Adding a LSD...........
#16
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I appreciate the comments and suggestions so far.
Doing a pretty good bit of reading on merits of TBD and LSD differentials. I'd never even heard of a TBD until this week. The differences are petty interesting.
I really didn't find anything bad mentioned about the Wavetrac units, other than they are not best suited for heavy track days, do not help in deceleration and can be limited if a rear wheel lifts and loses traction. On the flip side, the TBD seems to work great for spirited road driving and autocross events. Low to no maintenance..... This could fit the bill for me, perhaps.
The Guard LSD is unquestionably a well known brand that's well built with a track record (ha) of delivering the goods. The Guard is certainly the high water mark of LSD's. I like the idea of trail braking with the deceleration lockup, but maybe not at the expense of the mid corner under steer I've read about? I'm not planning to track the car. Never say never though.....
To complicate things......... damn if Guard doesn't offer a TBD differential too......
Are some comments due to product name brand or differential type??
Those with LSD's who primarily do NOT track their cars, what ratios are you using?
I'm still pretty confused.
Doing a pretty good bit of reading on merits of TBD and LSD differentials. I'd never even heard of a TBD until this week. The differences are petty interesting.
I really didn't find anything bad mentioned about the Wavetrac units, other than they are not best suited for heavy track days, do not help in deceleration and can be limited if a rear wheel lifts and loses traction. On the flip side, the TBD seems to work great for spirited road driving and autocross events. Low to no maintenance..... This could fit the bill for me, perhaps.
The Guard LSD is unquestionably a well known brand that's well built with a track record (ha) of delivering the goods. The Guard is certainly the high water mark of LSD's. I like the idea of trail braking with the deceleration lockup, but maybe not at the expense of the mid corner under steer I've read about? I'm not planning to track the car. Never say never though.....
To complicate things......... damn if Guard doesn't offer a TBD differential too......
Are some comments due to product name brand or differential type??
Those with LSD's who primarily do NOT track their cars, what ratios are you using?
I'm still pretty confused.
#19
I appreciate the comments and suggestions so far.
Doing a pretty good bit of reading on merits of TBD and LSD differentials. I'd never even heard of a TBD until this week. The differences are petty interesting.
I really didn't find anything bad mentioned about the Wavetrac units, other than they are not best suited for heavy track days, do not help in deceleration and can be limited if a rear wheel lifts and loses traction. On the flip side, the TBD seems to work great for spirited road driving and autocross events. Low to no maintenance..... This could fit the bill for me, perhaps.
The Guard LSD is unquestionably a well known brand that's well built with a track record (ha) of delivering the goods. The Guard is certainly the high water mark of LSD's. I like the idea of trail braking with the deceleration lockup, but maybe not at the expense of the mid corner under steer I've read about? I'm not planning to track the car. Never say never though.....
To complicate things......... damn if Guard doesn't offer a TBD differential too......
Are some comments due to product name brand or differential type??
Those with LSD's who primarily do NOT track their cars, what ratios are you using?
I'm still pretty confused.
Doing a pretty good bit of reading on merits of TBD and LSD differentials. I'd never even heard of a TBD until this week. The differences are petty interesting.
I really didn't find anything bad mentioned about the Wavetrac units, other than they are not best suited for heavy track days, do not help in deceleration and can be limited if a rear wheel lifts and loses traction. On the flip side, the TBD seems to work great for spirited road driving and autocross events. Low to no maintenance..... This could fit the bill for me, perhaps.
The Guard LSD is unquestionably a well known brand that's well built with a track record (ha) of delivering the goods. The Guard is certainly the high water mark of LSD's. I like the idea of trail braking with the deceleration lockup, but maybe not at the expense of the mid corner under steer I've read about? I'm not planning to track the car. Never say never though.....
To complicate things......... damn if Guard doesn't offer a TBD differential too......
Are some comments due to product name brand or differential type??
Those with LSD's who primarily do NOT track their cars, what ratios are you using?
I'm still pretty confused.
I definately think that if you are comfortable with trail braking, an LSD is an essential upgrade. In terms of which one? everyone will have thier own opinions but speaking from my experience of racing and testing all different types of 911's, I would not hesitate in reccommending a Guards unit. If you speak to them about your intended usage and experience, they will give you good advice on lock and pre load set up. Bear in mind that trail braking to threashold involves balancing 2 different grip threasholds at the same time - Lateral and rotational so its very challenging, but once mastered it's one of the most useful tools in a drivers armoury.