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Old 12-08-2003, 07:46 PM
kingcobra kingcobra is offline
I really should change my title...
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
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and you are wrong too...

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Originally posted by MattH
Locking a differential will change handling. A locked rear diff will allow the car to turn really sharp. A locked front diff will allow the car to pull hard (accelerate) in the turns and carry a lot of speed in the bigger sweeping turns. I would personally just leave these parts alone, but if you run on a track with a lot of tight turns, try locking the rear. If you run on a track with large sweeping turns you might try locking the front diff. If you only drag race, try locking both.
locking the rear diff will NOT make it turn sharper UNLESS you are driving on a very slick surface...and then its called spinning out...the whole reason behind a differential is to let it corner sharper and smoother...otherwise the inside tire chirps when turning sharp...(IE loses traction)