Quote Originally Posted by Tofu View Post
i think you might be getting lsd and traction control mixed up.

an LSD limits the slipage in the wheel when one of the driven wheels is not in direct contact with the ground, not adding traction to the wheel that's in contact with with the ground. if that does happen, then the car will spin out.

correcto! doing an assignment as we speak on diffs for uni. LSD stands for limited slip diff = limits the slipage ^^! lol omg so technical haha. basically sends more torque to the side with more traction. Not the maximum amount of torque, just some. the amount of torque depends on the LSD, or rather the springs inside the lsd. one wheel will never get 100% of the torque.

Open diffs are gay because they always try and balance out the torque on both sides.

so if you got stiff ass sussy and u go up a driveway and one wheel lifts up in the air, the torque required to spin that wheel is very very very small.

that same amount of torque is applied to the other side, so your car doesnt move. gayyy. happens to me all the time. stepping on the brake slightly gives a bit of friction to the wheel stuck in the air and thus more torque!