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Re: [Fot] detroit locker

To: Bill Babcock <Billb@bnj.com>,FOT Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] detroit locker
From: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:05:23 -0500
The car I rolled had a quaiffe, so having a gentle diff doesn't 
guarantee that stock design axles won't break.

- Tony

At 02:44 PM 3/13/2009, Bill Babcock wrote:
>on reflection, honestly I'd say if you don't have a way to retain your
>axles you should consider sticking with an open diff. You can drive
>around an open diffs limitations just as you can a welded axle's,
>particularly if you retain your parking brake, but even without the
>time honored "hand LSD" you can open your steering when the rear end
>starts to lose grip and get the tire back on the ground. Some folks
>really master this. I was pretty fair at it when I used a Quaife. In
>my experience a Quaife doesn't buy you much in racing. 
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