[Shotimes] Welded Spider Gear?

[Jim Heaton]

Even in RWD, the tires want to go different speed
around corners, yet it worked much better than an open
diff for him. I suppose it would probably understeer
badly in a tight corner.

Seems like you'd do as well or BETTER than a Quaife
at the drag strip...

-Jim
--- Kerby Haltom <kerbyh@netzero.net> wrote:
> 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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