Hi All,
A friend and I were debating about the advantages of limited slip differentials. Since I live in a canyon and must drive in and out daily to get anywhere, I clearly saw the advantage of having LSD installed for spirited driving since my 5 door K11 is already fully modified suspension-wise with BC adjustable height coils with lowering springs and Nismo 24mm front sway bar, SB (Taiwanese brand) 20mm rear sway bar, OMP strut brace. My friend, playing the devil's advocate I assume, said I ought to reconsider .. because .. there are certain disadvantages of FWD with LSD. I asked such as what ? The reply was basically that the front end may push (understeer) under power.
After some quick searching, I could not surface any article myself on the internet which could tell me definitively whether there are any disadvantages. Moreover, there was at least one article which said it would definitely help having a LSD with a FWD car, particularly if it has plenty of power.
My K11 is not a monster car (as yet), but it is running a IHI #3 turbo pulling about 140ps at the wheel with a Sentra 331 5 speed, 750kg metallic hydraulic clutch. Wheels are 15 inch BBS clone alloys with Taiwanese 15/45/195 VR tires.
Your thoughts and opinions would be greatly appreciated~!
Cheers, Steve Lin in Taipei
An example of a JDM LSD available locally ..
http://goods.ruten.com.tw/item/show?21201186818637
A friend and I were debating about the advantages of limited slip differentials. Since I live in a canyon and must drive in and out daily to get anywhere, I clearly saw the advantage of having LSD installed for spirited driving since my 5 door K11 is already fully modified suspension-wise with BC adjustable height coils with lowering springs and Nismo 24mm front sway bar, SB (Taiwanese brand) 20mm rear sway bar, OMP strut brace. My friend, playing the devil's advocate I assume, said I ought to reconsider .. because .. there are certain disadvantages of FWD with LSD. I asked such as what ? The reply was basically that the front end may push (understeer) under power.
After some quick searching, I could not surface any article myself on the internet which could tell me definitively whether there are any disadvantages. Moreover, there was at least one article which said it would definitely help having a LSD with a FWD car, particularly if it has plenty of power.
My K11 is not a monster car (as yet), but it is running a IHI #3 turbo pulling about 140ps at the wheel with a Sentra 331 5 speed, 750kg metallic hydraulic clutch. Wheels are 15 inch BBS clone alloys with Taiwanese 15/45/195 VR tires.
Your thoughts and opinions would be greatly appreciated~!
Cheers, Steve Lin in Taipei
An example of a JDM LSD available locally ..
http://goods.ruten.com.tw/item/show?21201186818637