[Shotimes] Welded Spider Gear?

[Kerby Haltom]

That would work great if you only went in a strait line.  You have to have 
some slip in there, or you can't turn in a FWD.  That's why a Quaife is 
called a Limited Slip, not a no slip...

Kerby

At 11:25 AM 9/20/03 -0700, Jim Heaton wrote:
>This reminds me. A buddy of mine used to race Datsuns
>and got better performance by welding the spider gear
>for a poor mans posi.
>
>Does that work for FWD? Anyone tried it on a track
>car? Kind of a poor-man's Quaffie
>
>-Jim
>
> >The pinion shafts THEMSELVES can/will gall on the
> >spider gears, and break themselves (I remember seeing
>
> >sergio's at the 99 convention, looked like somebody
> >had put it on a lathe and milled out .100" off the
> >center!) where it broke.
>
>
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