Limited Slip Issues

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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.