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2WD Westy Coil Springs
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Fri, 9 Nov 2001 19:59:04 -0800
I have heard from only a couple of people who purchased the 2WD custom coil springs for the 2WD westy. If anyone has any...
Re: horns that don't sound so lame
Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 13:33:41 -0800
...the way horns and buzzers work, the contacts ( which are movable ) are normally kept closed by a spring - the coil engergizes, and it pulls...
Re: [SyncroSafari] Custom Syncro Springs, Rear
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Mon, 10 Jan 2000 10:35:54 -0400
>rear springs. Peter B. and I are now considering taking up this project. >The rear springs are a more complicated design and should take...
Re: What's the shortest/lowest stock rear spring besides from the Carat?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:44:49 -0700
...right as the springs would need to be done separately. I'm now leaning (no pun intended) towards cutting a coil or two. BenT...
Re: 2WD Westy Coil Springs
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Fri, 9 Nov 2001 20:11:21 -0800
...2WD Westy Coil Springs > Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 19:59:04 -0800 > From: Steve Schwenk <steve@SYNCRO.ORG> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
springs ?
Historical mailing list - Mattf
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 18:29:54 -0500
Does anyone know if all of the front and rear coil springs are compatable from 84' to 91'? According to volkswagen literature, the late...
Re: rear lift shim question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 22 Sep 2015 22:15:43 -0400
...The factory springs have thin coil turns at the ends. The original shims have a depression for these coils to seat in. If you...
Re: GoWesty Spring Bonk
Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 14:16:19 -0700
...spring install last fall and upgraded to > bilsteins in the process. > > I've noticed over the last couple months that the front coils have...
Re: New Coil Springs;
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:24:24 -0400
> Are there any replacement springs available for 2wd ? (90) > Especially for a Westy? Yes... http://busdepot.com/view.jsp?model=43&prodgroup=1014 - Ron...
Re: H&R springs for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 09:55:07 -0700
...The springs are a little too short IMO. The rear springs are a joke. The first 4-5 coils out of the 7 are...
Victim needed for Experiment
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:13:17 -0600
I am looking for a victim in the Bay Area with a 2WD westy for testing prototype coil springs. These are my new chrome...
New Design Vanagon Coil Springs
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Wed, 5 May 2010 17:23:48 -0500
...set of Vanagon coil springs. I will be ordering the prototypes next week after weeks of design work with spring engineers. It will take...
Re: [Vwdiesel] Rear shocks 91 ECO Jetta
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 3 Apr 2008 07:59:20 -0700
...shorten > the existing spring, so you have less coils exposed to the travel, or > just change the spring, but htat's tough with passenger...
Re: Rear Coils Spring Removal
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:31:49 -0600
On Mar 25, 2012, at 11:48 AM, J Stewart wrote: > Basically, how? External spring compressor I bought at Auto Zone won't compress...
Lowering the vanagon
Historical mailing list - Shawn
Thu, 22 Mar 2001 19:31:33 -0600
Hello, I own a 1984 vanagon and was looking for some info on lowering the low buck way (cutting the coil springs). I have...
Re: Spring Spacers?
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:13:14 -0400
...Spring Spacers? Has anyone used 'in the coils' spring spacers successfully? Like these: <http://www.jegs.com/i/Mr.+Gasket/720/1285/10002/-1...
Re: What's the shortest/lowest stock rear spring besides from the Carat?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:46:33 -0700
...right as the springs would need to be done separately. I'm now leaning (no pun intended) towards cutting a coil or two. BenT...
Re: More Spring Info Tutorial (cure for saggy springs?)
Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
Thu, 17 Jun 1999 14:05:07 -0400
...It looks to me like the small coils are just for fitment, and don't really do anything..) Hmmm, testing the springs MAY be...
Re: noise SOLVED. Now need to Heli-Coil?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:00:20 -0400
...they're springy but will deform somewhat if you stick a screwdriver between the coils and twist. They should be noticeably stronger than the...
Re: spacers and sproings
Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 19:42:15 -0600
...Spacers inbetween the coils will make the spring stiffer and if you use Larry's method of thinking about unreasonable extremes then with spacers...
Re: 2 WD Vanagon Westfalia Coil Springs
Historical mailing list - Stephen Fry
Wed, 2 May 2001 09:12:09 -0400
I am interested in the set still left over. Email me with the details.. Namaste Stephen Fry
Shameless Vendor Troll Post - Vanagon Coil Springs are Finally Done
Historical mailing list - Steve S.
Sat, 4 Jun 2011 22:28:13 -0700
Hey, it's taken over a year, but the new chrome silicon Vanagon Springs are here and ready to ship. http://www.syncro.org...
WTB Luggage Rack Tie Down Hooks, Etc.
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:33:57 -0700
...I also need two rubber stops for the rear spring. The one inside the coil spring that hits when you bottom out. Please p...
Re: [Lowering the vanagon]
Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
Fri, 23 Mar 2001 12:47:25 MST
...multipart/alternative > --------------------------------------------- Hello, I own a 1984 vanagon and was looking for some info on lowering the low buck way (cutting the coil springs...
Re: NAPA Load levelers coil-over springs for 2wd
Historical mailing list - TC
Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:35:21 -0700
> Also from the text its says these are Monroe coil/shocks does any real parts > guys know how > to translate the NAPA number to...
Re: [Syncro] 2wd spring into syncro swap expt.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 7 Jan 2013 07:04:03 -0800
...front syncro springs I have are 320 mm long, > 16.80 mm wire diameter, exactly 7 1/2 turns, or coils, > and have a...
Re: 2WD Westy Coil Springs
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Fri, 9 Nov 2001 22:25:43 -0600
...2WD Westy Coil Springs Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 19:59:04 -0800 From: Steve Schwenk <steve@SYNCRO.ORG> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
Re: Fw: 2 WD Vanagon Westfalia Coil Springs
Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
Thu, 3 May 2001 08:29:52 -0600
Steve, Any chance of getting springs made with about a 4" drop? ;-) "If it doesn't scrape it just not worth it!" (and I...
Air Suspension Meeting
Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
Tue, 23 May 2000 09:19:11 -0700
...Auxiliary air suspension This system does not replace the coil springs, instead air bags are installed inside the coil springs. The pressurized air bag...
Re:Tach was The Berg and springs
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Apr 95 8:15:14 EDT
On the tach I have hooked to the KG, there does seem to be resistance at the coil. In effect the coil is being...
Re: Spring Spacers?
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:32:14 -0400
...Spring Spacers? Has anyone used 'in the coils' spring spacers successfully? Like? these: <http://www.jegs.com/i/Mr.+Gasket/720/1285/10002...
The saggies
Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
Wed, 15 May 1996 06:57:32 -0400
...however I think the coil springs must be bad. I have checked the archives to no avail. Are the springs the culprit, and how...
RE: coil over springs for busses with sagging rear ends?
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Thu, 21 Dec 1995 10:56:00 -0800 (PST)
>Would coil over shocks & springs be an acceptable, low cost, DIY, "cure" >for sagging rear ends? Yes, they would... if you can find such...
Re: saggy westfalia butt
Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
Sun, 21 Mar 2004 22:10:51 -0700
...Depending on how much the springs are compressed, coil bind can be an issue. This is where under heavy compression, the coils of the...
Re: '88 removing coil springs?
Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
Fri, 11 Dec 1998 19:56:20 EST
...friend who was compressing a coil spring to reinstall on a Mcpherson strut. He was using a proper spring compressor (orders of magnitude stronger...
Re: 2WD Westy Coil Springs
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Fri, 9 Nov 2001 20:41:49 -0800
...2WD Westy Coil Springs > Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 19:59:04 -0800 > From: Steve Schwenk <steve@SYNCRO.ORG> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
Re: Fw: 2 WD Vanagon Westfalia Coil Springs
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Thu, 3 May 2001 09:04:05 -0700
I think Busdepot has springs that lower the vanagon and are stiffer. Keith Adams wrote: > > Steve, > > Any chance of getting springs made with about...
Re: part #'s for Wolfsburg Westy springs
Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
Tue, 26 Jun 2001 08:21:48 -0400
Keith, 255 411 105 - Coil spring for vehicles with lowered suspension. You might also need a new helper spring, if yours is 104mm 251...
Re: GoWesty Spring Bonk
Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 16:19:42 -0500
...spring install last fall and upgraded to > > bilsteins in the process. > > > > I've noticed over the last couple months that the front coils have...
Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 23:53:21 -0700
...A piece of an old and thinner coil spring might do the trick nicely and be the right thickness and shape. The lip on...
Re; How to lower a Westy?
Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
Wed, 24 Mar 1999 12:53:38 -0800
...The rear H&R springs are a joke in my opinion. There are 7 coils of which the first 5 1/2 coils are...
Re: ride height adjustment? (long post)
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:47:17 -0700
...I used them, although not independently, to raise the rear due to sagging springs. Since then, I replaced all the springs with the lift...
Re: KAW springs anyone?
Historical mailing list - TC
Tue, 5 Sep 2006 09:54:02 -0700
...how about this thread using the Monroe Coil Over springs http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=151963&highlight=monroe
Rear coilovers & Procomp shock mounts at BurleyMS
Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
Sun, 8 Aug 2010 14:41:43 -0700
Looking at this setup - is there any reason why it wouldn't work on a 2wd? How different is the Syncro spring seat area...
taller rear Springs
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sun, 8 Nov 1998 07:29:38 -0600
-------------------- Hi Volks, VW makes some spacers for our vans that go between the coils and the body. I bought a couple and plan to...
Re: The Spring is Sprug (Westy Springs)
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Fri, 17 Nov 2000 09:13:08 -0500
...rear springs after 14 years so yours probably are too. -Larry Jeff and Deb wrote: > I was wondering if the different coil springs for...
Re: horns that don't sound so lame
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 17:11:12 -0500
...the way horns and buzzers work, the contacts ( which are movable ) are normally kept closed by a spring - the coil engergizes, and it pulls...
sagging rear suspension
Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
Fri, 29 Mar 1996 09:51:43 -0800 (PST)
Dear list, someone suggested recently a couple of coil spring adjusters as a cheap fix for the "sagging rear end" syndrome. Is that a...
Re: Cost estimates
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:49:58 -0500
...cost estimates? Labor only--not parts > > --install propex heater > --install 4 coil springs > > Thanks > Stan > 1990 westy -- Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www...
Re: questions of lifting saggy butt Vanagons,and coil spring spacers
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Fri, 23 Mar 2001 21:23:17 -0600
Rod, Any local FLAPS will order them for you. I think mine cost $75.00 with tax. Air Lift Part # 60789 Later, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85...
Re: spacers and sproings
Historical mailing list - Peter Carrie
Wed, 1 Jul 1998 15:23:35 -0700
...You can tell the difference visually, since variable-rate springs have different distances between the coils: smaller at one end, larger at the other...
Re: Looking for advice on leveling Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
Wed, 15 Aug 2018 08:58:06 -0400
...http://www.gowesty.com/product/coil-springs/4346/spring-pad-for-rear-coil-spring- Leveled things out pretty well. Your numbers don't look...
Re: Spring compressors
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Tue, 26 Sep 2000 07:58:08 -0400
...After lots of experimentation, I lowered our '88 by heating and collapsing the coils on the original springs. List members will probably flame me...
Re: Coilspring cutoff
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Fri, 19 Jun 1998 19:17:30 EDT
...If you must shorten your springs buy some ride height adjusters from JCWhipme. They are small clamps that pinch your coils together. Drive Safely...
Re: springs ?
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 19:58:16 -0500
...springs ? Does anyone know if all of the front and rear coil springs are compatable from 84' to 91'? According to volkswagen literature, the...
Re: Rear Coils Spring Removal
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:07:18 -0700
remove one (or both if you like) of the shock mounting bolts and the trailing arm will drop down enough for the spring to...
Re: Vanagon rear suspension
Historical mailing list - Beth Young
Mon, 11 Nov 1996 07:49:35 -0800 (PST)
...from sagging > springs.............and the concommitant inner tread wear. > > Before contemplating replacing the coils, check out the > price of the new coils for your...
Re: New Coil Springs;
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:31:12 -0400
...7/26/07, John C... <Trvlr2001@comcast.net> wrote: > Are there any replacement springs available for 2wd ? (90) > Especially for a Westy? > Thanks, > JC... >
Vanagon rear suspension
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Nov 1996 03:53:38 -0700 (MST)
...from sagging springs.............and the concommitant inner tread wear. Before contemplating replacing the coils, check out the price of the new coils for your...
Re: H&R Springs
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 12 Jun 1999 23:15:17 -0700
...Todd '88 Westy Denis B�lisle wrote: > hello, > I remember few months ago some list member install > lower coil spring on westie these springs...