IN>DO>IMO, real sports cars shouldn't have limited slip differentials. They
IN>DO>screw everything up when you're turning.. anyone who's ever taken tight
IN>DO>turns in hills while appling power should know the difference.. limited
IN>DO>slip tends to make the tires break loose around tight turns when the
IN>DO>power is on.
IN>Well limited slip is supposed to apply power to the wheel with the most
IN>traction, which I guess could screw you up if you're doing a high speed
IN>turn and notice your outside rear wheel loses power. Go AWD =>
limited slip isn't even that sophisticated.. its just a couple clutch
packs in the rear end that lock up when one wheel spins faster than the
other(i.e. if one is in water and one on dry pavement) but this hurts
you around turns because that's when one tire(the outside tire)
naturally spins faster than the inside tire. The limited slip tries to
make them both spin the same speed.. maybe you've noticed this on a 4wd
vehicle when you try to make tight turns like for parking.. the front
wheels tend to slip under power.
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