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Date:         Wed, 17 Feb 1999 12:53:48 PST
Reply-To:     Mark McCulley <transporter99@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark McCulley <transporter99@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [Syncro] Wheddle Engineering Lower Low Gear
Comments: To: drew@interport.net, Syncro@onelist.com
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Derek,


Are you interested in a lower low gear to compensate for running larger
diameter tires? Or are you wanting to climb some really steep inclines?
Just curious...


On a related note, I installed 27-8.50-14 tires on my syncro this
winter. They look great and I like the little bit of extra clearance,
but I sure hate that I have to drop to 3rd to maintain freeway speed on
relatively mild hills. I'm seriously considering going back to a more
stock tire size as I don't do much serious off-roading.


Mark McCulley




>The folks at Wheddle Engineering have offered to perform a feasibility
>study on manufacturing new lower low gears for the creeper gear in
Syncros.
>They offered to do a bunch of work on this issue if I were to send them
>$100 or $200 or something like that to buy their engineering time. They
>said that the per-transmission cost to make up new lower ratio low
gears
>might be on the order of $2,000 each, possibly a lot more, possibly
less if
>ordering several sets. I am into it although I do not plan to order
such a
>thing this year.
>_______________________________________________
>Derek Drew                  New York, NY & Washington DC
>CEO, ConsumerSearch
>drew@interport.net
>212-580-6486, 202-966-7907 (Work)
>212-580-4459; 202-966-0938 (Home)
>     (cell: 917-848-6425)
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