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Old 24-09-2007, 05:06 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by merlin
So a spool is designed to give you more traction but results in your car driving sideways? Of course this makes perfect sense...

Is this an eighties thing or something, because I'm not getting it!
That's about it in a nutshell. Two wheels turning at the same speed around corners in the wet = sideways. It's much safer if the diff allows the wheels to turn at different speeds during cornering and if need be lock up for sideways action or straight line traction when needed.
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