Myles; How about taller tires?
Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab,60 356 http://Neksiwel.20m.com/ On Tue, 26 Jun 2001 11:46:57 -0700 Pancho de la Luna <pancho@SPEAKEASY.ORG> writes: > Hey gang- > > looking to reduce the RPMs on my Vanagon while cruising at highway > speed for > a little better fuel economy and less wear on the engine. I know > that there > are 5spd trannys avail from south Africa, but I was curious if the > synchro 5 > spd would work without all of the forward gearing on my normal GL. > any > suggestions? > > possibly rebuild the tranny so that it has a lower ratio running > gear in > 4th? what would a recommended ratio be that would work with a 4spd? > > Myles > '86 GL > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. |
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