Originally Posted by
dinorider
Remember how in the late 1980s ball diff were all the rage and if you had a geared diff (sealed or otherwise) in your RC car you were a dinosaur? Why are we going the dinosaur route again?
Because other technology has moved further forward, and a ball diff is no longer up to the task of providing the best possible performance. Pretty much all big events these days are being run and won with gear diffs. I think that speaks volumes about what is best.