Yes, I drive with the stock ratio of 4.86:1, but I have P225/60-16s installed on there for a total of 27" tall - the "Syncro 16" came with LT205R80 or 6.5R80 tires installed for a total height of 29". Do you need a different differential, no, I don't notice any difference at all - 100km/h = 3200pm which is perfectly fine for me. No acceration problems, quite happy actually! At 11:15 PM 15/11/1999 +0100, Per Lindgren wrote: >Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > >> I would assume that the tranny has different gear ratios in it, so IMHO it >> would not be so simple as changing tire sizes. But then I don't really know. > >Yes, the Syncro 16" has a r&p ratio of 6,17:1 vs 4,86:1 on the regular 2,1 >Syncro. It is NOT necessary to replace the r&p ratio, but then you can forget all >about offloading with them large tires, or? David Marshall, you must be the man >to tell us about this, you drive with 16" wheels and stock ratio! > >PerL >87 Syncro 112i > > -- David Marshall - - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet -- -- 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) -- |
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