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Old 09-19-2011, 11:43 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by wstar View Post
Can you expand on this a bit? Been reading up on 1.5-way vs Quaife, and this seems to be the main tradeoff (Quaife doesn't handle a wheel in the air well, but is much simpler on maintenance and still a decent drivability upgrade over stock VLSD). Why is the open diff behavior actually a good thing? (easier to get the car back flat?).
basically, yeah. Most people won't encounter a lifted tire situation where they need to be on the gas--you shouldn't be putting yourself in a situation like that in a car DD, ever, IMO.

Clutch-type diffs can be a huge PITA on the street. The OSG is definitely streetable though...I just think for several hundred less, greater streetability, and essentially identical performance within the realm of most people's driving, the torsen diff is a winner. Everyone will weight things differently though.
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