I recently added Hotchkis sways. I've noticed lately while taking my drives in the twisties that the LSD is being activated much more then it ever used to. Has anyone else had this happen? Not that it hurts anything but it's something that might become annoying the harder I push it.

 

turn it off....its best used on wet roads....if your talking tcs that is

 

thread title says "LSD", it can't be turned off.

 

If your rear bar is set too stiff, then you will lose traction on the inside tire very fast in a turn. The reason is this: as you enter the turn, wt is transfered to the outside of the car. This unwieghts the inside tire as it is, but this also causes the inside suspension to extend and the outside to compress. This difference in motion is controled by the anti-roll bar, which, through a resistance to twisting, places extra load on the outside tire and lifts on the inside tire- further unwieghting it. As wt is taken off the tire, overall traction decreases which will in turn make the stock VLSD work harder, same for the VDC if your car is so equipped. This is also why it is imperitive to use as stiff a spring as possible to control body roll on the driven end of the vehile, rather than too-stiff bars, so as to maintain as much traction as possible.

 

Sorry, used the wrong terminology. I meant to say TCS (traction control) not LSD. The "slip" light comes on and the system will brake on one of the front corners.

The new sways are set at 32% stiffer in front (middle hole) and 54% in rear (first hole, softest setting).

Resolute: At the end you mention that stiffer rear springs should be used. Is this why, for example, Tein's spring sets have progressive for the front but linear for the rear (not taking into consideration spring rate too)?