1way diff

ChrisSlicks · 09-20-2011, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by wstar

Can you expand on this a bit? Been reading up on 1.5-way vs Quaife, and this seems to be the main tradeoff (Quaife doesn't handle a wheel in the air well, but is much simpler on maintenance and still a decent drivability upgrade over stock VLSD). Why is the open diff behavior actually a good thing? (easier to get the car back flat?).

The wheel in the air is a track thing when you are bouncing over curbs. If you have a wheel in the air on the street then you have a serious problem

I definitely prefer the locked behavior over curbs, it makes the car much more predictable. If you get wheel spin over the curb you experience loss of acceleration and a straightening effect (car rotates less while turning). It's only a split second though so most people won't notice unless really pushing hard. Cars set up with really stiff springs are going to bounce more, with the 12K/10K I have I barely bounce at all unless the curb is quite high.

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