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I’ve always gone the route of 14″ wheels… then you’ve got room for a proper knobby tire:
I don’t know if the BFG AT TA KO is available on your side of the pond, but the 195/75-14 is pretty much a perfect fit. [
]There shouldn’t be any difference. And the exact same vacuum unit bolts to the back as any Golf syncro rear diff uses, so no difference there either.
I think the Sharan/T4 syncro use a vacuum unit for the actual locker. I’m gonna use a mechanical lever for mine… somehow.
Sure, or just the angle drive on any 02C transmission. The angle drive I got is from an A3, FEX is the code I believe.
I forget how much I paid… $200-$300? It’s a brand new unit from a transmission shop, and they couldn’t remember where they got it, or why.
The VC is roughly the same size as the Country’s. The way it attaches to the T4/Sharan rear diff is totally different than the Country, though I believe it attaches to the propshaft similarly. So the 2 VCs are not interchangeable…
Yep, it’s got a little lever coming out the left top side you see that’s got the aluminum cover.
Dutchdub bracket needed clearancing on that side, as will a hole in the top of the bracket for that lever to get full range of motion.
Pretty sure it’s the same diff, T4 to Sharan. I’ll get part numbers together & we’ll see for sure!
Um, see my post a few down..?
Just getting started, I’ll post a little more when I get the front bracket done on it…
Dunno, bought it off somebody. Gonna powdercoat it & trade for a Dutchdub-modified rear beam. [
]Safe to say they were totally worn tho by the way they fell out…
Yeah, that’s just what was left of the bushings… pryed it all out & the beam looks fine. Duh! Thanks!
Wow, you are a braver man that I.
G&K is the RI originally responsible for federalizing the 1st Rallye, I do believe.
They tried to get permission from VW to bring in a Golf Country for me years ago… apparently petitioning the mfr. is the 1st step towards gaining an exemption number for whatever vehicle you are trying to import. VW said “no”. [
]Yes, let’s see those pics!
Is it a camber issue in the back? Maybe it’s gone a bit saggy. Mine seemed a little saggy in the rear, so I drilled the center out of a couple hockey pucks and put those between the springs & their perches. Now she sits just right. [
]I always liked this pic:
Never really found out what the tires were… some kind of euro-only retread in the BFG style tread I think. Maybe the same tires as HH was mentioning.It’s too bad the guts won’t swap into the earlier steel transfer box, that would be the perfect fix, plus I’ve got a couple of those kicking around… Are we sure that even a good machinist couldn’t make that work? When your transfer boxes went, did it destroy the gearset as well?
Hell, maybe I’ll be ok as is… I’m only envisioning a modestly hopped up TDI for mine.
