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Re: Limited Slip Options for TR6

To: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Limited Slip Options for TR6
From: Gregory Petrolati <gpetrola@prairienet.org>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 15:33:40 -0500 (CDT)
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, Bob Lang wrote:

> Detroit Locker - not sure on availability of this one, but they are 
> "nasty" (my description) for street use. As the name implies, these are 
> locked, not "limited slip".

        As an owner of a "Detroit Locker" in a TR4 I mus agree with Ken...
        However not so vehemently... Nasty? Well it klunks at odd times,
        lurches to the left on acelleration... The locker doesn't rely on 
        clutches like "normal" LSD rears. The mechanism is more like a 
        ratchet. When the driven wheel spins, the ratchet engages, or
        locks up, allowing both wheels to be driven.
> 
> Quaife - Expensive, but a nice unit.
> 
> Here's wishing for a Quaife under the old Xmas tree...

        IRS guy, I don't know how you would use this solution, but 
        solid axle guys tune in... (originality weenies, delete this now).
        John Reimer, who drives the wickedest MG TD street rod I've ever 
        seen (chevy 302 with 6, count `em 6 downdraft strombergs,) 
        suggests, if you're determined to have an LSD, trying a Ford 9". 
        There are plenty in wrecking yards... You can take your choice of 
        beaucoups ratios. What you save by not buying a Quaife will more 
        than pay for the rear, a rebuild (if needed) and the mods at the 
        machine shop to adapt it to Your TR... With enough left over to 
        toast your frugality with a liver abuser of choice. 

        Greg Petrolati

gpetrola@prairienet.org                         1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
        "That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois


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