I was thinking about that the other day...I'll have to find the .gif again.

EDIT: There ya go Brain.

Thanks suicideneil. The car is now pretty much a drifter anyways. I managed to break the rear diff sometime ago and it's now locked somehow :mdr: Have to blame the mmm combo.... Just too much power. I hope it stays locked so I can wait for new diffs.

Hey squee, guess what happened to the wheelie bars rim at the snow drifting video :whistle: Look at the video 1:25. I thought that there were some traction cause there wasn't snow. But no, it just slided to the wall rear end first. Back home I started to clean the snow off I noticed that the rim was shattered. Cold weather + rough impact. But it was just the rim. Integy has made the wheelie bar pretty geniously. There's ball bearings and even a insert foam at the wheel :oh:
Haven't got any chances to test the wheelie bar properly yet though. Too slippery weather

Btw that's hilarious avatar :rofl: Makes me laugh every time I see it.

Update
 

Got my wheelie bar fixed yesterday. The wheel of the bar isn't the strongest one. Replaced it to much stronger one now. I know very easy fix but here's pics anyway :mdr:

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Was a bit lucky for findign just a right sized one. Even the bearings fit there.
So rightway I got that fixed I went to test it. The rear diff spread completely. That was expected, because it was already gone locked for some reason..

So now that I have order ongoing to Mike, I might want new diffs for this. Are the V3's the only ones? I like they are a bit expensive since I need 2 of them. So it makes 200$ for both ends, right..?

It is expenisve but the best option for robust diffs...

Do they come as assembled?

No but I've just written instructions for Mike which will be available in a couple of days.

They are pretty straight forward.

Ok thanks.
Btw did you get my pm? Nvm it, too late for that, heh

Lil updated
 

Time for an update. Have been quite busy latelly and haven't been able to follow the forums.


Just got brand new v3 diffs from post, thanks to nitrostarter :yes: Good guy to deal with

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Noticed that the rear diff rasps a bit when spinning the main axle side output. Is it just that it's new and haven't breaked in? It's quite noticeable and it comes every second turn of the output.

Should be fine they are tight for a couple of packs....

FYI remove those cups from the outputs and go with the shafts...

Ok thanks.

What's with the cups? But ok if you say so :mdr:

Cups are not long enough for CVD's - They will pop out or bend the cvds...

Oh, nice to know. Just they were already installed when I got them.

Yep, they were installed when I got them as well. I didn't change them out.

Woa, just changing the shafts to the v3's. No diff oil in them :oh: That was a good FYI Arct1k :mdr: But I guess there's never oils in the new diffs

Forgot to take closer assembly pics but here's few..

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What oil did tiy use - 7 and 3 would be a good start...

7k and 5k. Then I have 30k and 50k but they are too stiff :P. I ended to a small problem now. I try to fit those cups to the shafts, the traxxas style "lock screw" won't go through. Should I use only short one lock screw in there?

Im talking now about these screws here http://www2.gpmd.com/image/t/trac4929.jpg

Bad link. Sounds like the cups wont slide on far enough to the output shafts before they bottom out- you may need to grind the ends of the cups a little so they sit closer to the bearings.

Weird, link works for me, even with Explorer. But yes, I thought the grinding too. Thanks! But you do know what screws im talking about? Those long ones where the threads are only about half way.
Just wanted to make sure that I dont screw up this assembly :intello:

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Have anybody had problem to fit the diff retainer with the front diff? I guess I have to work it a bit to get it in..

Edit:.

Ok, the retainer was a easy fix, but now the rear diff is making some difficulties :oh: The whole top plate won't fit there without bending it, weird... There seems to be some compatibility problems with g2r and V3 diff setups. I'll try to bend that plate now, let you guys know what happens :gasp:

is all I get when I click the link- must be the different countries or something.

I know what screws you mean though, I use the same ones on my diff outputs to hold the sliders in place.

On the fitment issue, I seem top recall that being normal- the V3 cases are a little bigger than stock revo diffs I think so you tend to have to flex the top plate up a little, though some people said you had to do that anyway with just normal diffs since the G2R chassis is a bit fiddly to fit to the revo front and rear ends. So long as it goes together okay with no big gaps, you should be fine... (famous last words).

Must be some sort of country access limit in that site.

OK, thanks! The plate sit just fine in there, flexible stuff. Good thing though that it holds the diff much sturdier in place now.
And another prob is the front diff retainer. But it was easy fix, just worked a bit and fit there nicely.


My friend runned through one pack today with the new diffs and they work flawless. Noticed that it losed some speed, but that was expected. Have to put couple more teeths to the pinion now, systems are running too cold :mdr:

Heehee, I have had awesome time with my g2r. Drove it like a maniac. Too bad my bowties haven't had that much fun, almost slicks now :mdr: had to switch to hpi fatlines..
Gotta say, the diffs really are bulletproof works like charm! Now I really can give it WOT without fearing that the diffs will blow up.

Now that I have saw the cars limits, the suspension setup is far too soft it will bottom very easily. What spring rates would you guys suggest and what oils to use in the shocks? There's now green at front and pink at rear. Pre load is fully adjusted :tongue:

Any suggestion for the spring setup? Maybe black for front and pink to the rear? Just checked I have Tan at the rear not pink like I said on the upper post..

It bottoms really easily now. Drive over a small bumb the front hits to the ground :P I think the extra weight on the batterys are the main reason why its bottoming. Maybe with lipos I wouldn't have that problem.
But yeah, throw me some ideas about the shock setup.

Hi Hardstyle. I am not so sure on suspension setup yet. I havent had alot of run time on my truck yet. The dang thing keeps breaking. I was looking at buying the v3 diffs today to replace the broken stock ones. :lol: What gearing are you running? What batteries?

Black springs in front and pink in rear would work. Take into account the weight balance of your truck, if it happens to be almost evenly balanced front to rear, then possibly black in front and silver in the rear. If it's rear heavy like the nitro revos then black/pink would be a better choice.

Yau. Gearing is now 20/51 (for speed runs). Haven't drived for long time now, but have to see if next fall if I got time for my rc stuff.
Get the V3's, i know they r pricey but theyr worth it.. havent got any issues in my diffs since I got them. Look used one, might save couple bucks..

Hey thats precisely what I bought, haven't installed them yet.