I had a welded diff in the Peyote when I bought it. At low speeds the damn
thing didn't want to turn in, at high speeds, it was fine--no wheel spin.
For an autox car with relatively lower speeds, it might be very difficult to
convince it to turn in? Peyote was also a terrible hunk of dead aluminum and
cast iron bits when trying to push it around the paddock--you could hear one
rear tire scuffing every time you turned the steering wheel and it really
wanted to stop. I solved the problem on the track by never driving it
slowly--it just looked slow!
----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew Wilder
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 9:12 AM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: welded difs
Hi,
So what's the opinion on welding the differential. I know atleast one
sprite autocrossing regionally has his welded. How does it affect handling?
I was thinking it might be kinda tough on the axles on my 4a live axle.
After reading some of the recent posts on the Detroit lockers it sounds like
it would be a better choice for Auto-x than the Quafe but welding it solid
would definitely keep the inside from spinning.
Matthew Wilder
'67 TR4a E-prepared auto-xer
http://top.mcttelecom.com/~mwilder/
|