> This topic went around the local autox list without clear
> reesolution; good points: cheap, does seem to provide traction control,
> relatively simple to install; bad points: puts a lot of force on
> the spider
> gears, may require tweaking (ie changing internal springs) to work
> effectively. The "force on the spider gears" is the one I'm a bit
> concerned
> about - for cars with fairly robust diffs (Honda, VW), the risk
> appears to
> be acceptable to many owners; unfortunately the Spit/GT6 diff is
> nutoriously
> fragile so I've decided to forgo the experiment and so can't say.
I've no first-hand experience, but from the conversations on other lists,
I'd say the Phantom Grip doesn't significantly increase the chances of
breaking something even in a "notoriously fragile" diff ... but it does
significantly reduce it's lifetime. For a racer, that's certainly NBD, but
it might give one pause before using it on the street.
I don't know if it's still true, but Jerry Alford posted on last September
that he was the only dealer offering the Phantom Grip for Triumphs. He put
one in his F Production Spitfire and reported being quite pleased with it.
"... after racing
this car for 10 years with a Detroit locker & locked diff's I didn't notice
any performance change except the smoothness."
You can contact him at :
Jerry Alford
Union Jac's
909-397-7512
unionjacs@aol.com
NFI, but he's a friend and fellow club member.
Randall
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