Brains Trust Questions re Improving Offroad Performance.

[Transporter]

Too much money to burn on what will never be a true off roader, and if you do it then the reduced gearing and the final speed and noise from the engine at the highway speeds will drive you mad. Well, IMO anyway.

[Big Bug]

Too much money to burn on what will never be a true off roader.

Too true Transporter. I am taking delivery of my new T5 4Motion on Thursday and by the time the pop-top, windows, the rear seat, fridge and a host of other things go in I think I may be at my limit. Although I would like a lift kit and engine skid plate so I can at least go down a gravel road with a high centre without any problems.

Dan, that price you were quoted does sound incredibly good as when you add up the costs on the Seikel web-site it comes to 3117 Euros for them to supply and fit.

I have read on the German T5 site that anyone who has fitted the gears is more than happy with them and say it was money well spent, even though they balked at the price to start with. Well, that is if the Google Translation is correct.

Bruce CQ (soon to be T5 owner)

[progen77]

Hi Bruce,

Yeah there is only a 10% shortening on gears 3-6, 18% on gears 1-2. I drive like a granny most of the time anyway, so I'm not too concerned about highway speeds.

Trakka only had good reports on the gear ratio change.

Re cost, I'd imagine as a distributor Wolf4x4 might get a bit or a lot of a discount on the retail price. I know that is how it works in my industry (sometimes ~60%).

[BertieT5]

Price dependant I'm interested.
Might need to do a few calcs and read the seikel website again.

Hi Bruce,

Yeah there is only a 10% shortening on gears 3-6, 18% on gears 1-2. I drive like a granny most of the time anyway, so I'm not too concerned about highway speeds.

Trakka only had good reports on the gear ratio change.

Re cost, I'd imagine as a distributor Wolf4x4 might get a bit or a lot of a discount on the retail price. I know that is how it works in my industry (sometimes ~60%).

[BertieT5]

I just got a quote from Trakka for the final drive kit, $9K supply only.
Also $4K for seikel lift kit supply only.

I hope you guys get this possibility of a group buy underway. I'm getting keener by the day!

[Big Bug]

Also $4K for seikel lift kit supply only.

Interesting Trakka quoted me $3750 but I was sure that included fitting. Maybe not.....

[progen77]

That's around what I paid, and it included fitting.

[BertieT5]

Hey thanks progen, can you tell us more about the seikel kit. which shocks have you got monroe or bilstein and how is the ride??

[BertieT5]

Actually I lied. it was $3K for supply only from Trakka. My Mistake.
I think I know where my Tax return is going!!!

[Big Bug]

That sounds better.