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Old 12-12-2011, 02:09 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by Jeff Lange View Post
The W58 is also aluminum case, the W55/W58 are the same design, just different gear ratios. Depending on the year, there are various synchro/gear/shifter differences, however the difference between a W55 and W58 is the gear ratios.

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Awesome, thanks.


Back to the Torsen, is it true that they can be fragile on road courses or rough streets? I've heard that they will break in an example of hitting a curb (racing curb) or bump and one tire loses total traction, but then hitting the ground suddenly has full traction again.
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