Jap Imports

Hi,

What do people reckon the best Setting for the DCCD is?

Also what tyres are good in this poor weather?

John

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

High oranges so you get less slip off the diff and as for tyres in snow, either full winter or studded.

Tony

fordrsrickc

iTrader: (5)

ive got a DCCD diff and i have tried it on every setting to no avail,. my car slips all over the place as my tyres are the problem,.i am using yokohama neavas and they are useless get some tyre socks mate

aXeL

Just spend a few hours playing in the snow this evening at an empty industrial park. Did lots more tinkering with the DCCD and found the following for my car:

The more I dialled it to green the more oversteer the car had under power. In fact, if I lightly rode the clutch and throttle while stationary I could make the car sit there and spin which was funny.

The more I dialled it forward toward diff-lock the more it became difficult to throw the rear end out while driving and the car developed more of an understeer.

In the end I settled on two lights short of diff-lock where I found that the car tended neither toward understeer or oversteer. That gives my car the easiest drive in the snow.

DYL 4N

I run with snow tyres and diff lock on snow and ice.

They got me to the top of this mountain


I also rescued three stranded cars and owners on an icy hill near me, made a few quid too

Mikkel

I leave mine in auto but when the road looks particularly untreated I set it to lock. I'm running on Eagle F1A tyres which are a million miles better than my old RE070s but still perhaps not the best winter tyre ever made.

TypeRturbz

I have mine on lock, it does the trick!

T5NYW

iTrader: (4)

Depends if you have a classic DCCD or Newage DCCD-A system

I found the newage DCCD-A works OK but High orange is probably a tad better

IMHO

Tony

hoskib

iTrader: (1)

although it clunks and knocks i've found locking the diff makes slower, tighter maneuvers more stable.
on auto it feels like all 4 wheels are doing different things and it feels like it crabs sideways more than forwards or backwards.

on the move i just leave it in auto, it's what it's on in every other condition so i don't see why i should alter it now

talking of tyres, i broke my locking nut adaptor over christmas and had to drive around with 2 REO70's on one side and 2 Michelin PS2's on the other through the snow. made no difference at all comparing it to having all 4 PS2's on now.

i'd take a guess that unless you're running a winter tyre it doesn't matter what summer tyres you've got on, they'll still be crap!

gurdas

iTrader: (7)

I've got a newage with DCCD and when playing around in an empty car park I found Lock to be very effective, although at low speeds when parking, it will stutter and jump so i'll switch back to Auto for times like that.

pacenote

Can't comment on the DCCD as don't have one of those.

Tyres - I have a set of these which I put on car from November thru to March and have found their performance excellent.

mytyres.co.uk - Details: Continental WinterContact TS 790 215/45 R17 91H XL with raised rim rib

HTH

greatgonzo

iTrader: (1)

Sounds like a good quality tyre but a bit pricey

pacenote

Cheaper than panel damage plus this is my third winter with them

Jap Imports

Sounds liek worth every penny then.

vash

I am running Eagle F1 Asymmetric they are pretty good! Grippy for tires which arent designed for snow..

Had my DCCD in Auto most of the time.. Had it in Lock and found the car had a habit of going sideways.. In Auto it does what its told.

BMWhere?

I'm in an 08 STi, so DCCD is a little different than for older cars. For me the best option has proved to be the Auto+ setting, failing that, setting as far forward without locking. Locked works really well when there is almost no grip, but once you regain traction it can give some funny handling feeling in the corners.

As for tyres, get some proper winter tyres such as the conti's above. I currently have Pirelli Sottozero winter tyres and they're fantanstic. A decent set of winter tyres is worth every penny IMHO, and don't forget you're summer tyres are not wearing out while you have the winter tyres fitted, so in reality there is little additional cost in the long term. Fit them between November and March and whatever the weather you'll notice the difference!