limited slip

[Danoff]

does anyone here mess with limited slip differentials on cars other than rally? If so, what's it good for? I've tried it on a few cars and don't see much of a difference.

-Dan (>75% and counting)

 

[miata13B]

you need to turn off the TCS an ASM to full utilize the LSD on the cars! try it and give yourself five to ten laps and see the difference. In rally though I am not sure if it is going to make as much of a difference as the track.

 

[DrifterBR]

Take a look at those posts:

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11889 - RWD Cars

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11888 - FWD cars

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11890 - 4WD cars

 

[quattro_bro]

Or these...
LSD discussions

and/or try a SEARCH

 

[Danoff]

beautiful. Thank you both.

 

[Danoff]

so the idea is that the LSD can act as a mechanical ASM or TCS depending on the settings.

I've been told (and some of the people in the posts you referred to are saying the same thing) that you shouldn't drive with ASM or TCS because you're not learning how to actually handle the car. Instead you're relying on the computer to save you from your mistakes and it slows you down.

However, if you don't use ASM or TCS and you don't tweak your limited slip, you're going to have some serious tire wear problems as you try to corner quickly.... that is, if you can even manage to keep your thumbs precise enough on the analog sticks.

Is this correct or am I making this stuff up?

 

[miata13B]

Thus, the reason why you need to actually takethe time and run tuneing laps with the car. You get it to the point where you like how it takes corners, and reducing tire wear. Also, you get to beat up on buddies that try to race you in 2 player mode with thier memory cards. Most people I race are horrible and they come in yelling how great they are and stuff. AEDRIVER would like this one. I used a stock powered with sports suspension Treuno against a buddy in a grand sportcorvette. I ran circles on Grand Valley versus him with a tuned suspension.

 

[Duke]

Originally posted by danoff
so the idea is that the LSD can act as a mechanical ASM or TCS depending on the settings.

A limited slip differential's main goal is to distribute the power to both drive wheels equally, rather than overwhelming the one tire that has the worst traction. In a powerful car, this often means that you can overwhelm both wheels equally, which causes understeer in FWD and oversteer in RWD cars.

The limited slip doesn't really function in place of ASM. It does sort of act like a mechanical TCS, but it can only distribute the available power equally, it can't prevent wheel spin.

I've been told (and some of the people in the posts you referred to are saying the same thing) that you shouldn't drive with ASM or TCS because you're not learning how to actually handle the car. Instead you're relying on the computer to save you from your mistakes and it slows you down.

I agree with this statement mostly. I always turn ASM all the way off. For powerful cars I sometimes leave TCS at 1 or 2 for really powerful cars.

However, if you don't use ASM or TCS and you don't tweak your limited slip, you're going to have some serious tire wear problems as you try to corner quickly.... that is, if you can even manage to keep your thumbs precise enough on the analog sticks.

Not necessarily. It does take a bit of throttle control in musclebound cars, but that's all. It's not automatically going to give you tire problems.

I use the analog sticks for both steering (left) and throttle/brake (right). It took me about 1 hour to get used to it, and I've preferred it ever since.

I can't see your post count in this view, but if you're new, welcome to GTP!

 

[gumpy]

I have not got up to the S license races yet. I assume I will need to tweak the setups more for those.

I have left the TCS and ASM at default settings and have put the LSD Rear up to 50 for the RUF 3400s in the Roadster Pro Series.

I also tried it on the Griffith 500 but still was not happy. I think it does make a difference though as I was finding it tough until I did so with the RUF.

I don't want any advice here as I am happy to try things myself but if a car is good except for power oversteer I increase the acceleration LSD and I think I have actually run a car with TCS at 11.

This is only on certain cars and only if they have power oversteer.

And I do agree that if you want the absolute best laptimes you will need to turn these things down and control the car yourself but at this stage I am doing what I need to to win and this has worked so far for me.