wtf does an lsd do
oh, and i dont mean what does lsd mean
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From: San Anto, Tejas
i really dont know exactly....but it has somethin to do with keepin you tires both spinning the same speed on turns and stuff...like the outside tire is turning less than the inside..and it keep its normal or something
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LSD puts more torque on the wheel with the most grip... so if one of you wheels is not turning as much .. les say your on ice it puts more power to the tire that iis not on ice.. there for you get maximum traction and maximum torque on the one tire... on a car without lsd when one tire is on ice and the other is not bot tires spin the same therefore you cannot produce any torque...and have on of the tires spinning with a loss traction
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Originally Posted by GhEnGisTaHN
LSD puts more torque on the wheel with the most grip... so if one of you wheels is not turning as much .. les say your on ice it puts more power to the tire that iis not on ice.. there for you get maximum traction and maximum torque on the one tire... on a car without lsd when one tire is on ice and the other is not bot tires spin the same therefore you cannot produce any torque...and have on of the tires spinning with a loss traction
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http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential1.htm
The 8th page of the article covers limited slip differential. Read the whole article though, if you really want to learn about differentials.
The 8th page of the article covers limited slip differential. Read the whole article though, if you really want to learn about differentials.
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yeah, read up on it... It really just keeps both tires spinning at relatively the same speeds. There will be initial amounts of slip initially untill eitehr the gears lock up or the clutchpacks grab etc. There are lots of different types of limited slip diffs.
In dirt or pure ice you would notice that one of your tires would spin and the other would not, but if you have an LSD you would notice that both tires would spin at the same time. Simple idea.
If you have a manual you'd notice easily that when you rev it up and drop the clutch on the street you get a nice healthy pull to one side that you have to steer against. That's because only one tire is pulling your car forward. If you had an LSd you wouldn't feel that at all, just nice smooth power in a straight line. It's called "torque steer"when one tire wants to pull the steering rack in one direction. One of the downfalls of FWD open diffs.
In dirt or pure ice you would notice that one of your tires would spin and the other would not, but if you have an LSD you would notice that both tires would spin at the same time. Simple idea.
If you have a manual you'd notice easily that when you rev it up and drop the clutch on the street you get a nice healthy pull to one side that you have to steer against. That's because only one tire is pulling your car forward. If you had an LSd you wouldn't feel that at all, just nice smooth power in a straight line. It's called "torque steer"when one tire wants to pull the steering rack in one direction. One of the downfalls of FWD open diffs.
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Originally Posted by NOMAD
yeah, read up on it... It really just keeps both tires spinning at relatively the same speeds. There will be initial amounts of slip initially untill eitehr the gears lock up or the clutchpacks grab etc. There are lots of different types of limited slip diffs.
In dirt or pure ice you would notice that one of your tires would spin and the other would not, but if you have an LSD you would notice that both tires would spin at the same time. Simple idea.
If you have a manual you'd notice easily that when you rev it up and drop the clutch on the street you get a nice healthy pull to one side that you have to steer against. That's because only one tire is pulling your car forward. If you had an LSd you wouldn't feel that at all, just nice smooth power in a straight line. It's called "torque steer"when one tire wants to pull the steering rack in one direction. One of the downfalls of FWD open diffs.
In dirt or pure ice you would notice that one of your tires would spin and the other would not, but if you have an LSD you would notice that both tires would spin at the same time. Simple idea.
If you have a manual you'd notice easily that when you rev it up and drop the clutch on the street you get a nice healthy pull to one side that you have to steer against. That's because only one tire is pulling your car forward. If you had an LSd you wouldn't feel that at all, just nice smooth power in a straight line. It's called "torque steer"when one tire wants to pull the steering rack in one direction. One of the downfalls of FWD open diffs.
ya, i feel the torque steer all the time when i floor it...makes a lot of sense...sounds like a nice mod...if only it were that easy
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From: Bozeman, MT
An LSD really shines on the road course. When going around a turn your inside tire is actually going a shorter distance than the outside tire but a LSD will even out power and not make your inside tire lose traction. Ever see a FWD car take a turn and the inside tire is just spinning? = No LSD.
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