Real world driving - LSD vs no LSD
Discussion
Ok so having never driven a rwd car with an lsd (without a sales guy sat beside me to test it out myself)I am curious to know what the real world practical difference with one and without one are on a rwd car, to be specific the car I am hunting for is a C63. Just want to know if I should bother with an lsd on the spec sheet.
I appreciate the theory of what it does, allows both wheels to spin, sounds great. I just don't want to waste my time hunting for one with an lsd if really I personally won't benefit from it.
All I can compare to is a 2002 C320 we have. No lsd but I seem to be able to waggle the tail out easily in the wet and control pretty nice drifts if i try, it doesn't seem hard control at all. Pulling out a junction with tcs off (as far as it goes off!) I can easily do some tail out stuff. I really want to know what difference would an lsd add. Does it allow for me to get a sideways angle quicker? To hold a slide for longer? etc
Please note although I like to drive hard when the situation allows I don't do many track days nor do I tend to want to get the back end out very often (too scared on public roads!). Out of this fear I tend to back off during corners and be gentle with the throttle. You could call me miss daisy in that respect!
So with that in mind, I would really appreciate if someone could offer their opinion.
I appreciate the theory of what it does, allows both wheels to spin, sounds great. I just don't want to waste my time hunting for one with an lsd if really I personally won't benefit from it.
All I can compare to is a 2002 C320 we have. No lsd but I seem to be able to waggle the tail out easily in the wet and control pretty nice drifts if i try, it doesn't seem hard control at all. Pulling out a junction with tcs off (as far as it goes off!) I can easily do some tail out stuff. I really want to know what difference would an lsd add. Does it allow for me to get a sideways angle quicker? To hold a slide for longer? etc
Please note although I like to drive hard when the situation allows I don't do many track days nor do I tend to want to get the back end out very often (too scared on public roads!). Out of this fear I tend to back off during corners and be gentle with the throttle. You could call me miss daisy in that respect!
So with that in mind, I would really appreciate if someone could offer their opinion.
buggalugs said:
I find the LSD makes the tail more predictable. For example pulling out of a T and you feel like getting your oppo on, with an open diff sometimes a dab of throttle will have the desired effect sometimes you will just spin the inside wheel up. With an LSD it will always kick out when you want it to.
That makes sense. I just hope I don't turn into a hooligan driver with such new found power and then regret not having an LSD. In our C320 in the wet the tcs cuts a lot of power, feels sluggish and with tcs off the back slithers out. Would an LSD stop this?
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