Limited Slip Issues
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 12:33 pm
Limited Slip Maladies
Limited slip differential wearing out
■ Initial symptoms are decreased power on understeer or increased power on oversteer and inside wheel spin. The car might be easier to drive, but it will be slow
- When wear becomes extreme, stability under hard acceleration from low speed will diminish and things will not be pleasant at all
Excessive cam or ramp angle on coast side plate (clutch pack) limited slip differential
■ Corner entry, mid-phase and corner exit understeer. Incurable with geometry changes or rates - must change differential ramps. In 1998, virtually everyone is running 0/0 or 80/80 ramps.
Limited slip differential wearing out
■ Initial symptoms are decreased power on understeer or increased power on oversteer and inside wheel spin. The car might be easier to drive, but it will be slow
- When wear becomes extreme, stability under hard acceleration from low speed will diminish and things will not be pleasant at all
Excessive cam or ramp angle on coast side plate (clutch pack) limited slip differential
■ Corner entry, mid-phase and corner exit understeer. Incurable with geometry changes or rates - must change differential ramps. In 1998, virtually everyone is running 0/0 or 80/80 ramps.