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Date:         Sun, 5 Jan 2003 17:57:36 -0600
Reply-To:     Robert Berkemer <berky@WWT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Berkemer <berky@WWT.NET>
Subject:      Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
Comments: To: BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM
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Now we're getting somewhere.... I'd love to increase my ground clearance just a tad on my automatic westy with 15" wheels and bigger tires but then a taller tire = greater circumference = fewer revolutions per mile and a very low power vanagon gets even weaker! Is there the possibility of changing the ring and pinion (sp?) gear set in the differential of the automatic. Heck, while I'm at it is it possible to put a limited slip set-up in the differential or even a "locking differential"?

A guy's gotta dream. We can't all have syncro's!

Bob 84 westy, das bus

Ben T wrote:

> In a message dated 1/5/03 3:11:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, > krbarry@BELLATLANTIC.NET writes: > > << If you move to 15 inch wheels you should then lower the profile of the > tires in order to keep the same tire diameter unless you have some > compelling reason for not doing so. This is called plus sizing. >> > > True for most 2wd folks. I've been finding that many Syncro folks are trying > to get additional height this way as well. > > BenT


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