Date:         Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:00:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Baja Syncro Chronicles vol 117, long
Comments: To: Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette <raymondpaquette@gmail.com>
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The biggest improvement for sand is in tires. I have 215/75/15 tires and
I deflate them when I get off pavement and am headed for sand. I let 10
psi out for starters. If the going gets bad I let another 10 psi out.

I have also changed the gearing of the tranny and front diff to
compensate for the larger tires. Stock was 4.86 and I now have 5.43,
resulting in about the same gearing with the larger tires as before with
stock tires.

Lastly, I have added a driveshaft decoupler for selectable 2/4wd and am
running an aggressive VC.

Mark

Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette wrote:

> Mark
>
> What are your mods?
>
> Raymond
>
> On 10/14/07, *Mark Drillock* <mdrillock@cox.net
> <mailto:mdrillock@cox.net>> wrote:
>
>     My wife and I just returned from a camping trip to Baja. We spent 12
>     nights on a nice beach about 700 miles south of the border and another
>     night each way to break up the drive. We had many good times and saw
>     more marine wildlife than usual. ..............
>
>    ...................... When I hit the deepest sand the tires
>     spun a little but we kept right on going to just the place I wanted to
>     be. I was not sure I could get back out so easily but I would worry
>     about that later. We made it out with no trouble as well. During our
>     stay several people got stuck trying to get near the beach where we
>     camped. Syncros can do some impressive things and with a few mods even
>     more so.
>     ......................
>