Spare Diffs

[BigKid]

I am wondering how many people, if any, keep full spare diffs around. I have not had the need to rebuild mine yet and have never done it yet. I was thinking of buying new ones and swapping them out then rebuilding, shimming and changing the fluids.

The main reason is just cause of how busy I am. I do not know how long the rebuilding takes and I never have a good 3-4 hours at a time to just sit down and do something. It is more like 30 minutes hear and there.

 

[olds97_lss]

Considering how many I've been through in my outcast 6s (6 in 1.5 years), I tend to keep a complete diff on hand. I haven't really had issues with my center diff, only the front/rear ring/pinion and the occasional cracked bulkhead, so getting a front or rear complete bulkhead/diff from jenny's is what I usually keep on hand.

Makes me think... not sure I have a spare at the moment.

 

[oldguywnewtoy]

I picked up 2 spare diffs for my Senton BLX just cause Jennys RC had them for cheap.

 

[MrTitanium]

For the Infraction, I have 2 complete f/r sets. For the 3/4s family, 2 complete diff and pinion rotating assemblies. For the Nero-family, I have 4 pairs of complete front and rear and 2 complete transmissions (new pinions and crown gears... diff cups... all new in bags too).

I’m beginning to think that I might have an addiction. Maybe? Hmmm... nah.

 

[nino]

I have a single 6s truck and keep one complete f/r diff from Jennys. Bought it before I had kit breakers closer to me in Europe. It's a good thing to have and you can always sell it...

 

[BigKid]

Ok thanks guys. Seems like a good investment. I will pick some up.

Question: We have a V4 Kraton, V4 Typhon and a Granite 3S BLX. Are they all different F/R diffs? Or by having 1 front and one rear would I cover all 3 cars?

 

[nino]

All different. 3s line is totally different I think, and the Kraton and Typhon have different ring and pinion... You can still swap the cases, outdrives and internals between the 6s models.

 

[olds97_lss]

Ok thanks guys. Seems like a good investment. I will pick some up.

Question: We have a V4 Kraton, V4 Typhon and a Granite 3S BLX. Are they all different F/R diffs? Or by having 1 front and one rear would I cover all 3 cars?

Your going to have to get a spare for each to have on hand as they all differ. The 3S/4S trucks all run plastic ring/pinion, the typhon 6S runs straight cut steel ring/pinion, the 6S kraton, outcast, notorious, talion run spiral cut ring/pinion. I think the mojave also runs straight cut gears like the typhon. The 8S kraton is a whole other level as to what it uses.

Make sure when you buy what you buy that you get the right stuff.