LSD options

Dru

• Aug 18, 2015

• #1

Are there any plated alternatives to the quaife atb for the Clio 197/200 because I can only find quaife available ?? Oh and ktec list one but unsure of the make

 

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PAUL JA

Paid Member

• Aug 18, 2015

• #2

Gripper do one

for example - http://gripperdifferentials.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=50

 

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Rogue

Platinum Member

• Aug 18, 2015

• #3

Gripper needs servicing every 25k or something so careful of that one.

 

Dru

• Aug 18, 2015

• #4

Yeah it's for racing so ideally want a plated cheers guys!

 

Gez

Moderator & South Wales Rep

• Aug 18, 2015

• #5

[MENTION=51865]Dru[/MENTION] Mfactory? They're pretty new

 

Dru

• Aug 18, 2015

• #6

Gez said:

[MENTION=51865]Dru[/MENTION] Mfactory? They're pretty new

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I'll have a look cheers!!

 

TB Rich

Paid Member

• Aug 18, 2015

• #7

Drexler do one, given they are standard fit on the various more hardcore VXR's, my assumption is that it must 'wear' OK (ish!) ?

 

Legend@wheels

Gold Member

• Aug 19, 2015

• #8

I have quaife atb ,its a solid lsd that doesnt require any special care,fit and forget

 

pdd144c

Paid Member

• Aug 19, 2015

• #9

Quaife are good for the road, but I wouldn't use on track if there are other options... As soon as you hit a kerb and lift a wheel something plated is required so you still have drive!

 

Chinny375

• Aug 19, 2015

• #10

I've got the plated Gripper fitted & cannot fault it one bit, I had to change a gearbox synchro after the diff had been in for 15k miles and barely any sign of wear in it, that's with a few track days included

 

Legend@wheels

Gold Member

• Aug 19, 2015

• #11

I cant see any real big difference between the gripper and quaife in handling and performance (maybe on track but even there not something that make you feel like wow its big improvement)

 

The ANT

• Aug 19, 2015

• #12

Legend@wheels said:

I have quaife atb ,its a solid lsd that doesnt require any special care,fit and forget

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Yes but a quaife needs some resistance on both wheels otherwise it will act like a regular open diff, as soon as a wheel leaves the ground there is as good as no resistance so it's effectively an open diff spinning all the power away through that wheel.

A plate diff will slip a certain amount depending on the ramp angles and the preload set then it will start to lock, the more a wheel slips the tighter it locks until their isn't enough torque to make it slip.

 

Dru

• Aug 19, 2015

• #13

Yeah that's why ideally I want a plated diff but was having trouble finding anybody who did one

 

Legend@wheels

Gold Member

• Aug 19, 2015

• #14

for a daily/sometimes hardcore driving car gripper and this type of diffs looks overkill to me ,up to you what you want from the car for most people i would say quaife is the choice
as for handling/perfs see it as Gripper>quaife>open(genuine)

 

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Dru

• Aug 19, 2015

• #15

Legend@wheels said:

for a daily/sometimes hardcore driving car gripper and this type of diffs looks overkill to me ,up to you what you want from the car for most people i would say quaife is the choice
as for handling/perfs see it as Gripper>quaife>open(genuine)

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Okay cool my 200 is a race car so I'm gonna go for the gripper cheers!

 

Yiannis197

Paid Member

• Aug 21, 2015

• #16

Gripper for you without a shadow of doubt. I believe Sean from Jade developments can supply these bad boys for something less than a grand. Quaife is a good diff but technically it's not an lsd, it's an atb diff and as soon as one wheel is on the air the game is lost.