Open/lockable front diff for Vaterra Ascender?

[htam]

Hi folks - first post here... I'm interested in installing an open diff (which I'll make limited-slip with putty or silicon) or, if available, a lockable diff in the front axle of my Vaterra Ascender. Does anyone know how I can do this? (I have previously contacted Horizon Hobby who have said that the front diff of the Twin Hammers won't fit.) Thanks in advance for the advice... 8)

 

[microcrawlers]

swap to axial axles and put spider gears in. thats all ive got

 

[htam]

Thanks for responding. Are the Axial axles the same size so that you can just remove-and-replace, or will you have to make some mods?

 

[dubyas1989]

If you went with axial axles it would be a step back imo, the vaterra axles have a much smaller pumpkin and different gearing to compensate, not sure how different though, why do you want the limited slip diff in the first place? Just curious.

 

[Crawls all]

I think integy make a lockable differential axle

Backyard Boogie

 

[Turtlejon]

Maybe the twin hammers diff?

 

[JoeThePro]

I'm interested in this as well. I was told by a guy at my LHS that you could open the ascender axles with spider gears, but he didnt say if it required customfab or if it was a purchasable set of parts.

 

[Itali83]

The ascender differential is all one piece. There are no lockers or any piece to remove and replace with spider gears. You'd have to custom fab a complete carrier, ring gear, and spider gears to make an open diff.

You could probably adapt a twin hammers independent front end into the chassis of an ascender or onget the open diff.
Ben

 

[JoeThePro]

Huh. Im so surprised that with all the scale RC advancements in the last 5-7 years, no one has made realistic open diff axles, or at least ones that have the capability of being open. I know the SCX10 axles can take spider gears, but we need more options.