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Originally posted by GrEenGoBlIn
If i were to lock one of 3...which would be the best to lock
If i locked the center...i would only get one wheel per fr/back pulling at a time...which that is sorta what happens no matter what....Right??
If i locked either front or rear...i would get either front pulling at all times...or rear pulling at all times...right??
Would it be better to lock the rear then??
I thinki just answered my own question..lol
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Best to lock the center... this guarantees that you have at least one front AND one rear pulling. Otherwise, the axle to the rear or the front can slip, and you get only front OR rear drive. So without locking the center diff, you're guaranteed only to have one front OR one rear wheel pulling, but not both front and rear.
For example, when I climb up onto a small box, front tires first, once the front end is on top of the box, one or both front tires just spin, since most of the weight is on the rear tires. Problem is that the center diff allows the rear axle to slip, and neither rear wheel moves! With a locked center diff, at least one rear wheel would pull, and get me the rest of the way up onto the box.
I don't think my E-Maxx has a center diff, because I've never had this problem with it... one front and one rear always pull, although there is slippage left to right.