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They are different.... The Viscous lsd is more durable, is sealed, but locks up slower than the Clutch-Type. Its a "lifetime unit". The clutch type locks faster but is not as durable, however it can be rebuilt. I like the clutch-type in my GXL. Im not too hard on it though. I guess its a matter of how you are going to be driving. If you know your going to be locking it up all the time, than the Viscous would be better.
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They are different.... The Viscous lsd is more durable, is sealed, but locks up slower than the Clutch-Type. Its a "lifetime unit". The clutch type locks faster but is not as durable, however it can be rebuilt. I like the clutch-type in my GXL. Im not too hard on it though. I guess its a matter of how you are going to be driving. If you know your going to be locking it up all the time, than the Viscous would be better.
i would beg to differ on the viscous types being "more durable". There design is far from that. They are just meant to be easy maintainance (fluid changes) at the cost of perfromance.
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I prefer the clutch type. Much better and easy to repair. I am using a 1988 gxl lsd in my 1989 gxl, In 89 it was only aval in viscus as far as i know and not offered lsd unless you had turbo. So i went with the 88 clutch lsd. Also have herd of viscus units failing and they got replaced with clutch type. The viscus appears to cost alot when it breaks.
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I prefer the clutch type. Much better and easy to repair. I am using a 1988 gxl lsd in my 1989 gxl, In 89 it was only aval in viscus as far as i know and not offered lsd unless you had turbo. So i went with the 88 clutch lsd. Also have herd of viscus units failing and they got replaced with clutch type. The viscus appears to cost alot when it breaks.
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None of the stock LSD's will be much good any more. The clutch types will have worn clutches and weak springs, and the viscous ones will have deteriorated fluid (not the gear oil that you fill it up with), so neither one will be working very well.
Rebuilt clutch type > old clutch type ~= viscous
Rebuilt clutch type > old clutch type ~= viscous
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In 89 the only LSD available was a viscous... and it was only available on the GTUs model and the Turbo. No other S5 USA spec models got a LSD... any LSD. Only the 89-90 GTUs model and the 89-91 Turbo model.
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*edit* oh, did you think I meant all 89s came with a viscous LSD? My bad. I meant what you said: The only LSD available on 89s was the viscous, and the only n/a model that you could get it on was the GTUS (and yes, I put a large S, so no one things I'm saying GTU and making it plural.)
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