Non Torsen Rear End

[66Bronc1]

I see that a lot or most GT’s have the Torsen rear end with the 3.73 axle ratio. My base GT does to have the Torsen, it has the standard limited slip rear with 3.55. Is this a much weaker rear end? If it’s not Torsen, who makes it?

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[stang1971]

Torsen doesnt make it stronger....google a Torsen and you will understand.

 

[BmacIL]

It's not weaker, per se. It's a different style of limited slip: a clutch pack. It is less robust to road course track use and the clutches will eventually wear out. The Torsen is a pure mechanical limited slip.

 

[NoVaGT]

It's not weaker, per se. It's a different style of limited slip: a clutch pack. It is less robust to road course track use and the clutches will eventually wear out. The Torsen is a pure mechanical limited slip.

Hell, I'd love to know why my Torsen LSD eats the hell out of my passenger side rear tire. The non-Torsen 3.73 LSD in my 2012 Track Pack car did the same damn thing.

 

[WildHorse]

a clutch pack

Which can be rebuilt easily.. unlike the Torsen.

 

[BmacIL]

Hell, I'd love to know why my Torsen LSD eats the hell out of my passenger side rear tire. The non-Torsen 3.73 LSD in my 2012 Track Pack car did the same damn thing.

You make more right turns than left? The torsen needs load on the inside tire to bias torque under power, but in very low speed corners it tends to drag the inside tire. Have you had your alignment checked? Factory alignment is usually pretty poor for wear (and handling) and is setup more to protect for the lowest common denominator.

 

[NoVaGT]

You make more right turns than left? The torsen needs load on the inside tire to bias torque under power, but in very low speed corners it tends to drag the inside tire. Have you had your alignment checked? Factory alignment is usually pretty poor for wear (and handling) and is setup more to protect for the lowest common denominator.

I admit I haven't had the car aligned, but my 2012 TP car and now my 2016 PP car have both done this consistently. I do accelerate out of corners hard, as I believe I am the reincarnation of Ayrton Senna......without all that pesky talent, ability, experience and knowledge mucking things up.

 

[BmacIL]

Which can be rebuilt easily.. unlike the Torsen.

The clutch pack will need to be rebuilt far, far sooner.

 

[Jay-rod427]

You make more right turns than left? The torsen needs load on the inside tire to bias torque under power, but in very low speed corners it tends to drag the inside tire. Have you had your alignment checked? Factory alignment is usually pretty poor for wear (and handling) and is setup more to protect for the lowest common denominator.

Not so much you make more, but that right turns are generally shorter radius.

 

[BmacIL]

Not so much you make more, but that right turns are generally shorter radius.

Yeah very true.

 

[NoVaGT]

Not so much you make more, but that right turns are generally shorter radius.

Well I'll be damned. That's a very well-reasoned and logical answer to something that has bugged the every living hell out of me for years.

Thank you.

 

[Jay-rod427]

Yeah very true.

Well I'll be damned. That's a very well-reasoned and logical answer to something that has bugged the every living hell out of me for years.

Thank you.

 

[DickR]

Of course without an LSD of any type it is more likely to get tire wearing wheelspin with powerful rwd car or any rwd car with an aggressive driver. FYI solid axle GT's with clutch pack limited slips also tend to wear the right rear more than the left rear. Probably due to the shorter corner radius as suggested above.

 

[WildHorse]

The clutch pack will need to be rebuilt far, far sooner.

On my old 71 Roadrunner with a 440 4-speed, the clutch pack lasted 100k. Plus when it comes time to rebuild.. the world is your oyster as far as how crazy you wanna get with clutch packs.

 

[Jetnoise]

I see that a lot or most GT’s have the Torsen rear end with the 3.73 axle ratio. My base GT does to have the Torsen, it has the standard limited slip rear with 3.55. Is this a much weaker rear end? If it’s not Torsen, who makes it?

The Torsen rear diff is much more robust than the lsd
Track pack cars have it standard.
If you don't care about having or feel you the track pack option and all the items it includes I wouldn't worry about the lsd

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