1980 gs
04-13-02, 04:38 AM
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Originally posted by mark perez
peejay,what about detroit lockers,,boss mustangs,
shelbys,even an 'N' case 9'inch ford stuff,,i think full
size bronco's have them too, not just bowtie stuff
peejay,what about detroit lockers,,boss mustangs,
shelbys,even an 'N' case 9'inch ford stuff,,i think full
size bronco's have them too, not just bowtie stuff
GM= Positraction
Mopar= Sure Grip
(talking musclecar era here)
04-13-02, 04:46 AM
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Detroit Lockers are a ratcheting type diff... totally different. IN a corner, the inboard wheel gets all the power and the outboard wheel overruns, on a one-way clutch type mechanism. That's why they are kinda noisy in turns, and it's also why they are not recommended for road racing. Picture it - you accelerate out of a corner, the lightly loaded inboard wheel gets all of the torque, starts spinning, and then it catches up to the outboard wheel and the drivetrain shocks that one into spinning too. Yuck.
04-13-02, 09:11 AM
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Originally posted by peejay
Are you sure it has a limited slip in it? I used to get both rear wheels to spin in my '80 in the dry. (Only one tire in the wet - go figure)
Are you sure it has a limited slip in it? I used to get both rear wheels to spin in my '80 in the dry. (Only one tire in the wet - go figure)
04-13-02, 09:21 AM
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Originally posted by Felix Wankel
Did you roll backwards any before you did that?
Did you roll backwards any before you did that?
Tell you the honest truth, I don't remember because I was more intent on not hitting our minivan which was just up the drive from that spot...interesting question...
04-13-02, 07:37 PM
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On a jackstand, you turn a tire, either one, and the opposite side rotates the same direction....
~T.J.
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