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sliding around corners possible with TrueTrack? #963945 04/01/11 07:31 PM 04/01/11 07:31 PM
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kielbasa OP enthusiast K Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 354	Hi guys, wondering if anyone here has experience with a truetrack (gear type) limited slip..... will be installing S60 into my car, but wondering if I should go with std clutch type or upgrade to truetrac? I REALLY like to slide my cuda around corners, but am wondering if the trutrac would make that a lot harder to do?? Thanks for any input!!

Re: sliding around corners possible with TrueTrack? [Re: kielbasa] #963946 04/01/11 08:20 PM 04/01/11 08:20 PM
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Re: sliding around corners possible with TrueTrack? [Re: 72N96RR] #963947 04/01/11 08:36 PM 04/01/11 08:36 PM
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Re: sliding around corners possible with TrueTrack? [Re: kielbasa] #963948 04/01/11 08:38 PM 04/01/11 08:38 PM
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5spdcuda top fuel Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,708 S. Il. U.S.A.	Driver inputs & the overall balance/grip of the car will probably have more to do with how much slipping and sliding takes place than the type of limited slip used. IMO no limited slip can fully control a high torque engine with any true street tire. I've got a pretty small & ordinary engine and getting the power down on corner exit is still a balancing act on low to medium speed corners. FWIW I am using a plate type Sure Grip with really good lock up, 3:55 gears and 245x45x17 Kumho SPT's.

Re: sliding around corners possible with TrueTrack? [Re: 5spdcuda] #963949 04/01/11 08:45 PM 04/01/11 08:45 PM
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Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,819 Kirkland, Washington	Quote: Driver inputs & the overall balance/grip of the car will probably have more to do with how much slipping and sliding takes place than the type of limited slip used. IMO no limited slip can fully control a high torque engine with any true street tire. I've got a pretty small & ordinary engine and getting the power down on corner exit is still a balancing act on low to medium speed corners. FWIW I am using a plate type Sure Grip with really good lock up, 3:55 gears and 245x45x17 Kumho SPT's. I agree. Hanging-tail as we used to call-it, has more to do with the driver's right foot than any other factor, assuming the car HAS a limited slip, and enough grunt to overpower the tires.

Re: sliding around corners possible with TrueTrack? [Re: Pacnorthcuda] #963950 04/01/11 10:48 PM 04/01/11 10:48 PM
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kielbasa OP enthusiast K Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 354	maybe i should rephrase... how much different does the gear type act around a corner? I've been reading that the gear type acts more like an open rear while going around a corner vs clutch type, if so, how noticeable is it?

Re: sliding around corners possible with TrueTrack? [Re: kielbasa] #963951 04/01/11 11:02 PM 04/01/11 11:02 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	What they are telling you is under normal driving the axles are able to rotate at different speeds without forcing a clutch to slip so it acts like an open axle... but under power it will hang the tail just fine... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: sliding around corners possible with TrueTrack? [Re: kielbasa] #963952 04/01/11 11:14 PM 04/01/11 11:14 PM
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NITROUSN I Live Here N Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 18,407 UPPER MICHIGAN, MARQUETTE COUN...	Quote: Hi guys, wondering if anyone here has experience with a truetrack (gear type) limited slip..... will be installing S60 into my car, but wondering if I should go with std clutch type or upgrade to truetrac? I REALLY like to slide my cuda around corners, but am wondering if the trutrac would make that a lot harder to do?? Thanks for any input!! Any traction locking unit will help you spin both wheels at an equal speed and spin you around smoothly. I ran the gear style and for the most part found it useless. It may work well when bothe wheels are on a good surface.

Re: sliding around corners possible with TrueTrack? [Re: kielbasa] #963953 04/02/11 10:14 AM 04/02/11 10:14 AM
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5spdcuda top fuel Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,708 S. Il. U.S.A.	The type of limited slip used may have some effect on corner entry. If it's really tight it MAY cause some understeer or push. Once you go to power the only thing that matters is how tight & abruptly it locks up. Torsion [ gear type ] limited slips are supposed to be a little smoother in locking up. They also generate quite a bit of heat when abused. For the type of driving you're describing I doubt that the type of limited slip you choose will make any real difference.

Re: sliding around corners possible with TrueTrack? [Re: kielbasa] #963954 04/02/11 10:46 AM 04/02/11 10:46 AM
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