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Subject:Re: General/Sorta dirt-road worthiness of 2WD Vanagons?
From:Kim Brennan
Date:Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:25:26 -0400

The diffference between two wheel drive folks and four wheel drive
folks is how far off the road you are when you get stuck.

On Jun 27, 2005, at 5:14 PM, Joel VanderKwaak wrote:
>
> I've since upgraded to 15" rims, BFG AT/KO 215/75/15, syncro.org
> springs, and have installed a syncro transmission, complete with
> locker and granny gear. I have yet to seriously field test this
> arrangement, but my gut says I'll still have issues with steep hills
> and loose surfaces, but will go much further than I used to. My
> intention is not to build a syncro, but a lighter 2wd van with _some_
> of the syncro advantages.