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Old 04-22-2008 | 08:04 AM
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About the diff rings being flat, I was thinking if I keep the rings in the same place in the diff all the time and get some nice smooth grooves worn in them wouldn't that take care of the flatness issue and increase the surface area so the diff is "grippier" . . .

Everyone at the track says, "Oh those are grooved pretty bad, you should switch sides/them out."

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Originally Posted by InspGadgt
I run as many diff balls as possible. Even if the diff ring does flex some of the pressure will still be distributed across all the balls, flexing or not. This does allow you to run less tension to get your desired diff setting. The one problem I have noticed though is that diff rings, being stamped, are rarely flat from inside to outside. A bit of sanding fixes that though.
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