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Welded Diff?
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 1:22 am
by hoffydoodle
Anyone here welded their diff for track or drifting?
Is it recommended? (I want to go down a drifitng path with the mx5)
Any issues associated with it?
Thanks in advance!
Re: Welded Diff?
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:29 am
by speed
Fine for track. Illegal for road use though.
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It can be faster but requires higher driving skills.
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:38 am
by oztrackdays
Mine is welded and it probably costs me time, but all the tame racing drivers it will help.
It is cheaper, a full legit spool will be better again, save some weight and be stronger.
Re: Welded Diff?
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 3:02 pm
by hks_kansei
It will remove any difference in wheel speed, so no inner wheel spinning ever.
But, a weldy can also encourage understeer since the lack of wheel speed difference can try to push the rear in a striaght line while the front wheels try to turn the car.
Clutch pack diffs can also do this, but by their nature they can unlock under certain circumstances (depending on setup etc)
Basically, you'd be better with a clutch pack LSD, but a weldy is cheaper.
Re: Welded Diff?
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 7:43 pm
by speed
Hoffydoodle, what model mx5? Your model states non mx5.
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Re: Welded Diff?
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 12:58 am
by hoffydoodle
speed wrote:Hoffydoodle, what model mx5? Your model states non mx5.
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Yeah I need to update. I have a nb8b