quaife atb diff how good are they?

[kevmk2]

I had an ATB unit in my old english axle, always done the job, until i sold it to my mate, who had much less power, around 140bhp in a mk2 rs2000, he had a standard 5 speed gearbox too. He put it in his car and he tried doing a donut and all it done was spin one wheel

[Guest MK1gaz]

I had an ATB unit in my old english axle, always done the job, until i sold it to my mate, who had much less power, around 140bhp in a mk2 rs2000, he had a standard 5 speed gearbox too. He put it in his car and he tried doing a donut and all it done was spin one wheel

You need to do them in 2nd gear in that case , that's what used to happen with my old type 9 gearbox .

[Toby]

That's because they unlock if you lift a wheel isn't it? I assume it would be the same if you put one wheel on wet grass And probably why the competition boys go for the plate type.

[Guest MK1gaz]

Not sure why ATB's don't lock when doing a doughnut in 1st gear sometimes as both wheels are on the tarmac and on the floor . Perhaps they are doing what they are supposed to do and give you good traction even under these harsh conditions . After all when sliding about sideways this is just slowing you down really

[aden]

got an atb in mine, cant fault it, really transformed the car, ace for traction round bends and stuff, i find though you do have to give it some stick for it to lock though, at low speeds it will still spin one wheel