Does a LSD realy make a difference?

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I mean I am still unclear as to what I should be looking for driving wise when I adjust it. So far I have seen nor felt any difference while driving so I just don't install one. Am I missing something here? I understand the concepts behind it but I just don't see any results.
 
Yes, you'll notice it when cornering.




EDIT: Before you ask us about the ins and outs of a fully customizable LSD, there are several threads on this subject already; all of which are stock full of the information you'll need for a proper tune. A quick forum search should do the trick.
 
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Adjusting the LSD in a front wheel drive car can help immensely as well. One tire fire is common on a high power fwd car so I always install one.
 
Yes, you'll notice it when cornering.

Yes I understand that but what will I notice? I need specifics e.g. Tighter turning radius, faster around the corner i.e. last corner of HSR can take at 120 normally but with LSD set you can do it at 130-40-50? or the really tight color corners in Cape Ring will I be able to keep the same radius but travel faster through it?

What am I looking for here?
 
Adjusting the lsd is more for correcting things wrong with the car. If it understeers like a bus for example, and the suspension settings can't sort it, or if the car behaves wildly, snapping from understeer to oversteer or visa versa like the FGT, adjusting the LSD can sort it. It is one of the most powerful parts to adjust for altering car behavior.
 
If you don't have an LSD and have a normal differential, the outside tire will spin faster in a corner. If you don't let up on the gas it will want to continue this motion, leading to massive oversteer even at low speeds (i had this problem with a triumph). An LSD cures this by locking the rear tires together at a certain point, so yes, they do help, some cars more than others.

It can cure understeer as well, i don't know a ton about how to tune them though, i just understand how they work.
 
Thing to note, buying an LSD will bring you to preset settings (I believe it's: 15/40/30?). Cars already have their own setting (stock) so buying one will replace the stock setting and make it handle differently.

I think in the Tuning subsection (and in a few sticky guides),there are quite a few people who say the Skyline's system is like that and is actually better left alone.
 
Yes I understand that but what will I notice? I need specifics e.g. Tighter turning radius, faster around the corner i.e. last corner of HSR can take at 120 normally but with LSD set you can do it at 130-40-50? or the really tight color corners in Cape Ring will I be able to keep the same radius but travel faster through it?

What am I looking for here?

Wheel spin, traction, etc.
 
Yes I understand that but what will I notice? I need specifics e.g. Tighter turning radius, faster around the corner i.e. last corner of HSR can take at 120 normally but with LSD set you can do it at 130-40-50? or the really tight color corners in Cape Ring will I be able to keep the same radius but travel faster through it?

What am I looking for here?

Not trying to be a pain in the butt,, but.. just play with the settings.. you'll soon find out what does what. Or you could google LSD settings :)
 
Yes I understand that but what will I notice? I need specifics e.g. Tighter turning radius, faster around the corner i.e. last corner of HSR can take at 120 normally but with LSD set you can do it at 130-40-50? or the really tight color corners in Cape Ring will I be able to keep the same radius but travel faster through it?

What am I looking for here?

You've already been told what you're looking for, and it's here.
 
Yes I understand that but what will I notice? I need specifics e.g. Tighter turning radius, faster around the corner i.e. last corner of HSR can take at 120 normally but with LSD set you can do it at 130-40-50? or the really tight color corners in Cape Ring will I be able to keep the same radius but travel faster through it?

What am I looking for here?

If you go into the "LSD" and click on the "?" it gives you REALLY REALLY good information, including what changing "each setting" will do by changing it up/down. A good read, good luck.
 
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10 pages of nonsense. I can't believe folks are arguing about actual LSD in a real car vs in this game. The game is exactly that - a GAME!

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=178881&page=10#post4837669

Here's a summary of what I wrote in the above link:

LSD - Let's you set how much oversteer/understeer when you exit a corner and how much oversteer/understeer when you brake into a corner.

ACCELERATION LSD: HIGH VALUES = when you floor the car out of a corner, it will understeer. LOW VALUES = when you floor the car or even tap on the gas without full throttle, it will OVERSTEER.

DECELERATION LSD: HIGH VALUES = when you BRAKE into a corner, it will UNDERSTEER. When you BRAKE into a corner (a light tap on the brake), your car will OVERSTEER.

Initial Torque: HIGH VALUES - causes everything to basically understeer (it's the effects time on each ACCELERATION/DECELERATION VALUE). When set really high, it's the same effect as UNDERSTEER OVERALL. When set really low, it has same effect as OVERSTEER OVERALL. Good settings are 10-25 for 500HP RWD cars.

It all depends on your driving style; how you set the LSD - depends on how much oversteer/understeer you prefer when entering/exiting corners.
 
yeah it really depends on what car you drive like the corvette zr-1 905hp no race mod you can really tell if it works if you drive it all the time
 
Yes I understand that but what will I notice? I need specifics e.g. Tighter turning radius, faster around the corner i.e. last corner of HSR can take at 120 normally but with LSD set you can do it at 130-40-50? or the really tight color corners in Cape Ring will I be able to keep the same radius but travel faster through it?

What am I looking for here?

I recently figured out how to observe and manipulate the LSD settings. I would say I have a firm grasp, as before I only ever used to drive race cars (thinking wrongly), that it was a lack of downforce stopping me getting road cars around the corners. Now I almost exclusively drive road cars, with my favourite being the Ford GT.

Anyway, here is a heads-up on what I have figured out so far.

Initial settings: The values for tihs work in the OPPOSITE direction to those of the aceceleration and decelleration settings. So, a lower setting will make the effects stronger, whilst a higher setting will make the effects weaker.

Acelleration settings: The lower this setting is the more your car will oversteer during acceleration. The higher the setting the more your car will understeer during acceleration.

You can observe this effect in game by watching the turning circle of your car as you accelrate out of a corner. If you find yourself going towards the outside as you exit the corner. lower this setting. If you find your car rotating too far towards the inside of the corner (ie spinning out), raise this setting.

Decelleration settings: The lower this setting is, the more your car will oversteer during deceleration. The higher the setting the more your car will understeer during deceleration.

I would also like to clear something up. these settings do not just work when you are braking, they work ANYTIME you are not accelerating. So for example, if you are coming towards a fast corner, you can ease off the accelerator, and you will notice these effects taking place.

Have you noticed when you ease off the accelerator (during cornering), that your car will turn in more than it was during acceleration? Well this setting alters how strong that turning effect is. The lower the setting the more the car will turn-in, the higher the setting, the less it will turn. You could equate this setting to the turn-in angle as you enter the corner.

It was this setting for me that solved the mystery of not being able to get road cars around corners. Now I have figured it out, I happily race road cars anywhere and everywhere!

Other notes

It is worth pointing out that it is generally a good idea to have your acceleration settings higher than your decelleration settings. This isn't a concrete rule though as differect cars require different settings, and you have to find some settings that fit your driving style.

Also, there is a correlation between the deceleration settings and the acceleration settings, because if you have your decelleration settings too low, you can find your car spinning out during acceleration, due to the angle at which your car was in to start with. Find the balance between both settings, instead of trying to compensate for the weaknessies in one settings, by drastically alter the settings of the other. I hope thiis helps. 👍


I apologise for my crappy spelling. The PS3 does not have a spell checcer! :sly: :lol: 👍
 
Perfect example here

You take the Formula Gran Turismo out on the track with LSD settings all at 60
Then take it out with settings at 5

You'll notice a HUGE difference
 
LSD - Let's you set how much oversteer/understeer when you exit a corner and how much oversteer/understeer when you brake into a corner.

ACCELERATION LSD: HIGH VALUES = when you floor the car out of a corner, it will understeer. LOW VALUES = when you floor the car or even tap on the gas without full throttle, it will OVERSTEER.

DECELERATION LSD: HIGH VALUES = when you BRAKE into a corner, it will UNDERSTEER. When you BRAKE into a corner (a light tap on the brake), your car will OVERSTEER.

Initial Torque: HIGH VALUES - causes everything to basically understeer (it's the effects time on each ACCELERATION/DECELERATION VALUE). When set really high, it's the same effect as UNDERSTEER OVERALL. When set really low, it has same effect as OVERSTEER OVERALL. Good settings are 10-25 for 500HP RWD cars.

It all depends on your driving style; how you set the LSD - depends on how much oversteer/understeer you prefer when entering/exiting corners.

This is about as accurate a post as you will get on the subject.
 
10 pages of nonsense. I can't believe folks are arguing about actual LSD in a real car vs in this game. The game is exactly that - a GAME!

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=178881&page=10#post4837669

Here's a summary of what I wrote in the above link:

LSD - Let's you set how much oversteer/understeer when you exit a corner and how much oversteer/understeer when you brake into a corner.

ACCELERATION LSD: HIGH VALUES = when you floor the car out of a corner, it will understeer. LOW VALUES = when you floor the car or even tap on the gas without full throttle, it will OVERSTEER.

DECELERATION LSD: HIGH VALUES = when you BRAKE into a corner, it will UNDERSTEER. When you BRAKE into a corner (a light tap on the brake), your car will OVERSTEER.

Initial Torque: HIGH VALUES - causes everything to basically understeer (it's the effects time on each ACCELERATION/DECELERATION VALUE). When set really high, it's the same effect as UNDERSTEER OVERALL. When set really low, it has same effect as OVERSTEER OVERALL. Good settings are 10-25 for 500HP RWD cars.

It all depends on your driving style; how you set the LSD - depends on how much oversteer/understeer you prefer when entering/exiting corners.


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