Do you think that geared diffs and alloy chassis' are the future??

[c0sie]

Wit hthe DEX410 causing penis tingles in many of us who have seen the pics posted here on oOple, are geared oil filled diffs and alloy chassis' the way forwards for 10th offroad??

Or will plastic/carbon and ball diffs still rule the roost when all is said and done?

[greasy mark]

yep im shure it will the transmission should be bullet proof ,almost unlimeted diff tuning no scew to bust or come un done should also be a lot less maintance ,as for the ally chassis yea it will be the way foward .dosnt crack or snap ,chassis felex is easy to put in or take away ,vry good heat sink so motor speado heat should dissipate faster should last a lot longer aswell

[Alex H]

And perhaps some build in weight in alloy chassis. Low CG and less need for extra weight in the car for compensation with use of lipos.

[greasy mark]

well said dude i hate putting weight in a car and have neaver need t do so in off road even with lipos i just alter the car to suit them i even ended up putting my car on a dremmel diet

[Lee]

Originally Posted by greasy mark

the ally chassis yea it will be the way foward .dosnt crack or snap ,chassis felex is easy to put in or take away ,vry good heat sink so motor speado heat should dissipate faster should last a lot longer aswell

Unless it bends, give me a snap than a bend any day

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by Lee

Unless it bends, give me a snap than a bend any day

rally cross cars and onroad ic cars cope ok!!

[Lee]

They do yes but im sure we have all seen chassis bend, i know i have. 1/10 won't be as well made as 1/8th scale though due to trying to keep them nimble

[Si Coe]

You know I could have swore that I started racing with a Kyosho Optima Mid which had an alloy chassis and geared diffs.......

Which makes wonder. Alloy gave way to carbon, which gave way to plastic - so why are we back at alloy again? Its not weight - cars weren't too heavy back then - materials shifted for other reasons.

Likewise the move to ball diffs was for a reason - has that reason gone?

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by Lee

They do yes but im sure we have all seen chassis bend, i know i have. 1/10 won't be as well made as 1/8th scale though due to trying to keep them nimble

this looks well made to me, like to see those side pods bend