drew@INTERPORT.NET writes: << The trouble with doing this is that it leaves you quite vulnerable in the event that you have a problem with either your transmission or differential in the future, as you will not be able to obtaining spare units of the correct ratio on short notice. >> True. Weedle Engr. offers a spliced 4.57 091 pinion onto a 002 shaft for approx. $300 + core. I would think that the opposite could be done with the Syncro ring and pinions but I haven't been into a front diff in quite a while and don't remember if this type of fabrication could work. Stock ratio options could be: 4.57, 4.83, 4.86 (stock Syncro), 5.38, 5.42, and 5.86. While these are stock ratios and fairly easy to come by if you did have a failure you would be stuck until a new spliced ring and pinion set could be made and shipped as Derek pointed out. Sounds like a good idea though. -Todd Hill VolksWerks Transaxles Olympia, WA |
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