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Re: limited slip differential question
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Fri, 1 May 2009 21:08:58 -0600
...limited slip differential question > > Regarding limited-slip differentials in 4 speed manual trannies in 2wd > Vanagons, what are the impacts on fuel economy and...
Re: limited slip differential question
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 1 May 2009 18:29:40 +0000
...limited slip differential question Regarding limited-slip differentials in 4 speed manual trannies in 2wd Vanagons, what are the impacts on fuel economy and...
choice of differential
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 15 Dec 2016 09:46:48 -0800
hi all, I am thinking putting limited slip differential on my 2WD could any one please explain to me what the difference between these...
limited slip differential question
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Fri, 1 May 2009 12:19:41 -0600
Regarding limited-slip differentials in 4 speed manual trannies in 2wd Vanagons, what are the impacts on fuel economy and tire wear? Thanks in...
Re: Contemplating a water-cooled van...
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 5 Apr 2000 14:12:14 +0200
Hi Daniel! Welcome to the list! Daniel Schmitz wrote: > 3) Was a limited-slip differential available only on Synchros, or was > this optional on...
limited slip differential question
Historical mailing list - Troy
Fri, 1 May 2009 19:20:37 -0800
Regarding limited-slip differentials in 4 speed manual trannies in 2wd Vanagons, what are the impacts on fuel economy and tire wear? Thanks in...
Re: limited slip differential question
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Sat, 2 May 2009 08:08:12 -0700
...limited slip differential question > Regarding limited-slip differentials in 4 speed manual trannies in 2wd > Vanagons, what are the impacts on fuel economy and...
Re: SA Limited slip differential and Spare Wheel Carrier Supplier
Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 09:17:29 -0800
...In the land where "posi-traction is better", why would a limited slip differential be a good thing on a Vanagon? Thanks, Walter Evens...
Re: Limited slip differential on ice or snow
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sat, 3 Nov 2007 09:40:17 -0700
...I currenty drive a '90 T-Bird with a limited slip differential and have owned/driven at least one other car with limited slip...
Re: diff lock/limited slip axle
Historical mailing list
Mon, 1 Dec 1997 21:26:56 -0500
...limited slip axles will get you traction to both rear wheels >> "Limited Slip" differentials should be called "Limited Traction". They are not NEARLY as...
Differentials: open, limited-slip, & locking (was: limited slip rear end)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 Apr 1996 16:48:28 -0400
...LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIALS A small step up from the "open" differential is a "limited-slip" differential. In the case of the limited slip differential...
Limited slip differential on ice or snow
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 3 Nov 2007 12:12:44 -0400
Loren Busch wrote: > Far more likely to cause severe reaction on snow or ice is a limited slip differential, that will > make a car...
Re: limited slip differential question
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Sat, 2 May 2009 08:15:56 -0700
...limited slip differential question > > Regarding limited-slip differentials in 4 speed manual trannies in 2wd > Vanagons, what are the impacts on fuel economy and...
Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:32:41 -0500
...I have alwats wanted a locking differential, but lately I have been wondering about a limited slip instead. I'd love to here what...
Re: Ltd. slip rear diff.
Historical mailing list
Wed, 18 Oct 1995 12:23:17 -0400
...mentioned that a limited slip rear differential was a factory option >for two-wheel drive models. I know a locking differential was a syncro...
Re: limited slip differential question
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 2 May 2009 14:16:11 -0400
...limited slip differential question >> >> Regarding limited-slip differentials in 4 speed manual trannies in 2wd >> Vanagons, what are the impacts on fuel economy and...
Re: Limited slip differential on ice or snow
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Sat, 3 Nov 2007 18:45:45 -0700
...Limited slip differential on ice or snow Loren Busch wrote: > Far more likely to cause severe reaction on snow or ice is a limited...
Re: report on Limited Slip Differential
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:33:22 -0800
...re '....including my own fnt and rear locker LSD's" "locker limited slip differential" ? the reason I ask is a guy just contacted me...
Limited-slip for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 20:39:01 -0700
Does anyone know if a limited slip differential can be fitted to the Vanagon transmission? I've heard that there is a ZF unit...
Re: Transmission Gurus?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 09:00:15 -0800
...the locker system work on a Vanagon transmission? How do > limited slip differentials work? Can I have either one of these systems > installed into...
Re: SA Limited slip differential and getting stuck
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:13:23 -0500
...So I am > wondering if these > limited slip differentials from South Africa would fit in an > 091 4-speed > transmission? Is the differential the...
Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 10 May 2011 11:44:20 -0700
...differential my van is outfitted with. " rather clever, referring to the stock diff as 'full-slip.' Perhaps the locking or limited slip differentials available...
Re: Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons
Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:41:10 -0600
...Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons >Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:24:43 -0500 > >Repost, I did not get anyone's...
Re: Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:24:43 -0500
...I have alwats wanted a locking differential, but lately I have been wondering about a limited slip instead. I'd love to here what...
Re: SA Limited slip differential and getting stuck
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 14:34:59 -0700
...So I am > wondering if these > limited slip differentials from South Africa would fit in an > 091 4-speed > transmission? Is the differential the...
Re: limited slip rear end
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 Apr 96 06:02 EDT
...Correct me if I'm wrong but...installing this locking mechanism to the rear differential does not a 4 wheel drive make, maybe a...
locking rear diff on 2WD van or Limited Slip?
Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
Wed, 12 Dec 2001 17:41:04 -0600
What's the deal on converting a 85' 2WD to a locking rear differential? And what about just going to a Limited Slip? Install...
Re: Transmission Gurus?
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Mon, 1 Dec 2014 07:37:03 -0400
...I have owned and > driven vehicles in the past with limited slip differentials and they are > excellent, If cost is not too great, that...
Re: diff lock/limited slip axle
Historical mailing list - Joe
Tue, 2 Dec 1997 09:10:44 -0500
...limited slip axles > will get you traction to both rear wheels >> > > "Limited Slip" differentials should be called "Limited Traction". They are > not NEARLY as...
Re: SA Limited slip differential and getting stuck
Historical mailing list - bill harris
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 19:43:15 -0700
...SA Limited slip differential and getting stuck > Limited slip will direct a portion of the power to the other wheel. I > think something like...
Re: Limited slip differential
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Fri, 1 May 2009 10:02:59 -0700
...Limited slip differential > One of the men on this list has a 2wd van with the diff lock on it. He > says > that it...
Re: Diff lock in a 2wd
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 8 Mar 2003 12:10:31 -0800
...with the locking differential would count as a plus. The consensus of the people I asked, was that a limited slip was a better...
Re: SA Limited slip differential and getting stuck
Historical mailing list - Dart 330
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:19:33 -0600
...So I am wondering if these limited slip differentials from South Africa would fit in an 091 4-speed transmission? Is the differential the...
Re: Ltd. slip rear diff.
Historical mailing list - Greg Christie
Wed, 18 Oct 1995 13:39:49 -0400
...slip rear diff. > I was recently discussing winter vanagon experiences with a buddy of mine, > and he mentioned that a limited slip rear differential...
Re: Syncro substitute?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Thu, 30 Oct 1997 19:17:59 -0500
...2x4 Vanagon with a limited slip or locking diff? > TBill MSDS (martin-schneider designed systems) has a limited slip differential for the van. one...
Re: Limited-slip for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Fri, 17 Sep 1999 01:19:40 +0200
Todd Last wrote: > Does anyone know if a limited slip differential can be fitted to the > Vanagon transmission? > I've heard that there is...
Re: SA Limited slip differential and getting stuck
Historical mailing list - Dart 330
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 09:12:15 -0600
...a limited slip ZF - you can only get these used and they are hard >to find and pricey. > >2.) Install a locking differential from...
Re: SA Limited slip differential and getting stuck
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 19:29:13 -0800
...a limited slip ZF - you can only get these used and they are >> hard >> to find and pricey. >> >> 2.) Install a locking differential from...
Re: Diff lock in a 2wd
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:56:41 +0000
On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Todd Last wrote: >I had spoken to Weedle about the limited-slip vs. the diff lock. >I was told...
Transmission Gurus?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 08:37:31 -0800
...How does the locker system work on a Vanagon transmission? How do limited slip differentials work? Can I have either one of these systems...
Ltd. slip rear diff.
Historical mailing list
Tue, 17 Oct 1995 20:05:23 -0700
I was recently discussing winter vanagon experiences with a buddy of mine, and he mentioned that a limited slip rear differential was a factory...
Re: Limited slip differential
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:58:41 -0400
...Limited slip differential Hi folks: Just wanted to do a reality check here. I have seals leaking in my transmission and got an estimate...
Re: Peloquin torque biasing differential
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:32:14 -0800
...a report of a Peloquin limited slip differential, or I > guess more correctly called a torque biasing differential.� I have an 89 > automatic, and...
Re: Syncro experiences?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 2 Dec 94 14:17:28 EST
> > don't know tons about the synchro, but isn't it more like a limited slip > differential, rather than true 4WD? BTW I have...
Re: Transmission Gurus?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 20:12:33 -0500
...How does the locker system work on a Vanagon transmission? How do limited slip differentials work? Can I have either one of these systems...
Re: 2wd Limited Slip
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:44:45 -0700
LSD = Limited Slip Differential LLSD = Locking Limited Slip Differential On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:21 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote...
Limited slip differential
Historical mailing list - Troy
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:19:03 -0800
...I have always hated the one wheel drive, and probably will never get a syncro, so I was looking at the Limited slip differential...
questions about lsd's in vanagons
Historical mailing list - David Bingham
Sat, 29 Sep 2001 18:23:12 -0700
...Is there any Limited slip differentials that will fit a Vanagon. What about the Quaife lsd's that are popular modifications for GTIs?
Re: report on Limited Slip Differential
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:23:56 -0800
...The VC is not a differential between the two front axles. it is a 'limited slip or grab device" between front and rear axles...
Re: Limited slip differential
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:34:44 -0400
...I have always hated the one wheel drive, and probably will never get > a syncro, so I was looking at the Limited slip differential...
Re: electronic limited slip differential idea for 2wd vanagons
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Mon, 10 Jul 2017 14:24:52 -0400
...precipitous drop in elevation within inches of my right rear tire. Limited slip or a locker is a good idea, bit keep in mind...
Re: Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons
Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
Wed, 15 Feb 2006 09:03:41 -0600
...Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons >Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:49:40 -0500 > >This interests me a lot, Daryl. This...
Re: report on Limited Slip Differential
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:09:49 +1300
...a differential between the two front axles. > it is a 'limited slip or grab device" �between front and �rear axles and > differentials. > > people get...
Re: limited slip differential question
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 2 May 2009 13:15:33 -0500
...limited slip differential question > > >> Regarding limited-slip differentials in 4 speed manual trannies in 2wd >> Vanagons, what are the impacts on fuel economy and...
Re: Transmission Gurus?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 18:48:17 -0800
...I have owned and > driven vehicles in the past with limited slip differentials and they are > excellent, If cost is not too great, that...
Limited slip differential (LSD) and getting stuck
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:31:40 +1200
...a limited slip ZF - you can only get these used and they >are hard to find and pricey. > >2.) Install a locking differential from...
Re: Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:40:57 -0800
...Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons Repost, I did not get anyone's opinion... On 2/8/06, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail...
Re: Limited slip differential
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Fri, 1 May 2009 07:22:05 -0600
> That would be Joel Vander Kwaak. He has a 2wd with locker from a Syncro. Joel signed up for Syncro de Mayo, so he...
Lock-Right limited slip differential
Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
Tue, 22 Jul 1997 07:07:08 -0700
Volks, Just ordered the above for my 091 trans rebuild. Anyone else tried one of these? Bob Bellanca `81 Diesel Rabbit `82 Diesel Westy...
Re: Limited slip in a 2WD Vanagon's rear end
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005 11:02:43 -0800
...I'd prefer this setup to a limited slip differential for venturing off-road. ===== Chris S. '84 Westy -> http://www.knology.net/~vwghost/hershey...