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#490 of 552 IIRC... by andre1969 Mar 21, 2003 (6:32 am)
...when you jack it up, if both wheels spin in the same direction, you have limited slip (Posi). If one wheel spins in the opposite direction, you have an open rear.
#491 of 552 by rea98d Mar 23, 2003 (5:45 pm)
The best way to tell is to take it out on a dry stretch of pavement and stomp on it. Two skid marks= posi, one = open diff:-)   Okay, okay, so it's not the best way. It is the most fun, however!
#492 of 552 posi by camshaft1 Mar 24, 2003 (6:22 am)
what's the benefits of posi? is it worth the few hundred to upgrade or is there a swap i can do?
#493 of 552 The main benefit... by andre1969 Mar 24, 2003 (7:29 am)
...with limited slip (Posi, Surgrip, Traction-Lok, etc), is that if one wheel starts to lose traction and spin, then power will go to the other wheel. With a normal "open" rear end, once one wheel starts to spin, you're screwed, because all your power will then go to that wheel, and not the one that has a more sure footing.   I've never had a limited-slip car, so I can't personally attest to the benefits of it. If you have a high-power engine though, it should get the power to the ground better, where an open rear would just put too much power to one wheel, which would lose traction and just keep spinning, without really going anywhere until you let off the gas.   I've also heard that if you do a lot of turning, like say in a downtown city area, that limited-slip rear-ends will wear out quicker. This is one reason why city police cars often had open rears, while highway pursuit units had limited slip. (BTW, I'm a Chrysler guy, so I have trouble saying the word "posi"
#494 of 552 limited slip by camshaft1 Mar 24, 2003 (11:24 am)
thanx andre1969. that clears up a lot of confusion. what you wrote is pretty much what i thought. do you have any ideas on what is better for pro-touring? i think the previous owner had this car set up for street/strip. i ordered a g-machine suspension and have a super-t tranny. i've been a back yard mechanic for a while but i've never taken on a project like this one. i live in baltimore city so i will be doing a lot of turning but i want the best over all car. i had a 95 bmw m3 that has a tuned suspension. other than the occassional rough bumps it was great in the city.
#495 of 552 . by fintail Mar 08, 2006 (2:47 pm)
This was my daily driver for almost 8 years
#496 of 552 And I drove to work this morning... by andre1969 Mar 09, 2006 (6:21 am)
in this. This old beast was my daily driver for roughly 85,000 miles. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 09, 2006 8:48 am) fintail (Mar 09, 2006 9:16 am)
#497 of 552 Re: And I drove to work this morning... [andre1969] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Mar 09, 2006 (8:48 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Mar 09, 2006 6:21 am) great photo. You should post that in your carspace webpage as well.   I switch cars a lot. Since I've been on the road more and more in my work, I bought a new car instead of pushing an old one as a daily driver. The day to day grind in a large metro area is tough on an old car, and even a couple of breakdowns costs too much in time and money for me.   So my old cars will just be toys now for occasional use. Replies to this message: fintail (Mar 09, 2006 9:16 am)
#498 of 552 Re: And I drove to work this morning... [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail Mar 09, 2006 (9:16 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 09, 2006 8:48 am) That's kind of why I retired the fintail too - once I was out of school and had to go out every day, I wanted something more modern. And then when I moved to a more urban setting, I wanted something a little more modern and of lower mileage than the 126, and I didn't want to be too tough on it in the traffic here. It all worked out...the fintail is now a sunny day car, and the 126 went to a retiree who uses it for pleasure drives.
#499 of 552 Shifty: by jrosasmc Mar 09, 2006 (10:02 am)
What kind of new car did your purchase? Do you like it? Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 09, 2006 10:43 am)

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