>> [A locking rear] will get you about 90% of the potential
>>traction of the Syncro

>        Is this the groups concensus?  If so I think that I will be doing
>some heavy research into having one of these installed.  Any differing
>opinions out there? Ratifications?

Tim Smith and I have been arguing about this in email (in a remarkably
erudite and urbane way). ;) He claims more like 66%, and the disputation
progresses from there. He also has some excellent VW/offroad stories to
tell. Hopefully we can draw him out in public. Tim?

--Ken
  '68 Westy, '71 Bus, '87 Jeep