Steve,
I concur with Brian's opinions. A VC operating in its specified
range of torque transfer is an extremely good drive system which
works well on dry bitumen, wet bitumen, good gravel and atrociuos
surfaces. An aggressive/stiff VC is the next best but a non-
functioning VC is nothing at all.
The only time that an "aggressive" VC is a liability is tight turns
on dry bitumen, as in parking manoeuvres. I am running
an "aggresive" VC and I am about to fit a decoupler. It is probable
that I will leave the drive engaged for general driving and switch
it out only for tight msnoeuvres. I have yet to decide whether I
would switch it out on long freeway or highway driving.
There is considerable security in running the AWD system as it was
originally designed but, as Brian says, you will have to sum up the
cost factor as well. My preference is first a normal to stiff VC,
second a VC with decoupler, and a very distant third is solid drive.
Les
I concur with Brian's opinions. A VC operating in its specified
range of torque transfer is an extremely good drive system which
works well on dry bitumen, wet bitumen, good gravel and atrociuos
surfaces. An aggressive/stiff VC is the next best but a non-
functioning VC is nothing at all.
The only time that an "aggressive" VC is a liability is tight turns
on dry bitumen, as in parking manoeuvres. I am running
an "aggresive" VC and I am about to fit a decoupler. It is probable
that I will leave the drive engaged for general driving and switch
it out only for tight msnoeuvres. I have yet to decide whether I
would switch it out on long freeway or highway driving.
There is considerable security in running the AWD system as it was
originally designed but, as Brian says, you will have to sum up the
cost factor as well. My preference is first a normal to stiff VC,
second a VC with decoupler, and a very distant third is solid drive.
Les