Rear Locking Diff Question?
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I have been stuck plenty of times with open diffs. That is why I opted for the Fx4 over a platinum.
#19
Effectively, 1 wheel drive. While power can go to either rear wheel, it will go to the one with the least amount of traction when not equal. If one tire is on ice and the other on dry asphalt, the tire on asphalt will not spin in opposite direction as the one on ice.
That Wiki page looks like it was written by a high school student. I like this How Stuff Works. page better.
That Wiki page looks like it was written by a high school student. I like this How Stuff Works. page better.
Last edited by APT; 08-03-2009 at 07:19 AM.
#21
That is correct as far as it goes. You need to add, "Until there is any change in the amount of resistance on any wheel". Even putting your hand on the wheel will keep it from spinning. That is not much difference.
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The only way I have been able to get 2 streaks of rubber is with a LS. When I had open diffs, it was always one streak.
#27
As Kingfish said, there is no such thing as "same traction". Tires worn a little differently, a few more grains of dirt under one tire, different weight loading on each tire (driver, no passenger, etc. Yes, under most people's normal driving conditions, open diff is fine. but turning in the rain, and snow, ice, sand, or dirt conditions prove the effectiveness of the open differential.
Brake applied traction control can also be effective if designed and tuned well. It is not the same as LSD, but it can work very well for everything buy rock crawling.
Brake applied traction control can also be effective if designed and tuned well. It is not the same as LSD, but it can work very well for everything buy rock crawling.
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