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post Mar 25, 2005 - 8:07 AM
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Simple and general question.......what is a limited slip diff, what does it do, and who has it??
 
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post Mar 25, 2005 - 11:43 AM
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The inner wheel moves less in either case, hence the name "differential." The limited slip differential uses clutches or fluid that engage when one wheel is spinning considerably faster than the other, so that more power is transferred to the wheel with traction.


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post Mar 28, 2005 - 5:26 AM
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Neo, good link man. Thanks.

QUOTE(mikew04 @ Mar 25, 2005 - 11:43 AM)
The inner wheel moves less in either case, hence the name "differential." The limited slip differential uses clutches or fluid that engage when one wheel is spinning considerably faster than the other, so that more power is transferred to the wheel with traction.
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Yup.

Think of it this way. Jack the car up, clamp the left front wheel and attach a something that measures torque to it. Turn the car on and engage first.

The front right will spin away in space. The front left wil register virtually no force at all.

Power will go to the easiest wheel to spin. This is bad when you have one wheel on tarmac, and one on gravel.

Or, you're in a hairpin and the inside wheel is light - which is why you will spin all the power away.

LSD tries to stop this, by Limiting the amount of difference between the wheels.

Obviously it has to allow enough for the car to go around corners.......


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Posts in this topic
- 4wheelWOnder   L.S..D.   Mar 25, 2005 - 8:07 AM
- - popstar   i have it ! but as i have a '4' i...   Mar 25, 2005 - 8:29 AM
- - jgreening   The nice thing about LSD on a FF drive application...   Mar 25, 2005 - 9:59 AM
- - Supersprynt   But what it does is distribute power evenly to bot...   Mar 25, 2005 - 10:45 AM
- - mikew04   The inner wheel moves less in either case, hence t...   Mar 25, 2005 - 11:43 AM
|- - jgreening   QUOTE(mikew04 @ Mar 25, 2005 - 11:43 AM)The i...   Mar 25, 2005 - 11:50 AM
|- - Mr_E   Neo, good link man. Thanks. QUOTE(mikew04 @ ...   Mar 28, 2005 - 5:26 AM
- - SlowCelica94   I have LSD. Typically when I take it I sorta freak...   Mar 25, 2005 - 12:59 PM
- - mikew04   one toke. you poor fool. wait till you see those G...   Mar 26, 2005 - 1:50 AM
- - ArizonaRed   well how the !@#$ do you know if you hav ...   Mar 26, 2005 - 2:42 AM
- - 4wheelWOnder   so basically there is no point in having it, if yo...   Mar 26, 2005 - 9:17 AM
|- - SlowCelica94   QUOTE(4wheelWOnder @ Mar 26, 2005 - 2:17 PM)s...   Mar 26, 2005 - 4:57 PM
- - Jeremy1210   QUOTEwell how the !@#$ do you know if you...   Mar 26, 2005 - 11:48 AM
- - GT4WRC   As opposed to a Torsen (TORque SENsing) diff which...   Mar 26, 2005 - 2:26 PM
|- - neophile   QUOTE(GT4WRC @ Mar 27, 2005 - 8:26 AM)As oppo...   Mar 26, 2005 - 7:30 PM
- - ToYCeLi8   I'm not sure but did i read that if we add an ...   Mar 27, 2005 - 5:13 AM
- - Kwanza26   QUOTE(ToYCeLi8 @ Mar 27, 2005 - 10:13 AM)I...   Mar 27, 2005 - 12:59 PM
- - ToYCeLi8   QUOTE(Kwanza26 @ Mar 27, 2005 - 10:59 AM)QUOT...   Apr 2, 2005 - 6:05 AM
- - Kwanza26   Oh i know that the E153 LSD will NOT fit the S5X ...   Apr 2, 2005 - 1:29 PM


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