Thread: Locking diff options

I emailed Dave at Ashcrofts and he got back to me already:

Hi,

sorry but we have no plans at the moment,

I am not sure many people are using them for hard off road as yet, also I asked the question on the D3 forum and the answers I got were that if was not required as they have great traction control,

Dave

Originally Posted by Presto

I emailed Dave at Ashcrofts and he got back to me already:

Hi,

sorry but we have no plans at the moment,

I am not sure many people are using them for hard off road as yet, also I asked the question on the D3 forum and the answers I got were that if was not required as they have great traction control,

Dave

I already told you that .

Originally Posted by garrycol

I already told you that .

Yes you did, but I'd already sent the email before I got your reply!

Those that would be interested in a D3 locking diff, please show your interest here to justify Ashcroft's development of a magic diff centre.

Hey Presto ,maybe you should read Garrycols/ashcroft reply again !
I asked the question on the D3 forum and the answers I got were that if was not required as they have great traction control,
Look at the Calendar its 2011 not 1980 , modern traction control is better than difflocks !

Originally Posted by 400HPONGAS

Hey Presto ,maybe you should read Garrycols/ashcroft reply again !
I asked the question on the D3 forum and the answers I got were that if was not required as they have great traction control,
Look at the Calendar its 2011 not 1980 , modern traction control is better than difflocks !

Sorry, but I disagree. I have both a D1 (fully locked) and D3 (traction control), and although traction control is very clever, I don't think you'll ever beat mechanical lockers, especially where time is an issue (eg, time trials) where you find you're waiting for the traction control to go through it's various scenarios before it decides to find the right combination.

Why would a D3/D4 e-Diff be an upgrade unless it was "better"?

Originally Posted by Presto

Sorry, but I disagree. I have both a D1 (fully locked) and D3 (traction control), and although traction control is very clever, I don't think you'll ever beat mechanical lockers, especially where time is an issue (eg, time trials) where you find you're waiting for the traction control to go through it's various scenarios before it decides to find the right combination.

I agree, particularly if you have forgotten to turn DSC off or it has turned itself back on after a TR change.

Garry

Originally Posted by 400HPONGAS

Hey Presto ,maybe you should read Garrycols/ashcroft reply again !
I asked the question on the D3 forum and the answers I got were that if was not required as they have great traction control,
Look at the Calendar its 2011 not 1980 , modern traction control is better than difflocks !

So that is why my twin locked '80s 110 could idle up a hill that a D4 needed to have 50 attempts at.