A serious thread: 1 new tyre and 3 old. Ok?
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Originally Posted by Gomez
There is a guy on Ausrotary who claims to have broken three RX-8 diffs. I don't recall ever seeing a report of a diff failure here.
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Originally Posted by timbo
First principles says it could be damaging, but whether in fact any have failed as a consequence..... would be interesting to know ![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Would the diff actually be slipping though? Most of the time, the diff will only power one wheel anyway ... considering from what I remember from 1st year uni ... that power is only applied to the outer wheel in the event that the inside wheel slips.
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Ah, but it's a limited slip diff, so it will only allow ...well...a limited amount of slip...before it locks. I guess if that slippage tolerance is continually exceeded, even in the straight ahead, it could lead to premature failure -- that's what I meant about first principles
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Originally Posted by timbo
Ah, but it's a limited slip diff, so it will only allow ...well...a limited amount of slip...before it locks. I guess if that slippage tolerance is continually exceeded, even in the straight ahead, it could lead to premature failure -- that's what I meant about first principles ![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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I doubt either'll be a problem though, modern metallurgy is much different to that of the the day when they used to make old Datsun 180B's.
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Originally Posted by EZZY
as long as the "driving" wheels are the same brand/size/compound/age.... (for FWD and RWD)
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Of course ... but if you're continually exceeding the slippage tolerance you'll be causing premature failure anyway!
I doubt either'll be a problem though, modern metallurgy is much different to that of the the day when they used to make old Datsun 180B's.
I doubt either'll be a problem though, modern metallurgy is much different to that of the the day when they used to make old Datsun 180B's.
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Anyway, this is all theory at the moment, apart from the experience of the guy on Ausrotary. I have searched here but didn't find anything...but then maybe I didn't look hard enough
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Originally Posted by timbo
Actually, I think the key factor is circumference, although grip would also have an effect
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Anyway, this is all theory at the moment, apart from the experience of the guy on Ausrotary. I have searched here but didn't find anything...but then maybe I didn't look hard enough
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