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Differential Lock, an explanation?

3 posts by 2 people · 11 Aug 2002 13:26 UTC - 11 Aug 2002 14:44 UTC

Supersonic 11 Aug 2002 13:26 UTC#104126
Can someone explain the advantages&disadvantages of increasing/decreasing the diff lock TIA
"Supe�soni�" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Can someone explain the advantages&disadvantages of > increasing/decreasing the diff lock > > TIA > The SIMPLE explanation is: increasing differential lock tightens up the car, it will turn quicker..but be harder to control decreasing lock makes it easier to finish the turn without breaking traction. (loosens the setup) Now hopefully somebody who REALLY knows what they are talking about will correct and fill in the gaps. dave henrie
Simple explanation is good enough to me, I usually set diff @ 45% so I will experiment with a lower setting. Could this be the causing the car to spin right under accelleration after a turn. I use traction control on low and auto upshifts. On Sun, 11 Aug 2002 14:32:53 GMT, "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted text (18 lines)> >"Supe�soni�" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> Can someone explain the advantages&disadvantages of >> increasing/decreasing the diff lock >> >> TIA >> > The SIMPLE explanation is: >increasing differential lock tightens up the car, it will turn quicker..but >be harder to control >decreasing lock makes it easier to finish the turn without breaking >traction. (loosens the setup) > > Now hopefully somebody who REALLY knows what they are talking about will >correct and fill in the gaps. >dave henrie >

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