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magictorch

07-05-2012 06:21 PM

210 Gear Diff Oil

Hi, I have ordered the new gear diff for my 210 and would like to know what wt oil would give me the same feel/performance as the ball diff?

s22jgs

07-05-2012 06:24 PM

It will feel like a different car probably. I'm running 650 shock oil in mine at the moment and it's lovely. Run that on both carpet and astro

jayst

07-05-2012 06:32 PM

im running 3000 fastrax diff oil on astro at coventry in my rear 210 and mid 210

magictorch

07-05-2012 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s22jgs (Post 652462)

It will feel like a different car probably. I'm running 650 shock oil in mine at the moment and it's lovely. Run that on both carpet and astro

Thanks, just need a starting point as i have never ran a gear diff for racing and looking to keep the handling similar, the 210 is good at the mo but on a borrowed diff as mine just did not want to work.

Colin Kirkham

07-05-2012 06:38 PM

Anyone got any suggestion's to what diff oil to run on grass ??
Cheers

mrspeedy

07-05-2012 06:53 PM

I've run mine a couple of times now with the gear diff, using 1000wt oil. Feels more agile than the ball diff with this, but not so good on the brakes. A good staring point and for something similar to the ball diff I'd go with 2000wt, its what I'll be trying next ...

jayst

07-05-2012 07:22 PM

same as my last post

s22jgs

07-05-2012 07:46 PM

Depends totally on the grip level and how much steering u want. If u run thick and grip is low you are going to get under steer.

I think most people run far too thick oil really. I'd say 1000 for grass, assuming it is grass and not dirt.

I tried 2000 on astro and it was awful

dbizzle5

07-05-2012 07:53 PM

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magictorch

08-05-2012 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s22jgs (Post 652513)

Running mainly indoors on carpet and will be doing some outdoor on astro, so about 1000 is a good place to start then.

sly	08-05-2012 09:42 AM

Durango 100000cst in mine on astro and is as good as my ball diff 210.

Belsten

08-05-2012 08:07 PM

I started with 3K in mine and found it very loose off power on low grip, great on power, changed to 700CST and havent changed it since, love it and wouldnt change back :thumbsup:

/tobys

09-05-2012 06:13 AM

what handling characteristics did you find with the much lighter oil?

And this is working for you in both low and high grip conditions?

Thanks

TonyM

09-05-2012 07:54 AM

I started with 3,000CST on astro and that was good, but I've recently gone down to 2,000 and find that about perfect. I tried 650 but that was too loose.

pete68

09-05-2012 02:13 PM

DIFF OIL

and for dirt any starting point!!
thanks

Fernandez

09-05-2012 06:09 PM

I run 50WT Losi shock oil in mine on low grip hardpacked dirt.
Any thicker fluids is making my dex nervous
It is not going to "diff-out"

magictorch

12-05-2012 10:28 AM

Just to report on my gear diff, I built it using 1000cst durango diff oil and ran the car for the first time last night. The car felt great to drive, very similar to my ball diff and very smooth after a couple of runs:thumbsup:

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