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$1,550/exchange...

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of jimt
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 1:20 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Synchro to 2wd

Your wish has been around for a while...but if I remember the price you are
way cheap.

Check out
http://www.longenterprises.com/vanagon_syncro_specialty_items.htm

Jimt

On 6/13/05 1:31 PM, "Doug in Calif" <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET> wrote:

> The customer
> said the van went like a bat, comparatively.
>
> This is why I have ALWAYS felt the Syncro SHOULD have been designed with a
> decoupler and locking / unlocking front hubs to allow the entire front
drive
> line to remain STATIC until it is really needed.  What a huge waste in
fuel,
> tires, performance, wear and tear on expensive parts. If you had to get
out
> of your rig (buzz kill I know) to lock or unlock your front hubs it would
be
> a small price to pay for all the advantages.
>
> If anybody ever develops a kit to convert the syncro over to free wheel /
> locking front hubs please let me know I would pay a thousand  ($1000)
bucks
> for a properly engineered kit to do this, mainly because after having
> several jeeps and scouts it would remind me of those 4WD days long ago
every
> time I get out to "lock or unlock em')
>
> Doug