" From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx> " " " If you could move the ring gear on a rear axle to the opposite " side of the diff without moving the pinion or changing the " direction the pinion turned the axles (wheels) would rotate in " the opposite direction, or you'd have one forward and multiple " reverse gears. Porsche and Corvair transaxles and be "flipped" " like that, so they can be used for mid or rear engine " applications. true of porsche and their ancestral vw transaxles, but not the 'vair. it had the tranny fwd of the r&p; mid engine setups remove the tranny and drive the axle directly. ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list