LSD question

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NoHachi Wrote:My take on the 1.5/2-way diffs: They lock the wheels together untill they are overpowered. While they lock (during braking and no- or little steering) they stabilise the rear of the car preventing the car from making sidesteps on small steering imperfections. This allows you to setup the car comfortably towards the turn-in. Once you turn in, the torque diffential across the rear wheels breaks the clutches loose and the rear starts to turn (and also, you usually reduce braking effort towards turn in, so the diff is engaged less severly). So diffs would really benefit a clean driving style. Dunno...difficult stuff it be...

Actually - most lsd's dont do a whole lot unless they are loaded (have torque/power applied) - or are preloaded by springs in the LSD itself like the cusco-RS.

So unless you have a preloaded LSD, if your coasting or braking into a corner without a lot of engine braking your LSD isn't doing much at all.

Yes the clutches alone will have enough grip so when you grab the tires by hand you can spin them both together, but it's not enough grip to lead to the understeering type problem your talking about. Not without a lot more force applied to the clutches.

Andrew