quaife

[mardak at cogeco.ca (Mark)]

So Scott, do you figure in snow or really sloppy mud that there is
enough preload in the Quaife to get power to both wheels without
applying the brakes?  I remember hearing that the Peloquin LSD w/ the
80% kit is the way to go if you do a lot of winter driving...  Any
comments?

Mark.
80 S
81 S  ABA/JH/4K

> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org [mailto:scirocco-l-
> bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Scott F. Williams
> Sent: October 17, 2003 3:18 PM
> To: 'Dan Bubb'
> Cc: 'scirocco list'
> Subject: RE: quaife
> 
> Dr. Bubb wrote:
> > Yeah, it's probably true that the internal preload of a
> > Quaife (or even a Peloquin with an 80% kit) isn't going
> > to be enough when you push the envelope as far as Scott
> > does! Now how exactly do you do that? Shred a tire and
> > shatter a wheel?
> 
> Oh, believe me, it isn't too difficult. Ripping a tire to pieces can
be
> as simple as getting a puncture and not not stopping! The carcass
simply
> overheats and delaminates. The results are pretty hardcore lookin' and
> often lead to sheetmetal damage, too, as the rubber flails around.
Then,
> with nothing left on the rim, all you need to do is slam a rock hard
> enough and the wheel goes away.
> 
> Street wheels are designed to bend and dent, but are inherently less
> rigid, therefore. Race wheel metallurgy, on the other hand, produces
> very stiff and strong castings that tend to hold together better until
> they reach their design limits. At that point, they may fail
> catastrophically. I was experimenting at that rally between strength
and
> lightness (race rim) versus long-term durability with my usual street
> rims. For rallying at my previous budget level, street rims proved to
be
> more practical.
> 
> Wurd,
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> (reclusive scholar mode)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <sfwilliams@comcast.net>
> To: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>
> Cc: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>; "Mark" <mardak@cogeco.ca>;
> "'shawn f'" <falzsf@mts.net>; "'T. Reed'" <treed2@u.washington.edu>;
> "'scirocco list'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 8:21 PM
> Subject: Re: quaife
> 
> 
> > Um... yeah. Up in Maine one summer, I shreaded a tire and then
> > shattered
> the wheel. All that was left was the hub which was still bolted to the
> disk. We were left with no wheel drive at all. So... to get around
that
> little challenge, I simply kept my foot on the brake pedal to add some
> load. That produced enough resistance for the Quaife to work which got
> us 13 miles back to service. -gotta press on regardless!
> >
> > P.S. I'll officially be "back" soon.
> > --
> > Scott F. Williams
> > (in reclusive scholar mode)
> > > > I don't believe this is a true statement. The Quaife has
internal
> preload
> > > > and I would presume the Peloquin does also even without the 80%
> > > shim/spring
> > > > kit.
> > >
> > > i dunno, scott williams reportedly lost all traction on the rally
> > > course (with a quaife installed). something happened with one
wheel,
> 
> > > i forget
> what
> > > though...
> > >
> > > scotty, pipe up here, would ya?
> > >
> > > Al
> > >
> 
> 
> 
> 
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