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diozxlive

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I'm running my revo on street and tried to lower it as much as possible but somehow still rolling over on several occasions would going to a thinner diff oil or thicker oil gonna help?
 
Different diff oil is probably not going to help....what does help is if you slow down before you turn. Take the trigger on your controller...push it forward with your finger...that's the brakes. I use them....sometimes (explains the scuffs on my lids)..:D
 
A smart assed yet truly well pointed answer, lol. Sway bars help keep the truck under control through turns when there's a loose nut behind the wheel too.
 
Thanks but i do have the traxxas swaybar (black front/rear) on it. i just have this idea that i can minized the roll-over with diff oil settings... its just too time consuming and expensive to experiment with diff oils. and yeah brakes do work but sometimes its not the fastest way round d corner...
 
Well then...you never mentioned that you already installed sway bars. Like 1:1 racing, braking into the corner and accelerating through the apex of said corner really is the fastest way through a track. Hows about stiffening up the suspension as best as possible, duct taping the inside of each tire so they don't grow when you accelerate (allowing better traction AND less friction through turns), widen it out (possibly locate/fabricate some form of wheel widener) and hone your racing skills...that's about the best I can think of, hope it helps.
 
Are you using 1/2 inch offset wheels? They help tons. You mauy have the sway bars/ suspension too tight. You do need some body roll to turn. Adjust the rear toe to 0 degrees, that will cut down on side bite when turning.
 
thanks guys... honing the skill is really what i need but trying to cheat on setup.:D:D:D anyways thanks again....
 
Have you been running it on pavement long, and does it hurt it(besides the rollovers) to be run on pavement? IE the trans, differentials, axles? Street type tires I assume as well?
 
P3 rocker and phaltline wheels...45wt shock oil, green springs front and tan rear. 30wt front diff and 10wt rear diff.

Destructomax was right on.... it takes talent to drive on pavement, unfortunately i dont have it YET...
 

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