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Old 08-13-2012, 12:50 PM   #23
quentinberg007
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Originally Posted by gggplaya

It's not a real diff "lock". It's a multi-plate wet clutch just like any other FWD based 4wd system. The only thing the lock button does is sets the differential to full power which pushes the plates together at their maximum force. The plates still slip when you apply enough torque and power will follow the path of least resistance.

Subaru's system is still better, and can offer more available torque to any wheel.
Don't the new Subaru systems have open front and rear duffs meaning they would have to use the brakes to move torque left to right.... Just like all these FWD based systems?

Either way, shik was just saying it was 2nd place, ahead of the systems that have 3 open diffs and use braking to control the torque.
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