On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Greg Solow wrote:
> ...The welded axle behaves just as Kas says, as you
> go into a corner, you must be "on the gas" if you expect the car to turn in,
> so if you are going to fast, and your natural inclination is to lift, the
> car will just go straight . It can be quite scary. You need to know the car
> and be very familiar with the course to go fast safely. You steer the car
> with power to a large extent....
Amen to that! The infamous "Hardly Boys RaceSpit 4" (ex-GP SCCA car from
the 1960s and textbook example of Triumph's "V" parts and approved mod's;
now very occasional autocrosser), has a welded 4.55:1 diff. It behaves
pretty much exactly as you describe on a Solo II course!
--Andy
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