when the grip is high and drop to 10,000 when the grip level drops. When the grip goes completely (in the wet) a ball diff will always work best. Regards, James. Quote:
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Thanks guys, I'll look at 10-15k and see how it goes. It seems to be suggested fairly often on Google searches too.
I dont think the low grip chassis will be an option for me as I dont think the shorty packs will last two races. I dont have charging facilities due to my transport so need to take enough pre-charged batteries to last the day. I was happy with the handling when I fitted the ball diff but my previous experiences of a ball diff wasnt great so just want the gear diff sat there ready to go, thankfully its really quick to change! |
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You can also bought a premount diff from Schumacher, I found these are just setup tight enough and work well with minor tuning.
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I'm just in process of building my kf an I've been advised to put 7000 in diff runnin low grip chassis.
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^^^What he said...^^^
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What does removing the gears do? I saw this also on the warnermont setup.
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Less shear on the oil making it react faster
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How does that affect handling?
If there is half the gear surface area for the oil to act upon, is this similar to running lighter oil? |
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yes it is
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