326LikesTeam Associated TC4
03-17-2018 | 05:52 PM
Thanks guys. I'll be honest with you, as a newb I won't be stressing my diff cups to the point of breaking any time soon. My biggest enemy is the wall and my lack of experience. I do want to try 2 diffs in the TC4 as an experiment when we start running asphalt.
I bought a complete rear diff out of a never used TC4 Club for $18. I'm just going to swap it for the front diff. I'll experiment with it over the summer/fall. As I get better or put in enough time/wear on the components I can then upgrade to the lighter better parts. I'm trying to also reign in my spending since I've now got the TC7.1 to think about.
What is everybody using for diff lube? I've got a tube of the AE diff lube but I've read that there are some interesting alternatives so thought I'd ask. Thanks!
I bought a complete rear diff out of a never used TC4 Club for $18. I'm just going to swap it for the front diff. I'll experiment with it over the summer/fall. As I get better or put in enough time/wear on the components I can then upgrade to the lighter better parts. I'm trying to also reign in my spending since I've now got the TC7.1 to think about.
What is everybody using for diff lube? I've got a tube of the AE diff lube but I've read that there are some interesting alternatives so thought I'd ask. Thanks!
I stick with the stock AE lubricants.
03-19-2018 | 10:39 AM
Tech Addict
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 536
From: Kansas City MO
Finally got to run the Kaizen on black carpet. It ran great and handled good all day. It responds to adjustments and was easy to start dialing it in. Few more changes and it should be on point. I wish we had asphalt racing here because Im sure it would really rock outside.
03-20-2018 | 08:36 AM
Finally got to run the Kaizen on black carpet. It ran great and handled good all day. It responds to adjustments and was easy to start dialing it in. Few more changes and it should be on point. I wish we had asphalt racing here because Im sure it would really rock outside.
bearings or brass bushings?
03-20-2018 | 03:11 PM
Tech Apprentice
Joined: Jul 2017
Posts: 87
From: NC
Finally got to run the Kaizen on black carpet. It ran great and handled good all day. It responds to adjustments and was easy to start dialing it in. Few more changes and it should be on point. I wish we had asphalt racing here because Im sure it would really rock outside.
Just out of curiosity, what gearing are you running? Also, what is the mount you have for the fan over the motor?
03-20-2018 | 07:00 PM
RPM bumper upgrade complete. I removed the center section of the plastic bumper since I felt that it was just too stiff and even with the rubber grommets had no give at all. We'll see how it does tomorrow night.
03-20-2018 | 07:09 PM
03-21-2018 | 08:16 AM
Well, have fun! I really like the carpet. However, I've not run asphalt yet so we will see how that goes.
03-21-2018 | 11:06 AM
I’m going to get this thing ready for that track specifically but wanted to get some track time on that chassis ASAP to work out any issues. Not sure if black carpet is going to help or hurt me!! 😂
03-21-2018 | 07:46 PM
Just got back from a sweet 5 hour long practice. Sorry to say that the RPM bumper upgrade is kind of a fail. Hard to explain but there is nothing to hold the bumper (blue piece) from riding up over the rubber grommet and coming loose. I tried it both grommet on top and on bottom same problem, the bumper comes loose. Pretty irritating since you have to keep messing with it and it never stays put. Even with it on I broke a steering rack tonight. Maybe I'll mess around with it and see if I can improve it, otherwise it's coming off.
