Damped independently suspended axle shaft set for use in motor vehicle drive system, has two axle shafts with respective torsional stiffness, where difference between two stiffness is defined by ratio greater than specific value

摘要

The set has two axle shafts (100a, 100b) with respective torsional stiffness, where the torsional stiffness difference between the two torsional stiff nesses is defined by a ratio that is greater about 1.4-1. The axle shafts respectively have sets of physical properties, where difference between the physical properties provides the torsional stiffness difference. One of the axle shafts comprises a jackshaft component (100d) drivingly connected to an axle shaft component (100c). Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a drive system comprising a limited slip differential (2) a method of mitigating power hops in an independently suspended driven axle shaft set.