I know this topic has been talked about quite a few times.... That being said. There are a lot of opinions out there on differential drift setup on both the front and rear of the ma-010.
The most standard setup I've seen is to have a locked dif and a one way in the front. Some people think ball in the rear and front (just adjusting them tight)? Some think that you need to take the front drive off and just make it a rear drive only. There are quite a few different opinions out there.
I guess my real question is, what is a more standard dif setup for drifting? Is there such a thing?
Well I dont think any one in their right mind would say its easier with RWD only at this scale.
Ive run all different ways, but got an MRS4 stage D for christmas last year. It had a locked diff in the front, and a gear diff in the back. Now, when I drift my Z, I set it up the same way, locked (spool) diff up front, with stock gear diff, or ball diff in the back. It runs good like this at 90mm or (my prefered) 94mm. I havent tried drifting my AWD at 98mm.
Im not real sure. It just made the drifts easier and more controllable.
I always thought it would be best to have the locked in the rear, and a loose ball (or gear) diff in front. The front diff would be able to hold its line, while the locked rear would make breaking traction easy. However, on this set up I could break traction, but it seamed like I was just understeering (car pushing around the track) and not actually drifting.
With the front locked I can break traction, and the front kind of pulls the car along (even sideways) as the rear end follows. Once the car is sideways, the rear will want to plant, so throttle feathering aids a lot in holding the drift out longer.
I guess both theories kind of make sense, but the locked front performs a lot better for me.
I guess both theories kind of make sense, but the locked front performs a lot better for me.
That's what makes it confusing I was trying to setup a second car without buying different diffs for testing. It gets kinda expensive doing it that way. I guess that's the only way you can figure out what works best for you.
Try the stock diffs. Just put a gear in to bog it down some and scuff the plastic drift tires.
Best advice.
The stock chassis is a pretty decent drifter... I'd try that out until I break something and then look into buying some new stuff... unless you have already done that lol.
Locked diffs put alot of strain on the dbs, I'd just buy an adjustable one and run it tighter in the front with a gear rear.
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