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• Ride height
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:02:01 -0800
  ...s rear 15" (with added 3/8" spacer) I find the ride to be firm, but tolerable and van feels more secure, but I...
• Re: Air Lift 1000 Load Assist Spring Kit
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:54:59 -0400
  ...There's a Vanagon ride height survey on the web and you might find it if you Google. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia...
• Re: 15" Wheels/Tires
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 01:16:39 -0400
  ...If you choose to increase to 15" rims but want to maintain stock ride height to avoid the aforementioned trade-offs, this means you...
• Re: WANTED: winter tires
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 21:39:31 -0800
  ...195/60R14 will be a slightly lower profile than you currently have, thus lowering your ride height approx. 12.5mm(roughly 1/2in). Your...
• Fwd: Re: Increase ride height on 2wd front
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 19:14:48 -0700
  Craig, how high did your unloaded 85 Westy ride center of wheel to lower edge of wheel arch? I heard the 85 bus springs...
• Re: [Syncro] Custom Syncro Springs
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 25 May 1999 21:59:31 -0700
  ...The ride height will be very > >> >near stock, perhaps a 1/2" taller than stockers. These > >> >springs are not intended to increase ride height...
• Re: VW Crewcab Syncro classifieds ---Sagging Rear Springs
  Historical mailing list - GARTH WOOLSTENHULME
  Mon, 20 Jan 1997 20:36:30 -0800
  ...Says to "restore ride height, improve handling, extend shock life, bla, bla, bla...". Air suspensions work quite well; big-rigs have been using them...
• Re: CV joint Angle?
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:25:20 -0800
  ...order to take full advantage one would have to raise the ride height on > one's vanagon by adding to the distance between the...
• Re: converting to 4 wheel drive - Quaife?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 08:54:21 -0600
  ...Then, if don't already own a tall-sitting '85, you can purchase those limited-run $400 springs that will raise you ride height...
• Re: [Syncro] Custom Syncro Springs
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 25 May 1999 18:24:25 -0700
  ...The ride height will be very > >near stock, perhaps a 1/2" taller than stockers. These > >springs are not intended to increase ride height...
• Re: question about carat/wolfsburg "lowering" springs
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 22 May 2006 16:10:48 -0700
  ...vans? same ride height, part number and all? they >> look to >> be the >> same, but from the discussions about ride height year to year...
• Re: rear kyb installation
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 17:49:57 -0700
  ...The springs are what determine ride height and they sag over the years... they sag more on the driver's side of a westy...
• Re: Syncro Springs and the correct way of lifting your Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 09:00:18 -0500
  ...The addition of a shock that has adjustable ride height to our family of options sounds very welcome indeed, and provides an alternative to...
• Re: [Syncro] spring spacers to level westy
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 18:00:44 -0800
  ...the most comon complaint that I have seen with these vans is adjusting the ride height like you have said. Most of the time...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
  Historical mailing list - kenstich
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 00:12:50 -0600
  ...is unchanged ==>> The van rides higher by the thickness of the donut. I suspect that to only > increase height without also increasing spring tension...
• 2WD Prototype Springs - Day 2 (long)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 17:18:10 -0700
  ...Ride height is increased about 1/2 inch all around. It's not a Westy, so it doesn't lean to the left, even...
• Re: lifting a 1990 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:30:02 -0600
  I changed my '90 Carat springs because they had gotten really soft, but the lowered ride height was not an issue. In fact even...
• Re: Fizzix, Springs, ride height etc.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 08:49:27 -0700
  ...I can make you a compensator device that will guarrantee an absolute smooth ride and ride height using parts from a Citroen DS-19...
• Re: Fizzix, Springs, ride height etc.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 17:29:11 -0700
  ...I can make you a compensator device that will guarrantee an absolute smooth ride and ride height using parts from a Citroen DS-19...
• Re: help fitting van in garage
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:08:07 -0700
  ...I considered H&R springs and passed them up due to harsh ride. I looked for Carat passenger springs which would lower my '84...
• Re: Syncro shocks-group purchase
  Historical mailing list - Jon Seymour & Barbara Dykes
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 00:22:04 -0800
  ...I really like the OME's on my syncro ( ride, height etc ) > > > >Jon > >90 syncro westy > >Seattle > > > > > > -- David Marshall - - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- > -- 78 VW...
• Re: vanagon spring rate color coding for different models...READ!!
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:22:39 -0700
  ...stock springs are painted black but they have colored > markings put on them at the factory to differentiate their application and ride > height. > > 1...
• Re: Spring question - help needed
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:51:50 +0000
  ...I have also put up a page, _Vanagon Ride Height Survey_ > > (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/survey2.htm) , to make a survey of the...
• Re: alignment
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:09:16 -0400
  ...The problem with a alignment is that caster, camber, and especially toe are affected by the loaded ride height. What you want to do...
• Re: Westie w/ sagging rearend
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 20:03:27 -0500
  ...Install spacers under the springs to increase ride height (where >>do I buy the spacers?) >> 3. Install new shocks with helper springs to increse...
• Re[2]: Vanagon Safety?
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 21:37:45 -0400
  ...Some cars have a proportioning valve that adjusts for deceleration rates or rear ride height but they can not sense the locking of a...
• dare I say: rancho RS5000 shocks and taller springs?
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Sun, 18 Oct 1998 15:49:39 -0500
  ...on a Defender 90 that involved adding 2 inches to the ride height. The author said that they could go that high without have...
• New Beetle "dune"- no van content
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 16:07:09 -0800
  ...Dune Specs: -vw's 4motion all-wheel drive -Variable ride height suspension(120mm) -vw's new V5 engine(yes a VEE-5 ), 148hp -235...
• Re: Was: Why are campers higher at the rear? NOW: Westy air drag
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:28:15 -0400
  ...They are stiffer than stock, and also reduce ride height to roughly that of the Wolfsburg Edition. http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=9878...
• Re: Wheels & Tires '87 GL 2WD
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:18:27 EDT
  ...but then again '85 yr is highest stock ride height for all years and i have a doka which is lighter than a passenger...
• Re: Westie w/ sagging rearend
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 17:02:16 -0700
  ...Install spacers under the springs to increase ride height (where >do I buy the spacers?) > 3. Install new shocks with helper springs to increse...
• Re: rear wheel alignment
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:53:15 -0700
  ...Measure the height from the fender well to the ground on both sides, while you're on level ground. --- g august <ghaugust@SHAW.CA...
• Re: Eurovan seat transplant pix
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:50:42 -0800
  ...The Vanagon seats seem like they're "optimized" for a height range of 5'2"-5'9". Now that I look at the pics...
• Re: Vanagon 2wd Spring lengths
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 08:52:27 -0700
  ...At least that's the impression I have from comparing the ride height and ground clearance of our 90MY Carat and GL Westfalia camper...
• Re: Vanagon Westy Springs
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 21:46:50 -0500
  ...These springs slightly lower the van, to about the height of a later model Wolfsburg Edition (that is, slightly but not dramatically lower than...
• Re: [Syncro] All Aftermarket Springs Sagg Lower Over Time, Germans Find
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 08:28:09 -0700
  ...but are we talking no more that 3cm above existing ride height (which varies from van to van) that has springs that have sagged...
• Re: [Syncro] Custom Syncro Springs
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 26 May 1999 18:09:55 -0700
  ...The ride height will be very >> >> >near stock, perhaps a 1/2" taller than stockers. These >> >> >springs are not intended to increase ride height...
• FW: [Syncro] Radical Spring Calculations
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 10:42:44 -0400
  ...You want the ride height of the Betts when you are fully loaded, which may require the ride height of the Marshall spriings when...
• NEW Springs for Vgn (incl Syncro) - Lowered, Taller, & Stock
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 17 Jul 2004 10:50:00 -0400
  ...I will also have German made replacement non-Syncro springs that keep both the ride quality and height approximately stock, for those who have...
• Spring spacers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 10:31:05 -0700
  ...2.) Don't believe it? Then measure the ride height, install a spacer and remeasure. That'll be the proof. EASY! Until everyone concerned...
• Re: syncro vs 2wd spring height
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 15 May 2007 06:01:43 EDT
  ...directly as my van is a lowly 2wd :) See my _Vanagon Ride Height Survey_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/survey2.htm) webpage for more...
• Vanagon Custom Coil Springs: Production Date and last Call
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 15:23:35 -0700
  ...A secondary goal is to increase usable suspension travel by increasing ride height modestly. The springs are based on the height of the 1985...
• Re: Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:02:25 -0400
  Hi, Alistair, all good! The difference is noticeable on the ride, not so much on height. Nancy still grabs for the "oh shit" handle...
• Re: Spring advice
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:15:16 -0500
  ...maintain the stock ride height. >> >> Go Westy is $328 and can either lower by 2 inches, maintain, or increase ride height by 1.5...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Increase ride height on 2wd front
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 16:31:42 -0700
  ...Craig, how high did your unloaded 85 Westy ride center of wheel to lower edge of wheel arch? I heard the 85 bus springs...
• Re: 84 Westy -- Shock Questions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 23:02:30 -0700
  Ride height is only one part of it. And ride height can really vary if the suspension is not "settled" properly. I laugh when...
• Some ride height and suspension observations..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 20:23:09 -0700
  ...Now all the previous ride height adjustments I've made have been on true coil over suspensions, and what I wanted was to lower...
• Re: My van's home again!!!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 4 Jul 2016 07:48:08 -0700
  ...I took just one turn off the adjusters for the front torsion bars, lowering the ride height a bit...and now it steers nicely...
• Re: The Ideal vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 14:41:01 -0400
  ...Land Rover or Citroen) that will allow you > to drop the ride height in order to fit into garages Can't agree with that...
• Re: Front spring question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:58:25 -0400
  ...What this means is that any handling degradation you feel is mostly due to alignment change that occurs as the ride height changes over...
• Re: Increase ride height on 2wd front
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 22:42:31 -0700
  ...The 215/75 R15 BFG's would give > me about 2 cm more ride height compared to the 195R14 > Hankooks. The spacer (15 mm...
• Re: Purple springs from H&R
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:55:58 -0500
  ...Thanks for measuring. >> >> Here's Frank's Vanagon Ride Height Survey which will give you an idea >> where your bus fits: >> >> http://www.frankcondelli...
• Re: Increase ride height on 2wd front
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 21:00:59 -0700
  Bigger tires is a good idea, apart from the added weight messing with the suspension. What do you run (I assume on your 2wd...
• Re: ride height adjustment? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:55:11 -0400
  I know that if you talk to a Bilstein representative, they can fit you with a coil-over setup of the proper length, and...
• Which Aftermarket Springs?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:05:54 -0800
  ...by vendor or by product brand or model? BTW, I only want to get back to normal ride height for a '90 Westy. Thanks
• Re: lifting a 1990 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:47:39 -0400
  ...gotten really soft, but >the lowered ride height was not an issue. In fact even Carat height >Vanagons have lots of clearance. Even I...
• Re: rear camber adjust/ride height
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Oct 1996 03:29:57 -0400
  In a message dated 96-10-09 02:07:53 EDT, you write: << Bilstein is currently advertising "...shocks that normally cost up to $119...
• Re: Reinforced tires - what about other vans?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:53:56 -0400
  Allan, I think any lower ride height of the routan is more than offset by its 1200 lb weight increase over a Vanagon. That...
• Re: Vanagon SPRINGS now in!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 12:26:02 -0700
  This bothered me in Ron's original description of "ride height". You cannot measure from tire top to fender well and have a meaningful...
• Re: H&R springs for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 09:55:07 -0700
  ...he H&R springs they are a stiffer > spring lowering the ride height 1.5", but since these will be going on a > 87...