best bit of volvo 300 design

[foggyjames]

Hence 'limited' slip...

Weld it up Having said that, I was reading a drift champion on turbobricks the other day saying an LSD is better than a locker / welded diff for track driving, because a locker or a welded diff is too brutal to be smooth.

cheers

James

[ivan141]

It all depends on the type of lsd you use. For example my brothers mazda mx5 has a viscous diff...that doesnt lock very good at all, it does however help improve traction in corners. I dont know much about torsen or other wormwheel diff's, but they are supposedly not much better than viscous as far as locking is concerned.
My old corolla AE86 has a mechanical clutch type lsd. Once it locks up, it does a good job of locking the wheels together. A good clutch lsd will do very tight donuts when you steer full lock and give it a good amount of throttle, hence 5 meters turning circle, but I wouldnt try it in such a narrow space..
It is really annoying to drive a rwd car without lsd once one of the tires starts losing grip and getting all the traction. The volvo 360 for example will drive in small circles spinning the inside wheel if you try to do donuts. My corolla's diff is worn out and only locks up in one direction, I lost some valuable seconds in a slalom competition due to my lsd not locking, causing my unloaded inside wheel to spin.

[foggyjames]

You can get an LSD especially for a 360, but its stoopidly expensive (like £800)

The danger with using one on the stock drivetrain is that it can't take the power, and wheel-spin is your getout clause. Better to spin a wheel than wreck a torque tube...

cheers

James