Toyota jumping on the Torsen bandwagon....

Pantelis Giamarellos pantg at otenet.gr
Wed Apr 16 01:14:14 EDT 2003


Todd thanks for the link.

In fact I was trying to find their URL since I want to buy some TrueTracs
for a few fellow members of the LR club of Greece.

Take care and thanks again
Pantelis

----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Young" <auditodd at attbi.com>
To: "Pantelis Giamarellos" <pantg at otenet.gr>
Cc: "David Eaton" <deaton at tranzrail.co.nz>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 12:11 AM
Subject: Re: Toyota jumping on the Torsen bandwagon....


> TracTech has it's own LSD diff that uses "Helical" gear sets also:
> www.tractech.com/Products.htm
>
> It's called the Detroit Truetrac
>
>
> Pantelis Giamarellos wrote:
> > Actually Quaife (which is similar in function and design as the TorSen)
has
> > been offering a center diff  for the Defender, Discovery and early first
> > generation RaRos for a number of years now.
> >
> > A really worthy option for someone who had to replace the gears inside
his
> > LT230 center diff.
> >
> > Take care
> > Pantelis
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Eaton" <deaton at tranzrail.co.nz>
> > To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 11:23 PM
> > Subject: RE: Toyota jumping on the Torsen bandwagon....
> >
> >
> >
> >>ditto the new range rover, as a centre differential...
> >>
> >>dave
> >>'01 s8
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >>Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 22:27:41 -0500
> >>From: Todd Young <auditodd at attbi.com>
> >>Subject: Toyota jumping on the Torsen bandwagon....
> >>
> >>Excerpt from article on Canadian Driver web site:
> >>"Six-cylinder models come with a part-time four-wheel drive system while
> >>V8's get a more sophisticated full-time system complete with two-speed
> >>transfer case. The Torsion center differential apportions power 40%/60%
> >>front/rear under normal circumstances changing that delivery is slippage
> >>is detected. It can be locked by a switch on the instrument panel for
> >>maximum traction."
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Todd Young
> 7079 Dawn Ave. E.
> Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
> 651-450-7725
>
>





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