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Traction control monitors the ease of movement for the wheels. If it senses one wheel is slipping it transfers power to the wheel that is gripping. An LSD or Posi makes both wheels spin at all times.
Also an LSD makes both wheels spin at the same time at the same speed. An open differential on the other hand can allow one wheel to spin faster than the other. This is of most benefit when turning, because when turning idealy one wheel spins faster than the other. Turning becomes trickier on LSD equipped cars.
Actually, Traction control does not transfer power to the wheel that grips, that is what an AWD system does. Traction control is a computer controlled system that senses a loss of traction (peeling out, loosing it in the rain, whatever) and applys the brakes to that wheel a little to help regain control.
LSD is a mechanical system that as stated before locks both axeles together when they are under a heavy load, but acts like a regular open diff under normal operation. It makes it easier to launch at like a drag strip and is purely a performance option, while traction control is a saftey feature.
[ January 26, 2002: Message edited by: Blue Jay ]</p>
-Jason<br />Black 1993 Pontiac Firebird -Retired<br />Black 2002 Pontiac Trans Am -Sold-<br />Green 1996 Corvette Convertible -Sold-<p>In the market for \'67-\'73 Firebird!
<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Blue Jay: Traction control is a computer controlled system that senses a loss of traction (peeling out, loosing it in the rain, whatever) and applys the brakes to that wheel a little to help regain control.<hr></blockquote>
Let's take this a step further.... ;)
Acutally, that's the way the V8 F-Bodies work in addition to throttle control. However, the V6 F-bodies traction control system does NOT use the brakes... only throttle control. :(
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