if the triumph unit is like the austin healey unit i believe you will be
looking at day and night difrences! the detroit locker type positraction
carrier uses spring loaded pawls that click into cut notches to get the
locking effect. my sprite has an original competition dept. unit in it.
it has a bit ofa sideways jump when you lock it or unlock it in a corner.
it's best to try to commit under throttle or commit off throttle going into
a corner untill you get the feel ofthe locker locking or unlocking. the
unit works fine, but you must be prepared for what it will do! in a few
practice sessions you will either become comfortable with it or you will
hate it. in hillclimbing my car i have become comfortable with it's
operation. i cannow get it to do what i want it to do . but at first it
scared the heck out of me!!! i thought i broke an axle with the way it
felt.
in comparison the quaife is very smooth and you should have no "feel " of
it's operation. but if you want a true "vintage experience" you might
want to try the locker before you decide to condem it . like i said, i
have become acustomed to mine and now it's second nature to drive my bugeye.
chuck.
that's my story and i'm sticking to it! lol! :)
----- Original Message -----
From: <Gt6steve@aol.com>
To: <FOT@autox.team.net>
Cc: <Vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 10:07 AM
Subject: No-spin diff
> Amici,
> I've got an old "no spin" diff for the Triumph as was sold by the
> Competitions department. A Detroit Locker I think. Can anyone offer any
> tips on the care and feeding of this thing? How about driving with it?
Will
> the racing line be affected by it locking and unlocking? Will it feel and
> behave noticably different than my Quaife?
> Thanx in advance,
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