b4 diff balls

[keenbutkrap]

i seem to have sold my losi and kept a b 4 money pit needs a diff rebuild got a kit but it has no balls ooer associated parts seem expensive je ceramic are half the price hpi steel are £4 for enough to do 2 rebuilds dont want to throw money at this car want to build it and run it
its already cost more in two meetings than my 22 did in 18 months
what do you recommend as a fit and forget part

[Col]

No such thing as fit and forget...

Std balls wear out faster, but the rest of the diff lasts longer
Ceramic balls last forever, but diff requires the rest of the bits more often.

Red pill, blue pill, take your pick

[Richard Lowe]

You won't regret investing in a set of ceramic thrust and diff balls, they last a lot longer than the standard balls. In my experience when you're running all ceramic the entire diff wears less than standard parts, when the kit balls wear even a tiny bit they eat the diff/thrust rings very quickly. The Vampire ceramic balls are pretty much the same price as the standard AE carbide ones, I run all Vampire in my diffs.

Generally the diffs in my cars get a new set of diff rings every 3 months or so, the thrust washers get flipped and re-used at the 6 month mark and ceramic balls last the whole year easy

Regular cleaning and fresh grease make the AE diffs last much longer

[keenbutkrap]

cheers for that ordered some ceramic from je spares the rest of the diff seems ok plus i have a spare rebuild kit less balls so with my limited track time they should outlast me!