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Old 08-23-2008, 10:38 AM   #8
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Quaifes are different compared to other LSDs. They require a softer rear suspension setup because if you lift an inside rear wheel the diff goes open. Some people are reluctant to make the suspension adjustments and have a poor opinion of the Quaife. I was one of those people when I raced a 240Z. I siwtched from a CLSD to the Quaife and just hated the thing.

I ended up talking with Craig Taylor at Taylor Race Engineering for long time and decided to do some wholesale changes to the suspension on my 240Z. I moved roll stiffness forward, changed the spring bias from rear to front, and reduced rear camber.

The car was a little slower on corner entry but I could pick up the throttle a couple heartbeats before the corner apex and the throttle was mashed to the floor just past the apex. My lap times everywhere improved by 5% and the car just launched out of the corners, which got scary sometimes. Other cars would sometimes beat me to the inside of the corner at turn in but I would just rocket into their rear bumper coming out of the corner.
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