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Old 15-04-2008
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Originally Posted by rcluke View Post
what's a spool?

is that a diff with bevel gears, rather than a ball diff?
A spool is a solid axle, used in the front on touring cars mainly. It has the downside of reducing your steering (as there is no diff action it pushes wide through the corner) but the upside of giving better drive out of the corner
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