- May 16, 2014
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When counting rotations of drive shaft and wheel on a 01 gt does the entire rear need to be lifted because of he limited slip. I raised passenger side and got 2 1/4 driveshaft turns per wheel rotation no way that's right
I could have sworn an open diff has one tire rotating while the other does not vs a limited slip where one tire rotates and the other either rotates the same direction or the opposite...when the engine is off. For instance, if the wheels spin in opposite directions while the engine is off, this means that when the car is running (engine and trans spinning), both wheels will have power (and both will spin in the same direction) although one will have less power than the other. An open diff has only one wheel spinning at all times (engine on or off). Correct me if I'm wrong but I could have sworn that's how it works.If it's an open diff, one tire spins in one direction, the other in another. If it's got a "Traction-Loc" (not Positrack....that GM speak ) then both wheels will turn in the same direction. Even a severely trashed traction-loc or limited slip rear end will have both wheels going in the same direction with the rear end off the ground.
The rest of your info regarding determining gear ratio is correct though.
I could have sworn an open diff has one tire rotating while the other does not vs a limited slip where one tire rotates and the other either rotates the same direction or the opposite...when the engine is off.
For instance, if the wheels spin in opposite directions while the engine is off, this means that when the car is running (engine and trans spinning), both wheels will have power (and both will spin in the same direction) although one will have less power than the other. An open diff has only one wheel spinning at all times (engine on or off). Correct me if I'm wrong but I could have sworn that's how it works.