1. The rear axle limited slip differential / differential lock
This configuration means that the vehicle includes a The rear axle includes a limited slip differential or rear axle limited slip differential lock.
cars traveling on a curve, the rotational speed of the inner and outer sides of the wheel is somewhat different, the outer wheels travel a long distance, but also higher than the rotational speed of the inner wheel speed, “differential” is used to make a difference in the wheel speed, in the case of turning right and left wheels can be made reasonable torque distribution to achieve a reasonable turn effect. This time it is necessary to adjust the differential (almost all vehicles have a differential).
After the limited-slip differential axle located between the two front wheels of the vehicle, which can make an ordinary differential idle since the wheel floating result, the difference the accelerator power continuously passed to wheel spin without resistance, not only the vehicle can not move forward, and this force will be the loss of a large number of drawbacks. Generally rear axle with limited-slip differential will be in a number of high-performance vehicles. Rear axle equipped with limited slip differential driving the vehicle at the time of intense, you can also drift wide range of motion.
limited-slip differential performance of the significance of
When driving a limited slip differential (LSD limited slip differential is the abbreviation, Limited Slip Differential) car, which occurs when a drive wheel idling, LSD will control two wheel power output, to prevent idling wheel will not continue to idle, the other wheel also has a large enough power to help the vehicle forward; accelerating when cornering, the torque output of the centrifugal force and the wheel lifted off the ground or produce the vehicle skidding, and LSD devices will also try to transfer power to the outside wheel, it can help drivers improve cornering speed, in order to strengthen the control performance.
LSD equipped vehicle, that the handling characteristics during cornering of the vehicle is completely different from ordinary driverYou can step on the accelerator more deeply, this time in addition to improved cornering speed, but do not worry because the risk of the vehicle into the bend too fast caused, so loaded with LSD vehicle on a curve than does ordinary differential High speed and maneuverability advantage.
is located in the rear axle differential lock between the two front wheels of the vehicle, the differential and the differential lock functions exactly the opposite effect. That is not to differential work, so that both sides of the same vehicle speed. For example in the case side and the wheels on the other side of the die wheel slip, the differential will work, because the role of the differential is to allow each wheel speed difference occurs, so that the side of the wheel remains stuck stationary, while the other side of the wheel because it will effect the differential rotation of crazy, stuck on one side, the side of crazy turn, the car can not move forward naturally trapped. In order for power to be transmitted to the normal “rest” of the wheel, there must be Differential lock , two half shafts which can be connected to the steel, making it a whole, so that both the wheel can get the same power, the vehicle may be out of the woods, this is the role of differential lock. Typically includes a limited slip rear axle differential lock car Mercedes G500 e.g., Mercedes AMG G55,5.7L Grand Cherokee, Wrangler Rubicon, Defender like.
rear axle differential lock to enhance vehicle performance significance of
improve vehicle off-road capability, enhanced rescue capability when the vehicle is traveling on non-paved road.