G8RDK

just got myself a type r and i havent the foggyest idea what settings to drive normally fast or anything, or for every day, any advise at all please. Also what have i got to look out for, heard theses systems go faulty easily, cheers

Adam K

Ooooo, there dccd-threads all over.
If you don't need it locked up in any way, then leave it fully open (wheel back).
When (?) you go to your first track/auto-X day just experiment, you have the car 'cause it's fun, don't you? Then out and play (safely)!

WaltonWRX

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I have mine fully open 95% of the time, If its been raining alot I go for the 2 green. Thats as fair as I have gone so fair.

G8RDK

not sure which ones do what tbh. fully open is the last green one? what do the orange ones do? also i have been told not to hav it in the orange whilst reversing or doing menouvers, is that true?

richie001

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This might help

DCCD Explained - ClubWRX Forum - Subaru Impreza WRX and STi Community and Forums

G8RDK

anymore advise? that artical is a lot to take in...

The rookie

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Yes read it again, its a very good description of how it works!

Summary, its a limited slip differential, you adjust the amount of 'limited slip' using the thumbwheel.

Simon

gpssti4

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Indeed, it doesn't alter the torque split or send more power to the front/rear.

All (!!!) it does it to change the amount of slip between the front and rear axles; open and you can spin the rear wheels, locked and you'll struggle to.

G8RDK

now that is a lot easier to take in so basically, the thumb wheel to the rear is like driving a normal sti? and all the way to the front (locked?) it wont spin and better grip?

thanx for the replies

Adam K

-well, basically the thumb wheel to open is like driving a RWB (actually 35/65, but it feels pretty RWD...)
All the way forward will give a seriously understeering car.
On my car I need some lock to avoid oversteering, only notice on track, but too much and it starts understeeing...

G8RDK

nice this is helping me learn how it works, my old v4 sti was ok so what would be the equivalent to a normal sti in terms of settings? and also to menouver the car ie into car parking spots would i need it on open? heard they dont like menouvering

The rookie

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Halleluyah, weve gone to ten posts in the thread without someone coming out with that claim, the education process is working!

Simon

Pete

Wouldn,t it be easier to say one green light for this, two green lighs for that etc etc??

Just a thought, mines always on one green light.....

The rookie

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It would if everyone was running the same suspesnion setup, the same geometry, the same tyres, the same engine characteristics and wanted their car to handle the same, otherwise its like saying an Impreza is better than a Transit van, not if you want to move house it ain't!

Simon