What wheels should spin in snow?

[fr33b1rth]

I've got a 1994 Eagle Talon DL Automatic (1.8L) and i was just wondering, should one or both wheels spin when i get on the gas in the snow?

 

[fr33b1rth]

BTW, just looked, and both spin. Is that normal for a stock car?

 

[Sean485]

Hard to say on snow, ussually you will only spin one tire, but there is such little resistance on both sides driving on snow that it isn't uncommon for a car with an open diff to spin both tires, but chances are one will be spinning alot faster than the other.

On pavement you will only spin one unless someone installed a limited slip differential before you aquired the car.

 

[4g63swap]

I have an awd 95 talon should the front two tires spin the same? right now the car is on jacks and if I start it and put it in drive the passanger tire spins hard but I can put my hand on the driverside tire and stop it is this normal?(Xfer case is off the car just wanted to make sure)

thanks

 

[fr33b1rth]

both tires spin at the same speed on my car in the snow, and i can never get the car to do a burnout and leave rubber, and i don't want to smoke the tires to death in some water...

 

[Sean485]

I have an awd 95 talon should the front two tires spin the same? right now the car is on jacks and if I start it and put it in drive the passanger tire spins hard but I can put my hand on the driverside tire and stop it is this normal?(Xfer case is off the car just wanted to make sure)

thanks

I wouldn't do that too much w/o a t-case as its hard on the VC but yes, its normal. There is such little load on both of the wheels that the friction on the spider gears is enough to make them both turn. If you tried to stop a wheel that has its diff equiped with an LSD (such as the rear on most awd dsm's) it will keep spinning and likely take your hand off

fr33b1rth- No dsm came stock with an LSD in the front diff, ussually on pavement it is the passenger side front tire that spins because the drivers side has the added weight of the driver and the engine which is far heavier than the transmission on the passenger side. I wouldn't worry about it, it sounds perfectly normal to me...

 

[fr33b1rth]

well i'll have to wait to get some wet pavement because my car came from a wreccing yard, and it isn't the stock 1.8, and the tranny is out of a 2.0....

 

[Sean485]

Do you mind if I ask why you seem to care so much which wheel spins? If you read my post you would see no dsm came factory with an LSD in the front if thats what your trying to figure out, not a 1.8, not a 2.0 nt, not a 2.0 turbo fwd, not a 2.0 turbo awd, they all were an open front differential and under normal circumstances will only spin one tire, ussually the passenger side front due to weight balance being biased to the drivers side...

 

[fr33b1rth]

Do you mind if I ask why you seem to care so much which wheel spins? If you read my post you would see no dsm came factory with an LSD in the front if thats what your trying to figure out, not a 1.8, not a 2.0 nt, not a 2.0 turbo fwd, not a 2.0 turbo awd, they all were an open front differential and under normal circumstances will only spin one tire, ussually the passenger side front due to weight balance being biased to the drivers side...

read my post right before yours!

MY CAR IS FROM A WRECKING YARD! WRECKING YARD'S TAKE PARTS OUT OF OTHER CARS! MY TRANNY IS FROM A 2.0 N/T. THAT MEANS IT IS NOT THE STOCK TRANNY IN MY CAR. IT IS POSSABLE THAT SOMEONE MODIFIED THE TRANNY BEFORE THEIR CAR GOT TOTALED AND THE WRECKING YARD PURCHASED IT. DON'T ACCUSE ME OF SAYING THAT A 100% STOCK TRANNY HAS AN LSD. THAT IS NOT WHAT I SAID! WHAT I WAY SAYING IS THAT IT IS POSSABLE THAT I HAVE RECIEVED A MODIFIED TRANNY WITH MY CAR.