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Old Oct 2, 2017 | 11:51 AM
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Limited slip Diff
I purchased my 2011 E63 used. I am the second owner. I just printed the build sheet thanks to a different listing. It reflects that the vehicle did NOT have a limited slip differential at build time.
Two seperante mechanics have told me that the vehicle does have a limited slip. How can I determine if it does or doesn't?
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Old Oct 2, 2017 | 12:04 PM
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What method did your mechanics use to make that determination? Our open diffs behave more like an lsd so I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re mistaken.
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Old Oct 2, 2017 | 04:30 PM
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The most fun way to tell is to turn stability control off, and try to do a nice curved line burnout. If it leaves two curved black lines on the pavement then it has LSD.
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Originally Posted by rediesel
The most fun way to tell is to turn stability control off, and try to do a nice curved line burnout. If it leaves two curved black lines on the pavement then it has LSD.
Our open diffs will do that...
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Lift the rear of the off the ground and spin one wheel by hand. If the other wheel spins the same direction, you have a limited slip.
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Lift the rear of the off the ground and spin one wheel by hand. If the other wheel spins the same direction, you have a limited slip.
Pretty sure that doesn’t work on our open diffs either. I know it didn’t on my E55.
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Old Oct 3, 2017 | 07:23 PM
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Assuming I do not have a limited slip diff, What brand and specs would you recommend??
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'03 E55, Range Rover Sport Supercharged, Ducati 748R
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Assuming I do not have a limited slip diff, What brand and specs would you recommend??
I put a Quaife in my E55 but to be honest I would spend your money elsewhere. Our open diffs are pretty good at putting power down to both wheels. People that like to track these cars on a road coarse might have different advice but for street or drag race applications I just didn’t see enough, if any, improvements.
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Both Wavetrac and Quaife seem to be highly regarded.
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