KZ>DO>IMO, real sports cars shouldn't have limited slip differentials. They
KZ>DO>screw everything up when you're turning.. anyone who's ever taken tight
KZ>DO>turns in hills while appling power should know the difference.. limited
KZ>DO>slip tends to make the tires break loose around tight turns when the
KZ>DO>power is on.
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KZ>What should they have then?  A non-posi rear end is even worse for
KZ>cornering, unless your turning left.  I know, because I only get power
KZ>to my right rear wheel, and anytime I make a right turn I can't push on
KZ>the gas pedal more than like a centimeter or the wheel will spin.  So I
KZ>don't understand what you're talking about.  The only other option is an
KZ>axle w/ the spider gears welded/connected so that both wheels get power.
KZ>But then when you make a turn it still will be worse than a posi,
KZ>because the outside wheel needs to turn more than the inside wheel and
KZ>with a solid rear axle it can't do that, so you get tire screeching and
KZ>worn tires.  That's only good for drag racing.  There's one more option,
KZ>that's the locker, but it basically operates similar to how a limited
KZ>slip differential (aka posi) operates.  If you're having problems with
KZ>fishtailing through tight turns, it's not because of limited slip
KZ>differential.  It's because of the driver not knowing how to take the
KZ>corner.
KZ>     Kid Z
Read my message to inferno..
I've taken this one turn I have in mind at the same speed in two cars..
my brothert's mustang(non-posi) and my corvette(posi). The mustang, I
can be going almost any speed, and have my foot anywhere up to 1/2
throttle, and it will not fishtail.. In the corvette, I take the turn
fast or slow, on the gas or just barely presing it, and the tires will
chirp and skip around the corner. I attribute this to the difference in
the rear end makeup.
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