Originally Posted by
Raman
I personally still prefer ball diffs. complaints were they get dirty, discs were worn out, balls flat spotted.
Now we have gear diffs and 90% leak. Then we have to select different weight fluids.
So In the end, were still constantly rebuilding diffs lol.
I predict ball diffs will be back in the near future. One manufacturer will come up with some gimmick update to them and we will be suckered into hopping on the band wagon again.
With the exception of our lipo/brushless tech, I think gear diffs are the best development in recent years
No more inconsistency during runs, no rebuilding and never getting it quite the same etc.
The gear diffs only leak if they're crap or built incorrectly. I bought a few gear diffs, some new and some second hand, each with a different oil in it. So no rebuilding necessary, almost ever
I also run 1/12 and have to rebuild the diffs for that a lot... and I hate it