I have tried using the handbrake technique on both my vans in the past with
very limited success.  The Vanagon with its forward weight bias sucks in
slippery conditions.

I have been running a Peloquin limited slip in my 5 speed for just about a
year now and its fantastic!  Completely invisible on dry pavement, it will
charge up a slope with 8" of heavy wet snow like it wasn't there.  The tires
were 225/55-16 Conti WinterExtremes.

I'm not going out of my way looking for mucky places to challenge Dixie but
I'm no longer afraid of wet grass and a slight incline...

Jake

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Edward Maglott <emaglott3@gmail.com> wrote:

> I was thinking the other day about those dune buggy emergency brake
> handles you could get  that let you apply braking to one rear wheel
> or the other.  Seems like this could be a good addition to the 2wd
> vanagon.  Seems like I get stuck so easy when one wheel is on wet
> grass or something, and the other could get good traction if only it
> would try.  Not a LS by any means but probably *a little*
> cheaper...  Anybody ever done this?
> Edward
>

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Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

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