putting mini spool in vt s1 diff

[jasevt]

Just wondering how you go about putting a mini spool in, how much it will cost and it's worth while? cheers!

[jasevt]

I only ask cause cops got me this morning for the tiniest bit of wheel spin, when tires were cold and road was wet, threatened to take my car completely accidental, i swear

[v8_stato]

i got a minispool in my charged stato man and im ****ing sick of it chewing up my tyres,i got through a new set every 3-4 months.there good fun but a **** at the same time.if i was u just get a lsd mate.legal and safe and save money trust me

[jasevt]

What am i looking at for an lsd then, i already have tire problems cause of the stupid camber on the vt lol. oh and mine is only a 6 cyclinder

[STEALTHY™]

i got a minispool in my charged stato man and im ****ing sick of it chewing up my tyres,i got through a new set every 3-4 months.there good fun but a **** at the same time.if i was u just get a lsd mate.legal and safe and save money trust me

STOP doing burnouts then. There is no way known you could have chewed a set of tyres in 3-4 months. My tyres lasted over a year, DAILY driving it to work (plus a few fun hills runs aswell) and only ended up bald when i decided it was time for new ones and finished them off.

[STEALTHY™]

What am i looking at for an lsd then, i already have tire problems cause of the stupid camber on the vt lol. oh and mine is only a 6 cyclinder

Get what you want. A spool is really only for a car that does burnouts, or needs traction at the drags/track. If your just getting a spool for the sake of having a spool, i don't think you'll benifit from it.

[v8_stato]

mate i drive it daily im pretty sure i know when my tyres are ****ed!coz of the camber the inside wears out heaps.and no i dont do burnouts unless i got stockies.all im saying is minispools are a prick

[jasevt]

Nah not at all, thats the reason i want one more traction, but the more i read about it i think it's a waste of time in the 6, and was going to get diff serviced, replace bearings etc cause it's making a whineing noise so thought i could put one in while it's apart, thats all thanks anyway!

[STEALTHY™]

mate i drive it daily im pretty sure i know when my tyres are ****ed!coz of the camber the inside wears out heaps.and no i dont do burnouts unless i got stockies.all im saying is minispools are a prick

Theres something else going on there, or you bought budget tyres. I have a VP Calais, so the same shitty IRS (and no camber kit)

Your either driving very hard on your daily driving, or you have other suspension problems not related to the camber.

[STEALTHY™]

Nah not at all, thats the reason i want one more traction, but the more i read about it i think it's a waste of time in the 6, and was going to get diff serviced, replace bearings etc cause it's making a whineing noise so thought i could put one in while it's apart, thats all thanks anyway!

Yeah i wouldn't suggest a spool, an LSD will be fine for what you need. Burnouts kill LSDs, if your not doing any, the LSD will be fine.

[jasevt]

Thanks for the advice stealthy, cheers!

[Ado]

STOP doing burnouts then. There is no way known you could have chewed a set of tyres in 3-4 months. My tyres lasted over a year, DAILY driving it to work (plus a few fun hills runs aswell) and only ended up bald when i decided it was time for new ones and finished them off.

$700 worth of 20in tyres on the back of the Statesman and down to wear indacators within a few months with LSD.

[STEALTHY™]

$700 worth of 20in tyres on the back of the Statesman and down to wear indacators within a few months with LSD.

And they say spools are bad

[Ado]

And they say spools are bad

Yeah stuff spools,just about the right weather to kill yourself with one.

[STEALTHY™]

Yeah stuff spools,just about the right weather to kill yourself with one.

LOL, here we go again.....

[Ado]

LOL, here we go again.....

Eh?dont understand.

[jasevt]

yeah don't understand either, funny but!

[STEALTHY™]

Eh?dont understand.

The good old wet weather makes spools dangerous myth. Just as easy to kill yourself with an LSD as it is a spool, depends WHO the driver is

[Ado]

Only going by my experience.Drove an old HJ years ago with a CIG locker,pulled out of a 7/11 and hardly put the foot down and did a quick 180.
If you think a wet road is less dangerous than a dry road with either a spool or LSD then you are kidding yourself.

[STEALTHY™]

Only going by my experience.Drove an old HJ years ago with a CIG locker,pulled out of a 7/11 and hardly put the foot down and did a quick 180.
If you think a wet road is less dangerous than a dry road with either a spool or LSD then you are kidding yourself.

If you pulled out of a 7/11 with an LSD and put the foot down a little bit, you would have also done a 180. Drive to the conditions next time.


I never said anything about the effects of water on the road. I said a spool is no more dangerous than an LSD in the exact same situation!
Once again, its the driver. If i can drive through a monsoon and not stack it, surely its not the car thats the problem....

[clubsport_replica]

i totally agree with the driving to the conditions but yes spools are more dangerous only due to the fact that one wheel is constanly skipping even when slight cornering so yes it would be more dangerous in the wet as it would/could cause you two slide a little easier.

but im all for spools as long as you drive acordingly. ie change driving habits

[walesy]

well once again as in the 40 billion other threads about spools i have to agree with stealthy... alot of the people who have something bad to say about them either havnt driven one or have only been in a car with one...

both me and stealthy have had spools in daily drivers and ive had 3 cars with spools all up and never had a problem with them, as was said an lsd is just as dangerous with the wrong driver as a spool is no matter the weather conditions.

and as for tyre wear its not as bad as people say it is unless your deliberately doing burnouts everywhere...

[danja]

I only ask cause cops got me this morning for the tiniest bit of wheel spin, when tires were cold and road was wet, threatened to take my car completely accidental, i swear

How is a spool going to help you stop wheel spinning? LSD is what you want.

EDIT: Not having a crack at spools by the way, but they're for a particular purpose, which doesn't sound like what the OP actually wants/needs.

[walesy]

yeah i agree that jasevt doesnt need it

[STEALTHY™]

i totally agree with the driving to the conditions but yes spools are more dangerous only due to the fact that one wheel is constanly skipping even when slight cornering so yes it would be more dangerous in the wet as it would/could cause you two slide a little easier.

but im all for spools as long as you drive acordingly. ie change driving habits

Spools aren't more dangerous! I could send my Nana out in my car in the wet, on slicks, and she still wouldn't lose traction. Yes, a wheel is constantly skipping, but it take x amount of force to break traction. I'd much rather a spool that i know will spin 2 wheels, than a ****ed LSD that will spin 2 wheels through first, then open wheel in 2nd, resulting in your car in a tree.