Mr Noisy
Coming in your ears.
I have spent a couple of weekends doing solid mileage on pure snow much of it un driven and was keen to concentrate on working out how the vehicle drove with centre diff locked/unlocked
Defo felt more willing to lose grip/push on during cornering with centre diff locked which was fully expected but then of course also felt more dedicated/under control at same time because grip under power was more available
Absolute simple truth of the matter is open diffs only exist in this world because auto diffs/limited slip units are more expensive
Ideal world every off road vehicle would have as a basis an ATB fitted and better a plated LSD unit at least
Same goes for road cars and track cars alike
Ashcroft ATB is still lockable but for all those other times when you are unlocked you would be in a better situation with an ATB in the transfer case than an open diff
Needless to say, knowing my track record, it is one of those things that is on my long term "bored now, what to modify next" list
Defo felt more willing to lose grip/push on during cornering with centre diff locked which was fully expected but then of course also felt more dedicated/under control at same time because grip under power was more available
Absolute simple truth of the matter is open diffs only exist in this world because auto diffs/limited slip units are more expensive
Ideal world every off road vehicle would have as a basis an ATB fitted and better a plated LSD unit at least
Same goes for road cars and track cars alike
Ashcroft ATB is still lockable but for all those other times when you are unlocked you would be in a better situation with an ATB in the transfer case than an open diff
Needless to say, knowing my track record, it is one of those things that is on my long term "bored now, what to modify next" list