First post....

[brushlessboy16]

What is the Purpose of the slipperential.. I know what a slipper is used for, reducing shock on the driveline etc... but today's 8th scale vehicles are damned near bulletproof when it comes to drivetrain I dont see why we need the added protection.
Also can we get this moved underneath the "brushless" section-its throwing me off

[RC-Monster Mike]

Originally Posted by brushlessboy16

What is the Purpose of the slipperential.. I know what a slipper is used for, reducing shock on the driveline etc... but today's 8th scale vehicles are damned near bulletproof when it comes to drivetrain I dont see why we need the added protection.
Also can we get this moved underneath the "brushless" section-its throwing me off

Perhaps you haven't thrown a rotor from the motor shaft on your brushless motor yet? It happens. This will minimize the drive train shock(so drive shafts, diff gears, motors, etc. will last longer), but also can provide some traction control, while retaining the benefits of a center differential.

[lxmuff]

Originally Posted by RC-Monster Mike

Perhaps you haven't thrown a rotor from the motor shaft on your brushless motor yet? It happens. This will minimize the drive train shock(so drive shafts, diff gears, motors, etc. will last longer), but also can provide some traction control, while retaining the benefits of a center differential.

The biggest I have seen is the rotor coming off the shaft. The motor ends up being the slipper (not good).

I've held my breath a few times when landing from a jump with all 4 wheels hitting at the same time.

[jhautz]

Ive broken the magnets loose from the shaft on a Lehner once. Shaft just started sliding out the end of the motor. Expensive failure. Probably more than twice the cost of the slipperential.

Now that the pictures are done, I'm taking this one out to the track on Saturday for some test and tune and practice. Wish I could race it this week, but I cant get out this Sunday.