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Subject:Re: Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons
From:Daryl Christensen
Date:Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:40:57 -0800

I have installed half a dozen of these in the past few months and am very
impressed with them..I sell them for $1195 during a rebuild.
They make a poor rear wheel drive into the next best thing to a syncro. I
even got a report of one I installed into the front diff of a syncro..He
loves it and likes the way it "pulls" through the corners noticibly better
than the stock setup.
The stuff to make a non into a locker is getting very spendy these days and
is  more $$$ than the LSD setup and unless you are a serious off roader,
seems to make more sense to me..ymmv.
Daryl of AA Transaxle
Duvall, WA. (Seattle area)
1-877-377-0773 toll free
425-788-4070
aatransaxle.com
86 Syncro Westy WBXTurbo

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Gronski" <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons

Repost, I did not get anyone's opinion...

On 2/8/06, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote:
I likely have to replace the 3-4 syncro hub in my transaxle, its a BIG
job (easily $800 in parts and labor) so it make sense to do some
transmission upgrades at the same time.

I have alwats wanted a locking differential, but lately I have been
wondering about a limited slip instead. I'd love to here what the
group thinks of these two options...

Chris
'86 Syncro GL AdventureWesty

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