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Old 09-11-2015, 12:28 AM   #11
greywuuf
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Re: 1966-81 Chevy H/J Series

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Originally Posted by junkmandan3 View Post
WUF------As a little bit of history, we not only had tandem 2 speeds, but with Eaton axles , we had tandem 3 speeds. The 3 speed concept was an effort to compete with Roadranger transmissions, and was achieved by running 1 axle in low range, the other in high range and the ratio was equalized through the interaxle diff[ or power divider]. ....
Never thought of a interaxle Diff, just knew that it would be unlikely to get two tamdems to shift close enough to the same EVERY time to avoid costly tooth extraction ( gear explosions) ...interesting concept having two different axle rations and "averaging" them with a Diff......


no one has answered about the wood grain contact paper for the dash yet though.....
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