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Originally posted by spinitsidewayz!
not quite.. open differential is your basic differential, basically what can happen is one wheel can be spinning and the other not spinning... too technical for me to explain lol. power is sent to the wheel with the least resistance.
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That's right.
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just because a diff isnt the ball diff doesnt make it open. stuffing your differential can give it a vlsd effect
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This only kind of works. The ball diff is much better.
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or placing disc's can create a kind of clutch lsd.
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I have read the threads about this, and this is not a differential at all. It's called a differential because the gears or balls inside allow power to be transferred between the wheels. Basically, when you turn, the outside wheels must spin faster than the inside wheels. An open differential tries to balance the power between the wheels through the gears or balls in it. A limited slip differential (lsd) does a better job of balancing the power, either through clutches or viscous fluid between discs. This mod is a kind of viscous link, but it is not a differential, because it does not balance the power between the wheels. It just kind of sends the power wherever it can go.
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or you can lock your diff completely creating a 'welded'/locked diff. both wheels must spin at the same speed (thats why its much easier to break traction in a turn)
basically any diff that tries to limit the difference in speed between the drivewheels is NOT an open. lsd's and aftermarket stuff can make your car trickier to drive though since they promote understeer and oversteer.
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Locked or limited slip differentials tend to increase understeer. Why? Because the wheels have a harder time spinning at different speeds, which is absolutely necesary for turning a four wheeled vehicle. The reason why LSDs are so popular, however, is because it greatly increases a vehicle's predictability in a corner. With an open differential, it might grab and rocket you through the corner, or it might cause the inside wheel to spin uncontrollably. With an LSD, it's the same almost every time. Stomp the throttle, and you go. No questions asked.
Please, do not misunderstand me. I am not "owning" you. I am merely helping you to understand more about a subject you already seem to know a lot about, but are somewhat misguided. You may believe me, or you may not. The choice is yours, but do not flame me unless you want to get flamed back.