xtreme6669 said:
you will have just as much trouble with a lsd in the snow as with a locker... with a lsd the axles are locked together with a clutch pack until enough force is created to break the grip of the clutches.. so on a slick, icy or snowey road both tires will spin as if they were locked... the ideal set up for snow would be an air locker set up... completly open when off and completly locked when on.
The ideal setup for winter would actually be a LSD, lockers or spools are no good (though some people can manage just fine with them, LSD's make things much easier).
LSD's don't actually LOCK both axles together, a locker does. A LSD may SEEM like it locks them together, yet will let one power more than the other, unlike a locker.
A Locker is either open or fully locked (like a spool). Once it senses one side spinning, and it's locked; it's harder for it to unlock, especially when you need it. A LSD on the other hand can more easily adjust the clutches to which side has more traction, or stopping power.
Put it this way:
(With a Locker) When you're accelerating and have little traction, both wheels will recieve 100% power. Both tires will be spinning the same speed because the axle shafts are physically locked together. When going around corners in little traction, you don't want both wheels to lock up; this will cause the rearend to slide around. Going around a corner while NOT accelerating, will open the locker up, and allow the wheels to spin at different speeds. Usually when you're stopped, and turning around a corner, you need to accelerate. This is where the locker will lock up and start the sliding...
On the other hand, a LSD will allow both wheels to get power, yet retain the different speeds they need to power the vehicle without slipping. This is not just especially helpful when accelerating, but braking as well.
This is why Lockers are MUCH different than a LSD, especially in low traction. Anyone who has had a LSD, and a Locker, knows what I mean. I'm not just writing this on knowledge, but personal experience as well. LSD is just plain better in this situation...
