Radio Controlled Drift Setup Guide Part 2
The front differential
My next suggestion is completely optional and comes in two different flavors
- Front one-way differential
- Center one-way differential
Front one-way
A front one-way differential is designed to put power to the wheels under throttle, but free-wheel otherwise. This has the effect of using an e-brake, or hand-brake as it's also know. the problem is that you have no brakes, this is not a problem because remote control drifting happens at very low speeds, but it does leave you open to Drift Trapping.
The really useful thing about the one-way is that it does open up the possibility of doing some incredible drifts, because you can bring the rear around on command by just dabbing the brakes and steering in the opposite direction slightly. But this is a double edges sword, if you car isn't setup to catch the sudden direction change you will 180.
Center one-way
The center one-way works in exactly the same way, except unlike the front one-way you keep the front differential so your wheels still work individually, with the front one-way that are locked under throttle.
You need to experiment with the different options available to you, I would suggest going for a center or front one-way if you feel your setup could use a little less effort to get sideways, but otherwise it's not an easy beast to tame. In competition it's considered a bad idea because you are a lot more likely to lose control of your car. Someone with a standard diff in the front doesn't have to worry about over rotating to a 180, and the still have use of their brakes. Personally I can't imagine drifting without one.
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