Torque steer help!!!

[Bestwestranger]

Hey all! Just bought a 91 Eclipse GS. Paid $2000 for this thing with just over 100k miles. Don't know why I waited so long to buy a import hot rod, this thing rocks! Anyway, it has some monster torque steer as I am sure you all know. Is there anything other than a new dif that can help this situation? My last fwd just spun that tire with minimal t.s., so the problem was a non-issue.

 

[dave99gst]

far as i know 1g's can use AWD axels ( same length )

 

[Bestwestranger]

How will axles change anything?

 

[91TSi FWD]

BM Tranny sells a LSD insert. Not a true LSD, but will make both tires spin at the same time. Its $200. Suspension mods also help with torque steer(Sway bars, stiffer shocks, springs, coilovers, strut bars). Even better engine mounts will help.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/tuning-guide/1gturbo/suspension.php

http://www.bmtranny.com/products/bmproducts.html

I hate torque steer

 

[Bestwestranger]

Great, thanks for the info! That fits better in my budget than a new dif!

 

[a351must2]

Originally posted by Bestwestranger
How will axles change anything?

Thicker/stronger axles do not twist as much, thus reducing torque steer. Torque steer is mostly caused by one axle twisting more than the other while accelerating.

 

[91TSi FWD]

Originally posted by a351must2


Thicker/stronger axles do not twist as much, thus reducing torque steer. Torque steer is mostly caused by one axle twisting more than the other while accelerating.

No... Torque steer occures because of one tire spinning faster than the other. If you put a "true" LSD in the tranny so power is transfered 50/50 to the front tires and keep the same axles, you will not have torque steer, probably just wheel hop.

 

[Bestwestranger]

Originally posted by a351must2


Thicker/stronger axles do not twist as much, thus reducing torque steer. Torque steer is mostly caused by one axle twisting more than the other while accelerating.

Axle twist?!!! I may be a newbie to DSM, but I am most definatly not a newbie to cars! If that were true, and if they twisted that bad, they would either snap or spring back in such a quick action that you wouldn't notice. I am gonna go with the dumaflatchy thingy (the name escapes me at the moment) that goes in the dif.

 

[gs-t_96]

I thought torque steer was caused by one axle being longer than the other.

 

[90AWDTalon]

Phantom grip makes inserts for lots of front wheel drive cars. I'm not sure if they do for dsm's, but I'd be real suprised if they didn't.

I followed the link to bm tranny and all I saw was VCE, I don't know if this was a mistake. VCE's are for AWD only, they elimanate the viscous coupler so you can dyno your AWD as FWD.

 

[91TSi FWD]

Originally posted by 90AWDTalon
I followed the link to bm tranny and all I saw was VCE, I don't know if this was a mistake. VCE's are for AWD only, they elimanate the viscous coupler so you can dyno your AWD as FWD.

Scroll down on that page. Here is a pic of the LSD.

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[90AWDTalon]

I didn't see the scroll bar so all I saw was the VCE.

Thats the one I was talking about, if its not a Phantom Grip, then its an exact copy.

 

[Defiant]

DSMs are domestics.

 

[dave99gst]

Originally posted by gs-t_96
I thought torque steer was caused by one axle being longer than the other.

there ya go . witch is why i said in my first post .. AWD axels are equal length

 

[Powerboarder]

Originally posted by 90AWDTalon
Phantom grip makes inserts for lots of front wheel drive cars. I'm not sure if they do for dsm's, but I'd be real suprised if they didn't.

They do have one here > http://www.extrememotorsports.com/g1cat/transaxl.htm
Just scroll down, you'll see it.