bobbywalter
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- Joined
- Aug 9, 2007
- Messages
- 23,470
- Reaction score
- 4,668
- Points
- 113
- Location
- woodhaven mi
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- FORD mostly
- Engine Type
- V8
- Engine Size
- BIGGER
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- sawzall?
- Tire Size
- 33-44
- My credo
- it is easier to fix and understand than "her"
its not the most efficient by todays standards...but late 60, and 70's, well it worked perfectly.(and no it did not work perfectly, there were many quirks) but it worked well.I'm not saying that it looks ineffective. I'm looking at it like a CVT. It does what it was designed for well, but for the parts and engineering involved, not nearly the most efficient method of accomplishing the end goal.
a more efficient method is the one we still use today, go drive a fullsize factory gm awd van. low and grippy. well done imo.
then theres the sas that has been done all along. look at a conventional 4wd van and then one of those, those are definitely better for something that required a little more traction in shitty conditions for roads, be they paved with water ice or snow issues, or gravel, dirt or two track and not off road 4x4 baja adventure.