On Jul 6, 6:18*am, AD > wrote:
> On Jul 2, 6:23*am, Steampunk > wrote:
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> there is no way I could have trashed the disk to the bare metal in one
> soft off roading sitting pulling my rwd beater out of a grass covered
> clay field.
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> To do subaru justice: neither obs nor legacy (both manuals) would've
> spun the front wheels
> with the rears sitting idly as my A4 did in the process.
> If there is a 50:50 split in the normal case I'm not seeing it.


wondering if the trick of applying a little brake would have sent more
power to the other axle?


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> Anyhow, Subaru makes good enough cars for most people,
> but they just don't suit me and don't mix well
> with local luddites at the yearly technical car inspections spinning
> the wheels
> one axle at a time to check the brakes.
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> I guess the viscous coupling on anything south of STi would not get
> thick enough
> quick enough to get any damage to the center differential, but I just
> don't want to
> take any chances.
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> Since torsen is mechanical I wonder if it would fare any better though
> than a viscous coupling diff
> on a subaru with a stick.

the center diff is viscous LOCKING.
I HAVE heard of some upgrade to the fluid to get it to lock more
quickly after slippage.

Does the OBS or the Audi have rear LSD? I know my WRX and my wife's
Outback do. I admit I don't softroad much though.