Sorry for the delay in replying, was busy getting car ready for a track day, and then the trackday day itself.
You could be right, I don't know enough about gear internals to comment further on the diagrams to be honest
..but in practical terms though, after the trackday I can now confirm that the Q2 diff works just fine under braking, I didn't notice any negative characteristics and maybe very slightly improved stability over a standard open diff.
This was with Ferodo DS300 front pads, and DS2500 rear pads, type-R tyres - so a stern workout.
As to whether my new 20mm rear ARB also helped with trailbraking I suspect this may also be the case, but the diff seemed to not cause any problems whatsoever.
I'm almost certain my impression of very slight understeer under trailbraking at the Ring was caused by the fact that my rear discs were very worn and just beginning to shudder.
I had new ones for Fridays trackday.
Cheers,
TB
Originally Posted by Caldo Bollente
TB, just when I think I've cracked it you have to go and throw a spanner in the works
. I am at least seeing how it works now (and it isn't as mystical as I imagined
), the acceleration/coasting is only the final piece of the puzzle.
Right, I'm looking the
T1 diagram and assuming it means that under acceleration the sidegears move to the right, altering the gear tooth angle, thereby changing the tbr. Decelerating, changing the tbr again by moving the other way.
Whereas the
T2 does not look to have any sideways movement or if it did would break into pieces. What say you?