Originally Posted by
johnnynumfiv
What about a spool/welded diffs?
they aren't technically "diff" anymore......
A diff not not just send the power somewhere else if it slips. If both wheel slips(by the same amount), you spin the tires(note the plural), one wheel slip, an open diff keeps sending the power to that wheel, and it spins on and on. A spool spins both wheel(or if the tire has too much traction, it burns out the clutch, or stall the engine). A LSD will create some kind of resistance on the spinning wheel, and redistribute the power to another wheel. This happens with or without traction control.
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