Losi’s Accidental new Crawler Release

[gtxracer]

Unlocking diffs are awesome. I have one in the front of my 1:1 Jeep (to the left). A locked front end wants to push FORWARD, not turn, due to the tires grabbing at the same speed. An unlocked diff allows the tires to turn at different speeds while the rear tires are locked (DIG) which makes for one hell of a sharp turn. It practically, and in some cases actually does, turn the rig around on a dime.

[Tempted]

Originally Posted by gtxracer

Unlocking diffs are awesome. I have one in the front of my 1:1 Jeep (to the left). A locked front end wants to push FORWARD, not turn, due to the tires grabbing at the same speed. An unlocked diff allows the tires to turn at different speeds while the rear tires are locked (DIG) which makes for one hell of a sharp turn. It practically, and in some cases actually does, turn the rig around on a dime.

Yeah, thats obvious. Any street driven truck will need to be able to unlock to turn. The most successful crawlers(1/1) are locked front and rear. Unlocking them causes traction loss and tire spin, neither of which you want when your crawling. How many guys out there are crawling with open diffs? Thats a serious question. Anyone crawl with open diffs?

[kulangflow]

Originally Posted by Tempted

The most successful crawlers(1/1) are locked front and rear. Unlocking them causes traction loss and tire spin, neither of which you want when your crawling. How many guys out there are crawling with open diffs? Thats a serious question. Anyone crawl with open diffs?

I think that you're not understanding what gtxracer meant by "unlocking diffs". He means that he can lock or unlock them depending on the situation. Your statement makes it sound like you think he has them unlocked all the time.

No-one crawls with open diffs all the time because locked diffs are absolutely necessary most of the time.

However, some of the time the ability to remotely unlock one or both diffs would be a huge advantage.