Would a limited slip differenital (LSD) help me in this situation?
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$970, and I spoke with them about this LSD :
http://www.autotech.com/quaife/index2.htm
This thread might help you out too :
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...is350-yet.html
http://www.autotech.com/quaife/index2.htm
This thread might help you out too :
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...is350-yet.html
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Oh snap! Look, an is 350 RWD stuck in the snow/ice.
According to KURTZ and some dude from Longisland........ 350 RWD's are JUST AS GOOD AS AWD in the snow. This guy even had snow tires!!
Man I hope they are eating their words as they watch this video. .
This is PROOF, that in the snow and ice, the awd would be superior to the RWD. Watch it and weep kurtzy
According to KURTZ and some dude from Longisland........ 350 RWD's are JUST AS GOOD AS AWD in the snow. This guy even had snow tires!!
Man I hope they are eating their words as they watch this video. .
This is PROOF, that in the snow and ice, the awd would be superior to the RWD. Watch it and weep kurtzy
For another-
Another guy posted in this very thread, living in the same place as the OP, and having no problems.
Just as folks living in Canada, Minnesota, upstate NY, and elsewhere have in other such threads.
Which suggests it's not a RWD/AWD issue, it's a driver issue.
Here it is again since you seem to have missed it-
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Not really, no. For one thing, I never said that, it'd be better if you didn't put words in my mouth. Perhaps you ought go back and re-read the relevant threads to see what I actually did say since you failed to understand it the first time?
For another-
Another guy posted in this very thread, living in the same place as the OP, and having no problems.
Just as folks living in Canada, Minnesota, upstate NY, and elsewhere have in other such threads.
Which suggests it's not a RWD/AWD issue, it's a driver issue.
Here it is again since you seem to have missed it-
For another-
Another guy posted in this very thread, living in the same place as the OP, and having no problems.
Just as folks living in Canada, Minnesota, upstate NY, and elsewhere have in other such threads.
Which suggests it's not a RWD/AWD issue, it's a driver issue.
Here it is again since you seem to have missed it-
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Spend some time in a snowy parking lot, you'll get the hang of it. Take an old timer with you
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As others have said, RWD requires some more skill in snowy conditions, and you've got very little experience with it, so you don't have those skills. Doesn't mean you can't acquire them.
Then you'll be able to deal with most "from a start" or "hill" situations just fine as the other RWD folks do (and did for most of last century when AWD was a rarity)...while enjoying the superior handling and braking (and mileage and performance) of 2WD
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And by all means get the Quaife LSD if you have the means to do so... a lot of folks are curious how well it works, and it would indeed improve your snow driving.
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You answer your own question-
As others have said, RWD requires some more skill in snowy conditions, and you've got very little experience with it, so you don't have those skills. Doesn't mean you can't acquire them.
Then you'll be able to deal with most "from a start" or "hill" situations just fine as the other RWD folks do (and did for most of last century when AWD was a rarity)...while enjoying the superior handling and braking (and mileage and performance) of 2WD![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
And by all means get the Quaife LSD if you have the means to do so... a lot of folks are curious how well it works, and it would indeed improve your snow driving.
As others have said, RWD requires some more skill in snowy conditions, and you've got very little experience with it, so you don't have those skills. Doesn't mean you can't acquire them.
Then you'll be able to deal with most "from a start" or "hill" situations just fine as the other RWD folks do (and did for most of last century when AWD was a rarity)...while enjoying the superior handling and braking (and mileage and performance) of 2WD
![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
And by all means get the Quaife LSD if you have the means to do so... a lot of folks are curious how well it works, and it would indeed improve your snow driving.
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Oh snap! Look, an is 350 RWD stuck in the snow/ice.
According to KURTZ and some dude from Longisland........ 350 RWD's are JUST AS GOOD AS AWD in the snow. This guy even had snow tires!!
Man I hope they are eating their words as they watch this video. .
This is PROOF, that in the snow and ice, the awd would be superior to the RWD. Watch it and weep kurtzy
According to KURTZ and some dude from Longisland........ 350 RWD's are JUST AS GOOD AS AWD in the snow. This guy even had snow tires!!
Man I hope they are eating their words as they watch this video. .
This is PROOF, that in the snow and ice, the awd would be superior to the RWD. Watch it and weep kurtzy
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Yup, it's mainly experience. When I was new to driving and first time driving in snow - I drove it with soft throttling in mind and no problems.
Didn't you say you would practice in the church parking lot? If so, have you even did it yet? I belive I recall you mentioned about it.
Didn't you say you would practice in the church parking lot? If so, have you even did it yet? I belive I recall you mentioned about it.
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hahaha too funny just cause your scared to drive RWD in the winter doesnt mean it the car. I drive without any issues. I see 60yr old ladies driving LS460 during a winter storm. In fact she even past me up last year i was like what
. Just cause you have AWD doesnt mean i wont see you on a snow bank off the road either.
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In fact, even in this photo I hardly had to use 4wd.
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From this guys video....with snow tires......tell me AWD wouldn't be a better choice? I'm just starting up the old awd vs rwd argument, where people say AWD IS models are stupid and pointless and have NO advantage over RWD because if you KNOW what you're doing you can handle snow just fine.
Well...... after owning only RWD cars for my whole life, until this AWD Lexus......I can tell you that even if you know what you're doing, in the snow and ice, there's def. an advantage to having an AWD car. You all can go on thinking how awesome of a driver you are in the snow (while you use traction control the whole time, HA!) and I'll just have the car figure it out for me.
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