took a 3 week break from the 4x4.. drove it last night just for fun and TQ'd.. couldn't believe it! truck felt like it was rails half the time.. not sure if it was the track or my truck.. i was running suburbs which i never do but seem to be hooking up.. currently running the BK set up.. :lol:

I'm half joking, I figured you knew how to read the scale just fine. Your point is well made, though; it's a precise camber measurement.

I am, but the guy I got the truck from, well ... He likes to make sure things are really torqued down, this was with the VTS setup he had,but he never ran it from what I can tell.

Push comes to shove, probably get a regular one.

Coo, thanks for the tip.

I am attaching the loose track setup I used from those vids. hope it helps someone.

Transmission Lube
 

What, if anything, are people putting on the transmission gears before closing up the case?

I saw a thread which mentioned heavy shock oil, pledge. What about a touch of black grease or green slime?

I feel like I've used shock oil and Associated black grease in the past (not for the same rebuild) and it was okay, but want to hear some opinions from people.

And one last thing, no pressure, but I'm ready to close up the case and want to get cleaned up before the kids get up from their naps, so answer now SVP!

That would have to be crazy high cst to he thick enough. Are you mixing the shock oil with grease to bring the weight up?
Sonds like a nasty mess to clean next rebuild though :confused:

Personally 5k/5k diff oil, but not using slipper. Slipper peeps run 10k to 30k, I've even heard 60k :eek:

I think he's talking about the tranny not the diff. I use little black grease. Shock oil leaks out. The grease is good for catching and debris or dirt and holding it so it doesn't bounce around in the gear mesh. Also quiets things down a bit. Green slime would work well also

Due to impatience and the impending end of nap time, I decide to go out on my own (a la Family Feud). I used just a dab of Associated diff lube. My thinking is it will help lengthen the life of the teeth, but probably all it will do is quiet things down and collect dirt. Hopefully it will help, but if not, hopefully it won't do any evil.

fq, I was a little unclear in my first post, I meant something to put between the top/idle/drive gears.

Black grease in the trans.

Got it. I've never actually lubed plastic gears. Only the metal gears in 1/8.

Don't have a problem with noise as all I can hear when driving with the noisy ass Losi's :lol:

i was just thinking the same thing yesterday while driving.. i couldnt even here my truck down the straight! :D so stoked

Not when my sc10 was at WCRC lol mine was louder then every car out there put together :D , after I redid the rear diff and lubed the gears better its now quieter then when it was brand new.....

I know someone who used that dry ice lube or whatever its called. he said it works great for plastic gears, no personal knowledge on it but thats what I heard.

i put a dab of 5k diff oil on mine last time i had it apart. I have no idea if it helped anything, but coming from an automotive mechanic background any gear spinning creates friction and needs some sort of lube

Another Club race Weekend.

Q1 - 5th: and lapped
Q2 - 3rd: rough race
Q3 - 1st cleanest i've ever ran. TQ

Amain - DNF: Ballstud tore out of the shock tower (again) but it was a terrible race so it didn't really matter.

Truck is... amazing. If I could just stop traction rolling. I cannot STOP traction rolling in 3 different corners, I'm on Faster than TQ pace, but the rolling is kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilling me. :flaming:

Try raising your rear roll center by lowering the inner camber link stud.