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#5658
aluminum is stronger and holds up better
#5663
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Just make sure that you run the plastic ones a little tighter especially if you are running anything hotter than a stock motor. If you run them loose you will slip a diff ring and this is what causes them to melt. You could always glue the rings to the plastic pieces but only if you don't like to run a tight diff.
For me, the plastic help up fine until I decided to see how loose I could run the diff with a 10.5. Needless to say I burned it up.
For me, the plastic help up fine until I decided to see how loose I could run the diff with a 10.5. Needless to say I burned it up.
#5664
Pete
#5665
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The problem is that the plastic housing (with wide ears) that holds the nut will crack is over tightened (it doesn't take much). The only way to get a replacement part is to buy the entire aluminum diff outdrive. I have two sets of aluminum outdrives sitting in my toolbox that are now useless.
Pete
Pete
#5666
Tech Initiate
#5667
A....errr.... I have done that ... I believe you now have a poor man's spool
#5668
In the beginning I melted two sets... then I got the settings right and have had no problem with the composite outdrives (and I bought the aluminum outdrives too... just never had to use them when I 'got it right').
#5669
Tech Initiate
Poor manīs spool JA JA JA JA
very very good. Now I have one, je je je
very very good. Now I have one, je je je
#5670
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RobK's post on the set up they were using for the Novak races shows that they used Losi 56 and 57 pistons in the shocks......I really dont want to buy anything from horizon so which of the AE shock pistons is the closest to those. I tried it with the #3 and the car handled very well although it was still pushing in the high speed sweepers which caused my car to be a little slower than the Xrays who seem to hold the line better. All the tight corners the car was right there so I think I could be faster if I could hold the line in those sweeping turns. I think maybe I need to be a little closer on the pistons and see if that doesnt fix it.