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Correction: ulimate syncro 16'' - FS
Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
Sat, 7 Jun 97 08:45:42 UT
...all th equipment you need for expeditions like aux-fuel tanks, luggage-racks, Seikel-suspensions etc. Asking price is 29,000 DEM Tom N.
Garage door Vs a Syncro Westphalia
Historical mailing list - ddawson
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:08:45 -0700
...Will a 1990 Syncro Westphalia fit? I believe it has 205-70x14 tires and an otherwise stock suspension. At 115,000 miles and good...
H&R Spring Ride: Test Ride RTP area
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Fri, 25 Feb 2000 09:29:39 EST
For those in the North Carolina RTP/Raleigh/Durham/Wake Forest Area that are interested in the ride of the lowered H&R suspension...
Re: Plastic Vanagon Models
Historical mailing list - John
Sun, 20 Feb 2000 17:29:25 -0500
...I don't want to modify the suspension, I want to put square '86-> headlights in the grill. Any model builders on the list...
for sale deluxe '78 camper bus
Historical mailing list - Sally Lecrone
Sun, 6 Aug 2000 11:14:30 -0700
10,000 miles on engine rebuild, brakes and suspension gone over, new wheel cylinders and kyb shocks, all fuel injection equipment in tact and...
Re: What I did a few weeks ago--a pallet in my Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 27 Oct 2005 23:19:44 -0400
...trucks are speced heavier than a Vanagon > in the > frame rails and suspension alone, and I'm not even thinking about the > engine yet) >
Re: trailer
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:01:11 -0700
Clint, The suspension on that Harbor Freight trailer is most likely designed to carry much heavier loads -- it might jitter all over the place...
Re: Vancouver
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 6 Jul 2007 18:10:00 -0700
Are we talking Capilano Suspension Bridge or Downtown East Side? Planetarium, Science World, Vancouver Art Gallery? Wife & kids? Teenagers? Football? Soccer? Kayaking? On 7...
Some ride height and suspension observations..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 3 Sep 2007 20:23:09 -0700
...First, the rear suspension travel is pretty pathetic, at least on my 84 it seems to be. Didn't measure it for 'droop', but...
Re: Increase ride height on 2wd front
Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
Sat, 4 Aug 2007 22:08:54 -0700
...The 15 mm spacer eats up a bit of the available drop I have left in the suspension. Did you notice any problems topping...
Re: Sound deadening
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 24 May 2015 11:07:03 -0700
Rough road noise is transmitted by the suspension, but it's the large flat panels that act as sounding boards, amplifying like the back...
Re: Front suspension bushing replacement
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:06:48 -0700
...ca> wrote: >> >> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/09/12/vanagon-front-suspension-bushing-work/ > > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca > > '88 Westy http://tinyurl...
Re: Subaru WRX ... front-engined Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 2 May 2003 18:35:42 +1200
...Fit an IRS diff and keep the suspension stock. Could even do a 4WD, using (lowered) Syncro front hubs/suspension. Shifter? Use a cable...
SHOCK CAME LOOSE?! What should I change? (So THAT's what was making that noise...)
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:06:12 -0400
So, a while ago I wrote to the list about the dreadful noise coming from my front right suspension whenever it went over a...
Re: vanagon Digest - 25 Jun 2005 (#2005-509)
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Mon, 27 Jun 2005 20:10:29 -0700
...Could that be just a coincidence or is there a problem with the front suspension somewhere? The multivan runs straight and steady, with all...
Parting Out Vanagon - 87' Syncro
Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:00:58 +0000
...The front & rear transaxles are gone as well as the front suspension. The rear seating and carpet is taken. I've swapped out the...
Re: Front Suspension Lifespan
Historical mailing list - Pete O
Wed, 13 Mar 2019 10:10:03 -0400
...I'm > wondering...is > > there a rule of thumb regarding suspension components and when it might > be > > wise to consider replacement of bushings, ball...
Re: Suspension noises (Clunks) 1991
Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
Sat, 26 Nov 2016 18:37:52 -0800
...would have any ideas of potential causes for >> what seems like suspension loose sounding Clunky noises coming from below >> the floor (front and back...
Re: Front end suspension
Historical mailing list - pat
Thu, 12 May 2011 23:49:39 -0400
...Front end suspension Speaking of upper control arm bushings, is there any reason a person could not use JB Weld instead of spot welding...
Packed and ready!!
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:21:15 -0600
Hi gang!! I've got about 250 miles on the suspension rebuild and scott's single belt set up and all was fine!! In...
Re: (no) Vanagons in Turkey--other VWs
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:30:12 +1200
...which is why US-market import (by design or manufacture) cars get detuned suspensions, US-only renames, a few US-only models... and a...
16" tires on a vanagon
Historical mailing list
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:18:49 EST
...2wd w/ automatic transmission and there is no rubbing , with stock suspension.. fyi i have some 16" alloys FS is anyone wants.. cheap. chris...
tires
Historical mailing list
Fri, 8 Aug 1997 15:46:17 -0600
...so I said "Sure, put them on." Then a friend explains that 8-ply tires destroy suspensions (ndough). Have I made a huge blunder?
new microbus from VW - should have a syncro option !!
Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
Sat, 13 Jun 1998 14:24:58 UT
...anybody els volunteering to do so ?? (I'll take mine with suspensions like in the Audi Alrroad quattro, 16'' wheels, a 2.5 TDI...
Syncro Springs--Looking for a set
Historical mailing list - John Silverman
Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:00:32 -0600
Well, I've decided that the best way to upgrade/fix the suspension on the van is a set of OME shocks and a...
Re: Looking for ball joint boots
Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
Tue, 6 Nov 2001 16:11:49 EST
Hi, Energy Suspension makes some great polyeurathane replacment boots for tie rod ends and ball joints. They come in different colors and four different...
Syncro springs in an 85' Westy
Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:12:58 -0600
Is is possible to install Syncro.org springs in an 85' Westy or will it be too tall for the suspension to articulate properly...
Re: Digitool?
Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:44:42 -0400
...Sam Walters Baltimore, MD 89 Syncro GL, soon to have SA suspension and 15" disc brakes 85 Westy Weekender, new to me 8/01...
Re: What do you use for leveling?
Historical mailing list - BA
Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:38:53 -0700
...then how does the van know it isn't on >level ground? Because one wheel is resting at the lower limit of the suspension...
Michael Tevis of Chico, CA... can anyone vouch for him?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:54:07 -0600
I'm buying the suspension parts I need from Michael Tevis of Chico (San Francisco area). He uses the e-mail addresses: michaeltevis@hotmail...
Seattle to Eureka
Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
Fri, 30 May 2008 12:38:40 -0400
...Also trying to decide on the best route from 5 to 101? The second check came back with bad upper suspension but nothing else...
Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:29:56 -0600
...Apart from the new roof and the > engine/cooling system, they differ from German Bays in having > Split-style linkpin front suspensions with disc...
Re: Suspension for Off Roading
Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
Sun, 16 Nov 2014 07:14:18 -0800
Another question on suspension. I have a 90 Westy, 16 in wheels, Michelin tires, and Bilstein shocks from GoWesty. It is terrible on washboard...
Re: Front end suspension
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 11 May 2011 20:02:56 -0700
...Front end suspension "tack welded the new parts just for the halibut" cute .. must mean 'for he hell of it' . like it. ----- Original Message...
Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 20:14:31 -0800
...For the record, I did have some of the front suspension bushings replaced, but not this one. I assume that means that this should...
Re: Syncro Suspension
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 20:49:22 -0700
...0700, you wrote: >>Derek, >> >>It seems you have had you Syncro suspension apart aa few times now. I am >>running two donuts in the...
Re: Hello (and suspension)
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Sun, 6 Apr 2003 08:08:25 -0400
...an 83 caravelle (1.6D) and I love her!! > >Hows your suspension knowledge? The bushing between the stabilizer bar >and link has gone and...
Re: Bilstein b6 Syncro front shock perch spacers
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 24 Apr 2020 22:46:49 -0700
...Alistair > On Apr 24, 2020, at 9:42 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Some considerations of lifting the suspension, as you go...
Re: Syncro front-end into RWD bus
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 9 Jan 2008 15:39:00 +1300
>the entire sub frame of the Syncro must be used. >the bearings are different. >suspension attachment points are different. >you must cut the frame...
Re: rebuilding front suspension
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:21:43 -0500
...Well worth the trouble though, to know a) you are not damaging the frame or suspension or tires by driving on delapidated components b...
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Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:00:19 -0700
...You said not suspension, but … mine was a loose right front shock mount. Everything was in place, but there was no nut on the...
Front suspension
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sun, 5 Aug 2001 18:13:50 -0700
...The suspension has a much better feel now. Todd '88 Westy
Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sun, 19 Jan 2014 01:34:51 -0600
Actually - by "Truck Suspension" I mean stiff enough that on a ripple surface road your dentures clatter together separate from jawboning!! Add a 500...
creaking noise
Historical mailing list - Matt Caputo
Wed, 22 Mar 2000 21:40:13 EST
My vanagon creaks like an old house when the suspension is moved, I'm sure it might just be in need of a lube...
crashing
Historical mailing list - Ian Astbury
Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:23:30 +1000
...Andrew - yep, Toyota would be definite second choice, might even get the vote if diesel permanent 4WD with passenger suspension. I drove Mitsubishi LBW...
Re: Sway bar bushings-Poor shape..
Historical mailing list - John Reddick
Wed, 5 Sep 2007 08:31:45 -0400
...You can spend all you want on other suspension mods, but all of them combined won't do what better/bigger tires/wheels will...
Re: Lifted Vanagon - too much negative camber on front wheels no matter what
Historical mailing list - Walt Oliver
Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:40:07 -0400
...I was trying to get everything to spec one day after getting the suspension buttoned back up. I replaced the radius rod bushings, along...
Re: Time for some Bilsteins
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:49:14 -0400
...As always, I'm doing this myself, but I've never toyed with the > suspension before. > > Can someone give me some tips on what...
Re: Westy Weighed... Setting Corner Spring Rates
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 26 Nov 2011 07:54:40 -0800
...Suspensions work as a System...changes to one part of the system affect the rest of the parts of the system...Corner weight and...
Buying parts in England?
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Fri, 7 Feb 2014 13:24:58 -0500
...Mainly suspension bits. Where would this person start?? I know brickwerks is in West Yorkshire, but that is almost 4 hours away. I there...
Large Sunroof Vanagon FS on CL
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Thu, 6 Oct 2011 01:14:57 -0700
...Large sunroof, flowmaster exhaust, alloy wheels, handling suspension kit, runs great. $2,500 or best offer. BenT
Re: Bostig suspending AT kits
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:12:30 -0500
...shiny new Zetec in > my garage, so I hope they figure this out. > > http://www.bostig.com/bostig-official-calendar/244-auto-sales-suspension >
Re: WTB Needed Front suspension Part for early 85 vanagon
Historical mailing list - --------------------
Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:45:01 -0400
A machinist can ether spot face the end and weld a bolt on to it..... or drill and tap the end and put a...
Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 1 Mar 2010 12:45:09 +1300
...The Bay suspension merely added semitrailing arms to the Split's trailing arms; the front suspension beams remained the same and are interchangable, making...
Re: Strange Vanagon problem in Belize
Historical mailing list
Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:55:23 EST
...They are so huge that you have to slow down to 5 mph to get over them without ripping the suspension out from under...
Re: Moving a suspension-less vehicle(lvc)
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Fri, 18 May 2007 17:30:37 -0500
...this with two halves of a school bus (also with >no suspension) to get each end to the salvage yard. He used sections >of...
Re: Time for some Bilsteins
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:56:48 -0700
...As always, I'm doing this myself, but I've never toyed with > the suspension before. > > Can someone give me some tips on what...
Re: [Syncro] RE: air suspension group purchase - status
Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
Wed, 15 Nov 2000 11:55:11 -0800
...air suspension group purchase > > > Hi all, > > I'm organizing a group purchase for air suspension kits by > Air Lift. There has been quite a...
Re: Different tire size
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 10 Jun 1998 19:05:44 -0700
...After that I will have to play with the suspension. For crawling though mud n creaks in stuff nothing beats the larger tires. With...
Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:40:43 -0500
...Since you will have to some disassembly to change it, consider a thorough inspection and overhaul of the complete suspension. An often overlooked part...