locker

[skypig_31]

hey i have an 92 r32 gtst i want to lock the diff, but if i do so will i need a hicas locker bar as well ?

thanks

[mr 32 4door]

lock the diff,as in weld the diff, or lsd or some kind.your stupid to weld the dif in a 32, maybe an old datto or some thing but a 32, i think not.

[MerlinTheHapyPig]

lock the diff,as in weld the diff, or lsd or some kind.your stupid to weld the dif in a 32, maybe an old datto or some thing but a 32, i think not.

why wouldn't you weld a diff in a r32? best mod i ever did!!! (not to mention cheapest)

[mr 32 4door]

why wouldn't you weld a diff in a r32?   best mod i ever did!!! (not to mention cheapest)

1. they brake when doin ringies, then its time for a new diff.

2. its just unsafe drivin in the hills when its wet wif a locker,or any where at a speed higher than about 60.

3.there not legal.

4.why not just get an lsd,they dont brake,there safer and there legal

my 2 cents

[dangerous_daveo]

1. they brake when doin ringies, then its time for a new diff.

2. its just unsafe drivin in the hills when its wet wif a locker,or any where at a speed higher than about 60.

3.there not legal.

4.why not just get an lsd,they dont brake,there safer and there legal

my 2 cents

Compaired to a $1500 2 way? I dont mean to sound rude, but a locked diff is a locked diff, it doesnt matter how fancy the diff is, or whats in it. If its locked its that simple.

[MerlinTheHapyPig]

1. they brake when doin ringies, then its time for a new diff.

2. its just unsafe drivin in the hills when its wet wif a locker,or any where at a speed higher than about 60.

3.there not legal.

4.why not just get an lsd,they dont brake,there safer and there legal

my 2 cents

1. LSD's need an overhaul from time to time (re-shim) adds more cost. A welded diff will need to be replaced. I've been drifting with my diff 3 nights a week for about 4-5 months now and it's holding up to the challenge no probs!

2. 2-way is just as safe/unsafe as it does the same thing!

3. 2-ways are also not legal!

4. 2-ways cost more, and require servicing/reshim's

Have you driven with a locked diff before? have you driven with a good 2-way?

a 2 way in good condition is just the same as welded, (however it will unlock with the clutch in).

imo, they are perfectly safe, people have this misconception that as soon as you go around a corner in the wet, you'll loose control.

This is not true, you just have to be a bit wary of how the car will react. A locked diff is far more predictable than a viscous lsd or an open wheeler, and if i was in the situation where i lost control in the wet, i'd rather have the confidence you get with a locker that i can put the power down all the time!

[blind_elk]

If the diff is locked (welded), then it's locked. It will be a piglet to park the car. It will skip the inside tyre when doing U-turns. It will be a bigger piglet if you have to push the car around a corner.

A LSD is only "locked" when it needs to be, and that is usually only when the centre senses a loss of traction in 1 wheel and transfers drive to the opposite wheel.

[AzzurrA]

say for someone who is looking at doing track work (i.e. not drifting, but actually racing against cars/clocks etc) what would be the best sort of diff? 1 way LSD? or 1.5 way?

The way i see it, is if you're doing circuit work, you don't want the diff to be locked when you back off the throttle, otherwise its going to lift-off oversteer easier, or push understeer if you're already in the corner and it can't break traction, therefore, i would think that the 1 way would be best (for circuit anyway)?