Lsd Or Not ?

[Geo]

Just a quick question ....

Do the marks in this picture indicate that a car has LSD, or is it also possible to leave these marks in the dry without LSD ?

Also, is LSD more dangerous in wet conditions than non-LSD ? (with electronic wizadry turned off)

[RHR]

Just a quick question ....

Do the marks in this picture indicate that a car has LSD, or is it also possible to leave these marks in the dry without LSD ?

Also, is LSD more dangerous in wet conditions than non-LSD ? (with electronic wizadry turned off)

So where is this pic you speak of

[ZAP]

Your Pic does not work, but if it has a metal or plastic tab on the drain bolt that says use LSD oil only, then yes it is a LSD.

Also all T's came with a LSD.

As for dangerous, yes it can be said they are more dangerous. This is because the power will spin up both wheels and cause oversteer. A single spinner will just light up the unloaded wheel. That being said it takes more power to get a lsd to break traction.

[Geo]

So where is this pic you speak of

Here is a repost of the pic.. let me know if you can see this one..

[dule]

That could be an LCD, depends what car it's on, GTS skylines for example don't have LCD's but still spin both wheels sometimes.

As for the LCD being more dangerous, I don't agree, reason being is that LCD is predictable, you know that if it starts spinning the car will go sideways and you can prepare for it and control it. with a single spinner you never know what it will do, most probably it will spin just one but it can spin both, you will not expect it and ......... here I come median strip

[Geo]

That could be an LCD, depends what car it's on, GTS skylines for example don't have LCD's but still spin both wheels sometimes.

As for the LCD being more dangerous, I don't agree, reason being is that LCD is predictable, you know that if it starts spinning the car will go sideways and you can prepare for it and control it. with a single spinner you never know what it will do, most probably it will spin just one but it can spin both, you will not expect it and ......... here I come median strip

that's from a BF XR6, just not sure if its LSD or not.. thought maybe the marks would be an easy way to find out.... hmmm..

[exarsixturbo]

As a rule of thumb, an LSD will spin both wheels and a non LSD will only spin one wheel. Having said that, my old V8 commo would spin both wheels sometimes and didn’t have an LSD - just depends on the conditions and the diff. My new diff would always spin both until it wore out.

Is your BF a turbo or not? I’m not sure if the NA6 came with an LSD or not. The marks could indicate an LSD or just a new “tight” diff that is spinning both wheels for that little burnout.

As for the rain, I'm with dule - LSD is better because you know what it will do. Its going sideways and it’s easy to control. With a single spinner it will sometimes go sideways and other times just light the inside wheel up. Much harder to control in a slide and very un-predictable. I don’t necessarily think going sideways is dangerous – as long as you can control the car. Hope that helps.

[Geo]

As a rule of thumb, an LSD will spin both wheels and a non LSD will only spin one wheel. Having said that, my old V8 commo would spin both wheels sometimes and didn’t have an LSD - just depends on the conditions and the diff. My new diff would always spin both until it wore out.

Is your BF a turbo or not? I’m not sure if the NA6 came with an LSD or not. The marks could indicate an LSD or just a new “tight” diff that is spinning both wheels for that little burnout.

As for the rain, I'm with dule - LSD is better because you know what it will do. Its going sideways and it’s easy to control. With a single spinner it will sometimes go sideways and other times just light the inside wheel up. Much harder to control in a slide and very un-predictable. I don’t necessarily think going sideways is dangerous – as long as you can control the car. Hope that helps.

Thanks for the helpful info exarsixturbo....

It's actually a BF-II NA XR6 and just hit 10,000kms on the clock ... not sure if the diff would still be tight at this stage .. the car was an ex demo with 5,000kms on it when bought and was fully optioned by the dealer but not sure if they picked the LSD option or not.

I see your point about being more predictable in the wet, even with it being easier to get sideways, I guess with traction control turned on though it shouldnt have any problems keeping itself in line...

[Benny]

I'm with dule and eaxrsixturbo, the LSD makes the car alot more predictable and easier to control. But in saying that for the regular Jo that hasn't had the practice in steering a car sideways then the single spinner is the go. Indicates by sound that a wheel is spinning while keeping the car in a straight line.

The NA XR6 doesn't come with an LSD unless it is optioned.

[XR06T]

jack it up and check the sticker on the diff. on open centre will spin both sometimes.