Vlsd Is No Longer An Lsd

[Draen]

Guys,

I put the car (r32gtst) on the hoist the other day, and i could spin the rear wheels in opposite directions, with a bit of force. So the vlsd is gone.

How dangerous is this?

At the moment I am reluctant to push it too hard around corners... I can get an aftermarket diff, but im thinking i might just upgrade the car a bit later, and use what ive got for the time being. What are your thoughts?

[Kinks]

it's not dangerous at all, plenty of RWD cars have an open diff.

however, if you drive like a twit and disregard the way your car handles (open diffs are less predictable sometimes) then you will come to grief.

remember that VLSDs are speed sensitive diffs, the only differential action is due to viscous goo - there is no actual contact so you will be able to spin the wheels in opposite directions even on a healthy diff.

[turboedsloth]

just means when you do your burnouts only one tire will become bald

[Cubes]

If you had to use a bit of force then the VLSD is still fine.

Its when they are loose as (no force required) that they are stuffed. I've had one that felt like an open wheeler when both wheels jacked.