> you said:
> "Along this line an even cheaper alternative is to weld the
> differential
> (my dad did this on his ITB Rabbit)."
>
> I'd try to stay away from welded diffs if at all possible. They can be
> alternately scary, annoying and broken. They lead to some
> strange handling
> on asphalt and in tight turns are easily broken, since the wheels MUST
> rotate at different rates when going around a corner. Your
> father's Rabbit
> must be a real handful to steer. I have used them on rally
> cars used on
> gravel and they usually get broken and tear up everything in
> the pumpkin.
It is an odd sensation to drive it and it's not a road car (nor would
I even recomend welding for that), but I would think that a locker would
have some odd handling characteristics as well (esp. given the quirkiness of
Triumph
IRS in the first place).
>
>
> Phil Barnes (peb3@cornell.edu)
> Cortland, NY (nowhere near New York City)
> '71 TR6 CC61193L (21 year owner)
>
> If you want to leave footprints in the sands of time, wear work boots.
>
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