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Old 27-09-2008, 05:01 AM   #16 (permalink)
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pgarner, with a welded diff, if you try to reverse park or parallel park you would get some funny looks and it would be, lets just say interesting

ill try and find out the exacts tomoro, well today when i wake up lol
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Old 27-09-2008, 02:25 PM   #17 (permalink)
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How do you tell if the diffs been welded, without opening it up ?
Get it to drive in a circle - the inner wheel will skip and skid as it rotates at the same rate as the outside one but has less ground to cover. It does look fairly obvious especially on gravel.
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Old 29-09-2008, 04:08 PM   #18 (permalink)
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looks stupid to me. just learn to drift properly instead of taking the shortcuts
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Old 14-10-2008, 10:10 AM   #19 (permalink)
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wow, it's so terrible and stupid.
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Old 23-10-2008, 08:42 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Get it to drive in a circle - the inner wheel will skip and skid as it rotates at the same rate as the outside one but has less ground to cover. It does look fairly obvious especially on gravel.
A decent 2 way locking diff like a Kaaz or the likes will skip and scuff exactly the same as a welder.
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Old 24-10-2008, 11:13 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Good point! Steerfromtherear I wasn't trying to differentiate from a locking diff and welded one, but re-reading my post it looks as if I was trying to the two achieve the same result, one costs more than the other and will probably last longer.

I have an auto locking diff on my A3 which is a slightly different animal (FWD anyway though ). I wonder though if you can get a switchable diff? Any one got a clue on this?
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Old 24-10-2008, 11:57 AM   #22 (permalink)
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I've only heard of air lock ones like some off roaders have. It has been discussed once or twice with regards to drift use but no-one has done it yet. I guess because if you have no budget you weld it, if you have some budget you buy a 2 way and we all know that works just fine.

People who drift just a little bit just for fun at practice days and the like will find a oem LSD unit will do fine until you want to get competetive. There's normally one version of each car model that a lsd can be robbed from if you havent got one as stock.
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geez kids these days...
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I had an old 200sx with what I found out had a welded diff. First time i tried to turn in the road i almost died. Wondered what the hell was going on with the wheels! Still was good fun round Snetterton though.

As for the whole oil on the roads business. Complete wasters. I think they should stick to McDonalds trays and fairy liquid like they used to. At least that wasnt on the road.
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I had an old 200sx with what I found out had a welded diff. First time i tried to turn in the road i almost died. Wondered what the hell was going on with the wheels! Still was good fun round Snetterton though.

As for the whole oil on the roads business. Complete wasters. I think they should stick to McDonalds trays and fairy liquid like they used to. At least that wasnt on the road.

Please do not drift on McDonalds trays...... It's dangerous for one and they burn through to quickly for another.

On a serious note though drifting or any other form of Motorsport should be kept within the confines of a track or other off road location which has Marshall, Officials and Medical staff. Racing on public roads whatever kind it is, is just down right silly and dangerous period....
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