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Thrasher:
I've got tru-tracs front and rear in Piglet. Love 'em.
Datalas is currently driving him at the moment, and I'm pretty sure he'll have not noticed anything that gives away the fact they are there on road. However at the Billing Bash he tootled through the mud-run without issue.....
extreme90:
--- Quote from: "Bigbluemaverick" --- I prefer slippers to air lockers as it's one less thing to forget to do in time to avoid getting stuck. :wink:
--- End quote ---
you need practice your ground reading skills then :wink: :wink:
you need to know when to use lockers and when not to
i never have forgotten to use my lockers, i select when i feel the need to use them
some instances, they will get u stuck where as before you wouldnt :wink:
o, detroit lockers are useless IMO, many people will agree also
then there will be a few that disagree,
air lockers for me,
dan
Thrasher:
Let's make sure we all know what's going on here :
Detroit LOCKERS are not Detroit/Tractech tru-tracs.
Detroit lockers are horrible auto-lockers - not LSD etc.
extreme90:
--- Quote from: "Thrasher" ---Let's make sure we all know what's going on here :
Detroit LOCKERS are not Detroit/Tractech tru-tracs.
Detroit lockers are horrible auto-lockers - not LSD etc.
--- End quote ---
ino neil :wink: im simply making a point about the " fit and forget "
and detoit lockers aint auto lockers
they are un-lockers to clear that up as many people dont get that :?
dan 8)
clbarclay:
The differeance between a truetrac is a geared torque biasing diff and typical LSD are an open diff with friction plates connecting the input to the both outputs.
In practice a torque biasing diff can generate more trust than a friction LSD, but need resistance to both wheels to work, which is why you need left foot braking when one wheel starts to spin to get the best out of a truetrac. The limiting factor to friction LSD is that if the pre set friction is too high then it would be like driving with a locked diff thats permenantly engaged.
There is a time and a place for friction LSD, torque biasing and manual locking diffs off road. For high speed driving like racer that Eeyore described then a manual locking diff like an ARB would be of limited use being unable to react quick enough.
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