Limited Slip Differential

[Silverbird]

Hi All

A couple of months ago I was going around a roundabout in the wet, and lost the back end before exiting. Rear tyres are fine (Bridgestone RE92's), pressures were to spec and I was doing less than 5km/h. I thought maybe a LSD might have been handy - or am I confusing that with Traction Control? Can my VZ Exec Wagon be fitted with LSD?

Interested in suggestions,
Blake

 

[Immortality]

Can definitely be fitted with LSD, however that possibly won't fix your issue which I dear say may have something to do with driving style.

An LSD will maintain traction longer than a standard open diff, however when they do break traction they will step out sideways a lot quicker.

 

[Nut Kracker]

I was going around a roundabout in the wet, and lost the back end before exiting.........and I was doing less than 5km/h......

That's around walking speed.
Or is that a typo?

 

[SavVYute]

You soon learn you gotta drive like a nanna in the wet if you drive a ute with a limited slip diff.

 

[EYY]

Hi All

A couple of months ago I was going around a roundabout in the wet, and lost the back end before exiting. Rear tyres are fine (Bridgestone RE92's)
Blake

Your tyres are the problem. And an lsd will only make it worse unless your goal is to minimise wheel spin when driving straight ahead.

 

[Silverbird]

Hi All,

Thanks for your replies. Not a driving style issue - I'm not into fish tailing / hooning or whatever. I'm basically a nanna driver full time 24/7.
NutKracker - not a typo, basically walking speed, hence my concern. Someone suggested to me that the roundabout in question is a well-known trouble spot on wet days. I pretty much roll through it now if it's raining. EYY I was wondering about the tyres too.

Thanks all for suggestions.

 

[ari666]

get the rear end looked over and replace any loose/worn bushes, leaky shocks and get it all aligned to spec.

a busted bush will let slip at the most inconvenient moments and do exactly what you describe.

 

[EYY]

Do a quick google of the reviews for those tyres, they all say the same thing regarding wet performance. I used to have a full set of them on my statesman, now I only have the fronts since I got some yokohama's for the rear and I'm a lot happier.

After about 6 months they got really noisy, squealed around every corner after I put the lsd in (normal driving, not accelerating hard around corners and round abouts etc.) They were making me look bad lol

 

[ari666]

you big hoon, you

 

[Silverbird]

get the rear end looked over and replace any loose/worn bushes, leaky shocks and get it all aligned to spec.

a busted bush will let slip at the most inconvenient moments and do exactly what you describe.

Fair enough - had a 4 wheel alignment recently so it should have been picked up then I would have thought. Thanks for the suggestion.