If you are really interested in how much things will change visit:

http://www.volkswagen.org/tiresize.htm

Vanagon Synro final drive is 4.86 and 4th gear is .85

At 06:16 6/1/98 -0400, Michael Sullivan wrote:
>At 10:22 AM 5/29/98 -0600, James W. Brunt wrote:
>>For you with the BFG's - how much is your speedo thrown off by these tires?
>
>
>My spedometer measures exactly the correct speed with 27" BFG tires. It was
>about 10% off before with "standard" tires.
>
>Cheers,
>
>
>
>Michael J. Sullivan
>Director of Catalog Design
>Open Market, Inc.
>
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