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L18_B110
Re: who here runs a locker?
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kid yourselves as much as you want - locked diffs are a pain in the ass for everyday cars. carparks, servos etc become a real chore. Steering effort increases, handing is compromised, and you will break axles. It might be 'fun' for a couple of months, but you will get sick of it sooner or later

On the track its a very different story. Some of the fastest Improved Prod cars run locked diffs. And V8 Supercars run spools. The horrible handling that you get on the street with a locked diff can be overcome with some good rubber and aggressive suspension geometry.

I disagree about Detroit Lockers being safer - the sudden drastic changes in handling behaviour mind corner is far worse than a constant handling trait. Detroits should be kept for drag cars and 4WDs.

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During normal cornering, you actually have only one wheel drive.
you never have one wheel drive - even with an open centre torque is always distributed evenly to both axles. the difference lies in which wheel limits the amount of torque that can be applied.

Posted on: 2004/6/15 23:15
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     who here runs a locker? 1000wags 2004/6/14 5:59
       Re: who here runs a locker? Drifft 2004/6/14 7:48
         Re: who here runs a locker? Dodgeman 2004/6/14 8:22
           Re: who here runs a locker? Drifft 2004/6/14 9:17
             Re: who here runs a locker? Dodgeman 2004/6/14 9:40
               Re: who here runs a locker? Drifft 2004/6/14 9:56
                 Re: who here runs a locker? Dodgeman 2004/6/14 10:09
                 Re: who here runs a locker? AdamBDA 2004/6/14 10:13
                   Re: who here runs a locker? Drifft 2004/6/14 10:21
                     Re: who here runs a locker? go_the_datto 2004/6/14 10:31
                       Re: who here runs a locker? Autokat 2004/6/14 10:44
                         Re: who here runs a locker? Drifft 2004/6/14 11:00
                           Re: who here runs a locker? Autokat 2004/6/14 11:22
                           Re: who here runs a locker? holeshot 2004/6/14 11:28
                             Re: who here runs a locker? Autokat 2004/6/14 11:41
                               Re: who here runs a locker? Drifft 2004/6/14 11:57
                                 Re: who here runs a locker? phunkdoktaspok 2004/6/14 12:16
                             Re: who here runs a locker? Dodgeman 2004/6/14 13:00
                               Re: who here runs a locker? 1000wags 2004/6/14 13:25
                               Re: who here runs a locker? matty 2004/6/14 13:29
                                 Re: who here runs a locker? NoPsi 2004/6/15 0:26
                                   Re: who here runs a locker? NIS15L 2004/6/15 1:27
                   Re: who here runs a locker? Autokat 2004/6/14 10:29
       Re: who here runs a locker? datral_10 2004/6/15 1:36
         Re: who here runs a locker? A14force 2004/6/15 5:27
           Re: who here runs a locker? Drifft 2004/6/15 7:14
             Re: who here runs a locker? selfwedge 2004/6/15 8:12
               Re: who here runs a locker? Dodgeman 2004/6/15 13:11
                 Re: who here runs a locker? who_your_datty_1200 2004/6/15 13:15
                   Re: who here runs a locker? Dodgeman 2004/6/15 13:42
                 Re: who here runs a locker? phunkdoktaspok 2004/6/15 13:24
                   Re: who here runs a locker? Drifft 2004/6/15 13:46
                     Re: who here runs a locker? Dodgeman 2004/6/15 14:16
                       Re: who here runs a locker? Cable_Tie 2004/6/15 22:45
                         Re: who here runs a locker? L18_B110 2004/6/15 23:15
                           Re: who here runs a locker? Drifft 2004/6/16 4:40
                             Re: who here runs a locker? L18_B110 2004/6/16 6:16
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                             Re: who here runs a locker? selfwedge 2004/6/16 7:47
                               Re: who here runs a locker? Drifft 2004/6/16 8:31
                           Re: who here runs a locker? Dodgeman 2004/6/16 13:17
                             Re: who here runs a locker? L18_B110 2004/6/17 0:54
                               Re: who here runs a locker? tsillay 2004/6/17 2:39
                                 Re: who here runs a locker? L18_B110 2004/6/17 5:16
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                                     Re: who here runs a locker? Drifft 2004/6/18 3:12
                                       Re: who here runs a locker? tsillay 2004/6/18 3:39
                                         Re: who here runs a locker? A14force 2004/6/18 5:30
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                                 Re: who here runs a locker? 1000wags 2004/6/17 5:17
                                   Re: who here runs a locker? 1200rallycar 2004/6/17 5:25
                               Re: who here runs a locker? Dodgeman 2011/1/23 23:25
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       Re: who here runs a locker? WARDY 2011/1/23 2:03
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           Re: who here runs a locker? clyons8 2011/1/23 5:16
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       Re: who here runs a locker? A14force 2011/1/23 7:50
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         Re: who here runs a locker? bakat 2011/1/23 17:23
           Re: who here runs a locker? A14force 2011/1/24 9:41
       Re: who here runs a locker? WARDY 2011/1/23 9:19
       Re: who here runs a locker? Ivan1 2011/1/23 11:02
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       Re: who here runs a locker? clyons8 2011/1/24 0:16
         Re: who here runs a locker? Shifty 2011/1/24 0:54
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         Re: who here runs a locker? clyons8 2011/1/24 13:29
       Re: who here runs a locker? jmac 2011/1/25 2:56
       Re: who here runs a locker? A14force 2011/1/25 6:36
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       Re: who here runs a locker? A14force 2011/1/30 8:08
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       Re: who here runs a locker? jmac 2011/2/1 1:51
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