That just means your coworker is not comfortable with driving the car in the rain and that is OK, at least he knows his limitations unlike some people out there, my coworker and buddy drove his modded and tuned ScatPack Wide Body year round, he just had ran good tires, the OEM Pirelli tires sucked and where replaced not long after buying the car new, he burned them off 1st lol, he would also do a quick burn out to heat up the tires for better traction on those very cold days… A coworker drove his HellCat year round, he had a set of DOT slicks that he would put on the rear when he wanted to play, and normal tires for other times… I used to drive my fun cars in the snow with some added weight in the back…
Cars are meant to drive in the south (mostly salt free), not be stored cause you don’t want rain on them…
And most of the guys driving the sports cars don’t care what the ins rates are, they know it is the price of having a fun car to drive, as the saying goes, if ya wanna play, ya gotta pay…
Oh and the guy that wrecked doing 140 mph, that happens rain or shine… Fast cars and rain are not the problem, it’s the nut behind the wheel that makes the difference…
Also some of the cars are running tunes and can be tuned for a smaller throttle curve for bad weather or normal driving and the turned up for when they want to have fun..
I just had my truck tuned and because Toyota has a factory ECT Power button for it, the tune gives me 2 settings, I went Medium/Spicy, one gives you the throttle response that the factory setting should have had (NO drive by wire lag anymore woo-Hoo!!!), and a shift pattern that does away with the OEM gear hunt that all 3rd gen Tacoma’s are known for (the Main reason for the tune), and the other a very touchy (remapped throttle for very quick response) and a sport trans tune that raises the shift points, (it was NOT for more HP lol), so if my little o truck can do that, imagine what these sports car tunes can do, not to mention the OEM settings…
Assuming you know the difference between an open diff (differential) and a limited slip/posi/sure grip diff (or whatever you want to call it)… Then you also have lockers, minis spools, full spools and I am missing some I am sure, just within the big 3…
You also have the Lincoln Locker where you simply weld the spider and side diff gears all together, name for using a Lincoln welder… lol
But to answer you question, A mini spool replaces the spider gears in an open differential, providing some traction but is weaker and can break under heavy loads. A full spool is a solid unit that connects both axles directly, offering greater strength and traction but can be harsher for street driving.
The little one to the left is a mini spool, the one to the right (like mine) is a full spool, Very strong and Very light weight, mainly used for drag racing…
We had one in the next city over, about 7 miles away, that was a rent a rack/space, well at least we did until the Tornado ripped through the city a few years ago just missing the old house by 0.4 miles, scared the craap out of my daughter, who still live their… it mainly hit businesses… Don’t remember if it has reopened again or not…
What’s a comfortable turning radius in that beast?
What type of axles are you running?
I learned the hard way in mine- it’s only metal as one guy put it. Lots of mods can be used on the street but you have to be smart about it- as you are no doubt well aware.
Not very good, on the street it doesn’t affect much, but you can’t (very easy anyway) turn into a parking spot, so you gotta look a little harder, Stock axles for now, still very strong on a 8 3/4"… But yeah with the garage behind the house, I normally back in, much easier then hearing the tires dragging on my 14 point turn…
Yeah making sharper turns is a lot of tire dragging… lol
But future plans are to build a spare 3rd member and use the spool with a 4.11:1 or maybe even a 4.88:1 for fun times, and a more streetable limited slip with the current 3.91:1 I am running now… Then it is just a matter of swapping out the 3rd member, I have 2 spares now…
Remember the transmission is built also, 2nd/3rd gear is VERY firm, 2nd feels like a mule kicking you in the back according to my ScatPack friend…3rd feels like the back bumper is hit by a sledge hammer, I love it…
BTW, don’t need a parking brake with a spool, just turn the front wheels to full lock, car ain’t gonna move… lol
Speaking of which, I am a big fan of that feeling also I posted some years back about a transmission I built with the help of a friend to complete a challenge I made for myself. Child’s play for someone with your background and abilities. I still recall Mustangman was able to figure out pretty much every detail about the transmission and its advantages just from a picture of it. I remain impressed by that to this day…
Not as impressed as I am with you joining 2 transmissions together… lol
My hats off to you sir!!! And Mustangman for understanding it right off!!!..
I have to really think about it hard to wrap my simple brain around it and I still probable have a 1000 questions…
I would love to slowly disassemble it to see how you did it, then I could possible understand it, but I might also look at it and go duh, why didn’t I think of that…
My issue is I overthink everything when sometimes it is just something simple…
But man I bet with a double 1st gear, that thing would launch Hard with the right suspension and tire setup…
I can’t imagine driving a locked rear diff. My elocker had the switch go bad, just backing up truck went chucka, chucka, chucka.
Fortunately, though switch was around $135, only take ten minutes to replace.
It’s not for the faint of heart, you have to really know your vehicle and what it will do, example, mine wants to kick the back end out in a curve if under throttle when I shift to 2nd gear… It is more on the extreme side of hot rodding… lol
Mine doesn’t clunk, just drags the rear tire(s) and tries to shift the rear end around, does make some eerie sounds though…
It is a matter of using the correct tool for the job; the sports car and the motorcycle stay in the garage on rainy days, what is the point of having a truck if it is never used? LoudThunder keeps his truck in his garage.
Appropriate tires are best for a daily driven vehicle, but some people don’t want daily wear-and-tear on their special vehicle, store chips on the highway, pothole damage and mud on the expensive tires and wheels etc.
Lots of mods can be used on the street but you have to be smart about it- as you are no doubt well aware.
I posted some years back about a transmission I built with the help of a friend to complete a challenge I made for myself. Child’s play for someone with your background and abilities. I still recall Mustangman was able to figure out pretty much every detail about the transmission and its advantages just from a picture of it. I remain impressed by that to this day…
