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Old 2006-05-17, 11:21 AM   #13
Kevin M
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Originally Posted by sperry
How is making the wheels not spin "taking traction away"? Just because you're using the brakes to allow the diffs to channel power to the non-slipping wheels doesn't mean you're wasting traction.
Yeah. Drifeshaft power to wheel - brake torque to wheel = reduced torque to ground. It's an excellent way of creating traction control considering the alternative is throttle reduction.
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