[Spridgets] Question on the Race Sprite

[Lester]

I had a buddy racing in a stock class who found that there were no rules on
making the shims so tight that you ended up with a locked diff..  worked well
enough for many pro-rallies..

Lester

On Nov 14, 2010, at 8:23 AM, Brad Fornal wrote:

> I got a reply from someone that tried it and it only lasted a few races. It
> is an urban legend it appears.
>
> On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 6:40 AM, fastvee <fastvee at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Brad,
>> I hadn't heard that. I would expect to have problems with lead loosening
>> and
>> flaking. Even welded rears can crack.
>> John
>> Fogelsville, PA
>>
>> --- On Sat, 11/13/10, Brad Fornal <tequila.brad at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Brad Fornal <tequila.brad at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Question on the Race Sprite
>> To: "fastvee" <fastvee at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: "Kirk Hargreaves" <khargreaves2 at gmail.com>, spridgets at autox.team.net
>> Date: Saturday, November 13, 2010, 7:25 PM
>>
>> IIRC, I had heard that some used to put melted lead in the gears, to lock
>> it,
>> yet be removable later, with a blue wrench.
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 6:12 PM, fastvee <fastvee at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> I assume you mean a welded locker. In the slow corners you power slide the
>> car. You can't even turn the car if you're not on the gas, major push.
>> Differences in tire slip take care of the fast corners, and it can be
>> adjusted
>> with tire stagger. Kind of crude, but it is inexpensive and consistent in
>> operation.
>>
>>
>> John
>>
>> Fogelsville, PA
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Sat, 11/13/10, Kirk Hargreaves <khargreaves2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> How does a locked differential not cause difficulties in the corners?
>>
>>
>> What am I missing?
>>
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