If you live in snow country, you should get your limited slip. It will help. That behavior someone mentioned with the rear end walking around...not likely to happen, and if it does, it isn't hard to ease up on the gas pedal, is it? Trying to get around in an "Open diff" vehicle in slippery conditions is fairly risky because you have to hit any hill faster than is prudent to keep going up, you get stuck all the time in dangerous places and have to lie down and chain up, you can impede the other traffic and cause them to try unsafe passes when you are creeping along with one wheel spinning and the other one freewheeling... I can't believe the Vanagon came without a limited slip..Mine is worthless uphill or in sand or snow..I'll be having one installed very soon.. Till I do, I am forced to carry around about 400 extra lbs over the rear wheels and to 'Get a run at" steep hills or driveways with snow or slick mud..Or drive my big fuel hog diesel 4x4 truck.. Don Hanson |
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