I will look into a limited slip setup for our transmission (091?) from a
transmission
mecca here in so cal.....Stay Tuned

How about adding some nice fat paddle tires on the rear wheels for a flat

beach excursion?

Malibu Tony.......tossing it up in the air

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Pollard [mailto:poll7356@uidaho.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 5:29 PM
To: Smola, Tony
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: locking rear diff on 2WD van or Limited Slip?

my understanding- daryl correct me if wrong- is that a limited slip (aka
Positrack- like the General Lee :-) is not an option with our transaxles.
To put a diff lock, you would need a syncro case and the solinoid and
vacuum stuff. I recently (last night!) heard that you are looking about
800$ in addition to a rebuild... How many times will you use it???? Is it
worth it? Now limited slip would be sweet.
-Matthew

Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
University of Idaho
www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356

On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, Smola, Tony wrote:

> What's the deal on converting a 85' 2WD to a locking rear differential?
>
> And what about just going to a Limited Slip?
>
> Install some paddle tires and off you go across the sand......Right?
>
>
> What do you guys think?
>
> Malibu Tony......85' Westy.......1.9L     6 degrees BTDC
>