THE SPOOL thread
 

Well james lets talk spool, they are the best. :nod:

Please Explain

You're a SPOOL, oops I mean TOOL Gunna. :lol:

About spools or this thread. Well a spool is a locked diff.

Go back to the on-road thread, one-way boy :lol: :ha: :ha:

go the diffs front n back!

i hate spools!!!!!!!!!!yuck yuck yuck is all i have to say to them.

got my vote go the diff's

OK, good for you....If setup well they are fast, i'm not saying spools are good for every track.

Hmm
 

So what do hope to acheive in this thread? A debate?

Why are they the best in your opinion?

They suck, they are only a bodgey fix to a poor setup.

its hard to setup a car with a spool so its not a bodgey fix on a poor setup, i drive a lot faster with a spool than a one-way or diff.

They are all better for some conditions than others. Why is this a debate?

There just seems something inherently wrong with the *idea* of a spool - when a car turns, the left and right wheel *need* to roll different amounts. Simple physics. We put stupid amounts of strain on the drivetrain by running spools.

Having said that, I tend to personally like the spool because it's easier to drive for my over enthusiastic (read : heavy handed) style of steering input. I think it penalises me speed-wise quite considerably in stock class.

Most fast stock guys seem to run oneways at most tracks, as far as I can work out. Less resistance, more corner speed (but no front brakes). You seem to need to drive with some finesse to make a oneway work, specially if your car isn't set up well.

All generalisations of course...

-Scott

If you don't like spools then don't use then, some of the best drivers in the world use spools (2004 tc worlds).

When you're choosing a spool, take note of the weight of it. A heavier spool will create more understeer going into a corner compared to a lighter weight spool. The last time I tried a spool it was completely made from steel and I came off the track hating it, later I found out the weight of the spool was probably the culprit for the excess understeer. I'll try a lightweight one the next time I decide to test them.

Remember because a spool is a locked front diff essentially, it will cause some understeer on corner entry as the wheels fight each other. On corner exit they really help you get the power to the ground though.

Every time i have tried spools i have hated them also. The only exemption is i have been playing with a TA05 a bit lately, and with a spool in it it is very nice, probably not as quick as a well handling 1 way but much more consistent. I think with some more setup work and driver adjustment i could get very used to it.

It all comes down to setup, my car has no understeer.

no, you can talk about setup tips. If you don't like spools then don't post in this thread. :tire:

All hail the spool, lets start a spool club. :lol:

this thread was started more for a 'piss take'.. Gunna and I prance around at the track preaching about spool's every five seconds, it's more just a joke... :)

but your welcome to discuss your experiences with a spool in here if you desire!

I run a regular one-way with stock (I'm faster)... on my local track (small technical track)

When I run MOD, I run a spool on this track, with the very tight turns and big changes in speeds, a spool helps me get around the track a little better, and also keeps the car nice and stable mid-corner. with a one way I find myself driving an extremely taily car. Likely because I like to use a little drag brake, and with a one-way this causes the car to spin out off throttle, mid corner.

On a big open track, I'll run a one-way with mod/stock.

I've tried a 'locked one-way' (xray multidiff)... and dont see much advantage over a regular one-way.

My spool (xray multidiff) totally destroys the plastic 'blades' that save your outdrives/dogbones... A set of blades per race meet is not uncommon. The price you pay for working the front end REALLY hard. I've not once yet replaced the blades on the rear diff yet..

I wouldn't say a spool is a bodgy way to make a car handle, infact a poor spool setup can result in a really sh1tty handling car (understeer, front end chatter, etc)..

I've also 'saved' my car a few times with the help from a spool... (wall/pole, brakes... stop)..

I'd like to try a front diff for the carpet racing I do.. but generally use a one-way, stock motor.. yes a one-way on carpet, and it's pretty damn fast. I cant get a spool to perform with a stock motor...

I'd love to try an adjustable centre one-way (layshaft?)... that'd be trick.

Post your spool photo's... you and your spool by the pool, your and your spool on holidays... your spool in a bad mood... portrait spool shots... rofl :weird:

You have spool issues. Go to a spool clinic and get off the spools or something.

:p :lol:

I tried a spool for the first time last night and I now have a taste for them.

I ran it in my TA-05 with a center one-way and it was sooooooo much faster out of corners than with a one way in the front and it corrected my over steer issues. the car is heaps easier to drive on our track now.

now I must find one that will fit in the F-201........

To get the same feel out of your f201, use these...

They will turn your oneway into a centre oneway / front spool on your shaft drive...

http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/produc...ducts_id=17737

go the spool :D

I love the spool in my FTTC4 on the astroturf track we race on, it is absolutely ballistic off the start and out of corners :D

I've never had a problem with understeer, infact I had a HUGE problem with oversteer when I first put it in, my teammate had the same problem, I had to find so much more rear grip it wasn't funny!
I've never had a problem with durability, I've trained myself pretty well now to get off the throttle quick if it looks like I'm going to clip something.

I don't like it at our asphalt track though, made the car WAY to different from off power to on power, I'm much happier & faster with a diff.