diff's

[dmckie]

Ill be getting a buggy soon and I have been hearing about the changing of the stock diff grease to silicon oil .How do you do it ? why do you do it?and what do you mean when you used the term. locked .

 

[Domination]

i dont know whats involved in changing from grease to oil but the term locked is like posi traction in a car if you lock the diff both wheel will spin of one is on ice and another on dirt or other similar surfaces the tires will spin at the same rate and if it wasn't locked the drive wheel thats slipping would take all of the power thats why some people who have muscle cars and such that drag with them weld the spider gears in the diff so when they spin em' up both tire will nstead of one

 

[olds97_lss]

By locked, it means the gears in the diff are locked as Dom said. From what i've read, guys put a heavier diff oil in them to give more of a limited slip positraction. It's less invasive than filling the drive cup with silly putty (yes i read somewhere to use silly putty) or jbweld.

Use a thick oil in the rear and a lighter oil in the front. If you run a heavy oil in the front, you will loose some of your stearing.

I don't have a buggy, i have a maxx. I use grease in both the front and the rear. As for center diff units, I'll rely on others to help you with that one.