WOW!! You mean one of my ideas is actually possible?? This is rare!
Let me know when you start...I'll bring the plasma cutter! :)
-- Gary Hedlin President Hedlin Web Designs http://www.hedlin.netGary's Wisdom- #27
-You know the world is comming to an end when wrestlers and body builders run entire states.....What's next, is Bush sending Sgt. Slaughter in to get Osama?? <jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote in message news:boc8h6$vhu$5@bent.twistedbits.net... > > "Gary Hedlin" <ghedlin@theramp.net> wrote: > > : <snip:> (Taking a vehicle with a 2,000lb tow rating and turning it > : into a dually, a platform whose sole purpose in life is basically to tow.) > > : That's sick - I like it. ;-) <snip> > > : I like the idea too....my mental sketchpad is working overtime!! But what > : would REALLY be sick is if you could rigg it up like a 4wd but have low and > : high gears just in the rear, and being able to change them at a flip of a > : switch.....high gears for highway driving, low for towing (or something like > : that) > > > I suppose you could stick a transfer case in there and just > neglect to hook up the front driveshaft. :-) Low range would > probably be too steep to tow at anything but slow speeds though. > (Then there is the issue of extended running in 4lo, not sure how > well the t-case would handle that.) > > You could stick some 4.10s or 4.56s in the rear and add a > gear vendors overdrive though! (Or run 8.somethings and use > 3-4 overdrives, that sounds inexpensive!) ;-) > > -- > -Jon- > > .-- Jon Steiger ---- jon@dakota-truck.net or jon@jonsteiger.com --. > | 1970 Barracuda - 1990 Dakota 'vert - 1992 Ram 4x4 - 1996 Dakota | > | 1996 Intruder 1400 - 1996 Kolb FireFly - 2001 Ram QC 3500 CTD | > `------------------------------------ http://www.jonsteiger.com --'
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