phattyduck":1ekm42jv said:
I assume those tests are all done with the trans in neutral? If so, you are a pretty tight setup.
Yes the car was in neutral with the E-Brake off.
phattyduck":1ekm42jv said:
It would be pretty much impossible to do the same tests with an open or torsen rear diff. I suppose you could work something with just the front end of the car off the ground and some drag on the front wheel?
Yes you need a rear clutch type lsd to do a test like I just did. If you put the rear end down and try to spin the front wheels it will just spin the other front wheel in the opposite direction due to the front diff being open. I really want someone that has a clutch type TRD or Cusco rear lsd with a stock VC unit to video themselves as they try to reenact the same test I just did.
My setup is extremely tight though. To give an example. When I back down my driveway and turn the wheels hard in one direction in order to pull into the street. Usually in a factory car you would let off the throttle and coast back a couple feet when you put the clutch in, in order to put it in first gear while you coast. Well the instant I put the clutch in, I stop instantly and don't coast any distance at all. I can feel all the binding in the driveline. This is also true with tight U turns when going forward. But in normal everyday driving I don't notice anything.
With the steering wheel straight you have about 1.33 turns in each direction till it locks out. I get about 3/4 to 1 full turn on the steering wheel before I start to feel it binding. But that last .33 or so of the turn on the steering wheel you HAVE to use the throttle to even move the car. I can hear my tires on the pavement sliding and etc rather than just rolling smoothly. A friend was behind me one time as I took a sharp turn from a parking lot onto a street. He told me that he saw my rear end slide out to the side in order to make the turn rather than the tire roll like a normal car.
My car is pretty extreme and for the little I drive it, I like the setup. But if this was a car that gets driven more than 3,000 miles a year, I would be wanting to take my VC out for a stock to less powerful one and changing my Cusco discs around to free everything up. (The Cusco is adjustable with how you stack the discs in it and I have it set to the harshest engagement)