Car wheels
10-06-2006, 08:19 PM
#1
~~ Hardcore Newb ~~
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 29
Rep Power: 646 
Car wheels
Okay here is my question and reasoning. Why does a car with an LSD when you spin one tire(car is off spun by hand) does the tire on the opposing side spin the opposite direction. Noticed this on the two cars in our family that have an LSD did this when the tires where in the air while I was rotating tires or chaning oil. If someone knows exta reason please enlighten me. I figure it has something to do with the gears and the LSD and how it all works but was wondering why they still didnt spin the same direction since it does when the motor pushes the tires.
10-06-2006, 08:44 PM
#2
GTcars - Post God !
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Holmen, WI
Posts: 16,092
Rep Power: 1018
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Its not just LS that does that, could be all. Mine does it, and I dont have a LSD.
Its not just LS that does that, could be all. Mine does it, and I dont have a LSD.
10-06-2006, 09:54 PM
#3
GTcars - Post God !
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Valencia, CA
Posts: 7,173
Rep Power: 892
youre backwards. cars with an open differential will spin both ways. cars with a limited slip spin the same way.
you really have to know how a differential works to know why. i cant really explain it in words.
you really have to know how a differential works to know why. i cant really explain it in words.
10-06-2006, 10:45 PM
#4
GTcars - Post God !
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Holmen, WI
Posts: 16,092
Rep Power: 1018
Originally Posted by NoRiceInside
youre backwards. cars with an open differential will spin both ways. cars with a limited slip spin the same way.
you really have to know how a differential works to know why. i cant really explain it in words.
you really have to know how a differential works to know why. i cant really explain it in words.
10-06-2006, 11:42 PM
#5
~~ Hardcore Newb ~~
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 29
Rep Power: 646
Originally Posted by paarman97maro
thats why i posted a link to howstuffworks
10-07-2006, 12:30 AM
#8
~~~ SITE SPONSOR ~~~
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: northwest IN
Posts: 6,374
Rep Power: 801
it would matter if the rear end broke or somethin and he was trying to fix it... i sound like an *** right now im sorry but rear ends are so complicated. i know from experience with them that if you dont just rip into one you wont get what anyone is talking about
10-07-2006, 12:38 AM
#9
GTcars - Post God !
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Saraland AL
Posts: 15,868
Rep Power: 1051
Originally Posted by CamaroVsMustang
Thanks read, before i asked which is why i asked cause it confused me, it but i know for sure that the suburban we have has an LSD checked it and it spun opposing ways so unless i mis-read(possible) then they went opposite ways??
10-07-2006, 02:25 AM
#10
~~~ SITE SPONSOR ~~~
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: tucson, az
Posts: 2,083
Rep Power: 720
yea u should look at the howstuffworks.com website they have alot of good stuff on there, i didnt really look for the rear end question but its one of those things u kinda have to see taken apart to really understand, its hard for me to explain stuff like that
10-07-2006, 08:22 PM
#14
~~ Hardcore Newb ~~
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 29
Rep Power: 646
Originally Posted by Mikerock
To understand how things on your car work???
yes it does matter.
yes it does matter.
10-07-2006, 08:27 PM
#15
~~~ SITE SPONSOR ~~~
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: northwest IN
Posts: 6,374
Rep Power: 801
Originally Posted by CamaroVsMustang
I was always taught if you know wahts happening you know waht might fail and can prevent that from happening. If that makes sense to you.
lol my bad