piman Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 Hello all, from what year and what was the identifying mark on the chassis number to identify those Sprints fitted with the optional limited slip differential? Alec
32valves Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 Not sure about the year, I think it was a special order (factory fitted) option throughout production. The identifying mark is an 'S' at the end of the chassis number ie it will be something like VA.......DLOS. Rare as rockin' horse poo. Mixed views on whether or not they are a good thing on a road car. I've heard it can make a Sprint even more of a handful in the wet. ;D
2Toledos Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 Assume nothing.... just because the commission number has an S at the end, and/or the diff casing has an S on the end of the casting number; does not mean that the diff has 'the right internals' :oMost Dolomite Sprints have been through numerous owners, and parts do tend to get swapped around, especially the Salisbury axles. Always check !
Beans Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 32valves wrote:Quaife ?If they have one for the Spint axle, I'd go for their ATB diff.Works perfectly in my car.
32valves Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 GTEVO wrote:Quaife is a piece of Sh....tIt's not even a LSD....Using a quaife in any live axle car is an engineering nonsense.It probably works for you....basically cos it doesn't work.Look at the design....it's NOT a LSD.OK so it's a torque biasing device. As for everything else you had to say, how about qualifying it with some evidence/explanation.
Tim Bancroft Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Mr Gareth,Why are you so pi**ed off?Surely people might show you more respect if you did not treat people and their statemenst so rudely?
piman Posted March 28, 2008 Author Posted March 28, 2008 Hello GTevo, "Best LSD is a NEW ONE, and they are MUCH MUCH better today than any old 70s unit, and much easier to drive."The only types I have seen new are quaife or similar.Which one are you referring to?It's not for a Dolomite, by the way, but a 2000 saloon.Alec
Beans Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 GTEVO wrote: ...Basically a Quaife simply doesn't work.....break an axle shaft, and you will immediately see it won't even drive you off the circuit into the paddock ...Sorry .... have to disagree on that one ... :B
thescrapman Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 GTEVO wrote:However;-Basically a Quaife simply doesn't work.....break an axle shaft, and you will immediately see it won't even drive you off the circuit into the paddock.But is this because they have been knackered by not being totally suitable for track use??Didn't John Davies have a problem with his returning from CLM'06 in the Silverback, The diff didn't behave as it should have, and he slowly lost all drive after a woodruff key failed??CheersColin
trackerjack Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 I have one fitted to my car and I really dont think it works but the car drives ok so I leave it alone but a guy down our car club re shims them and looking at the design it does look a bit on the simple side so easy to adjust.The Sierra one fitted to 4x4 seems to work well after loads of years.
Smallfry Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 The quaife unit is a torque biasing unit, NOT a true LSD.If you lift a wheel................or lose traction, or break a halfshaft (or axle shaft, call it what you will) a true LSD will lock up and still provide drive to the wheel that still has grip.The Quaife unit only works while BOTH wheels have some degree of grip. Once grip is lost on one wheel for whatever reason, you get no drive. In that respect, its no better than a standard diff.I had one on a Land Rover..................complete and utter waste of time.
Beans Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 But then you need locking diffs on a LaRo :PFor a reasonable fast road car I'll stick to the Quaife diff :X
andy thompson Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 I have a quaife on my Pi and the only time it is any good is in a straight line down a 1/4 mile... on tight circuit ... particularly hairpins , the inside wheel spins a lot of power away... not all of it like a open diff but most of it...A quaife would be Ok on a fast road car with relatively soft, supple suspension for traction but on a track I agree with GT ... basically rubbish
Beans Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 lagerzok wrote:...A quaife would be Ok on a fast road car with relatively soft, supple suspension for traction but on a track I agree with GT ... basically rubbishThat's why it works on my car. It's set up for fast road and road rallies. So with a relatively soft suspension set up.
paulsprint Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 Got a Tran-x lsd in my sprint, very strong plate type .adj plate and ramp angles. works well on the road and track. PM me for details
JonB67 Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 Anyone know much on the subaru wrx lsd's that are being fitted to some spits? Are they any good?
JonB67 Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 Anyone know much on the subaru wrx lsd's that are being fitted to some spits? Are they any good?
JonB67 Posted April 7, 2008 Posted April 7, 2008 Worth buying a spare off ebay then, huh?Thanks for that GT, useful feedback!Jon
thescrapman Posted May 16, 2008 Posted May 16, 2008 If anyone is interested, I have been offered a Salisbury unit removed from a TR diff. Owner couldn't get on with it.All fully working OK.PM me if you want details.CheersColin
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