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• Re: NAPA Load levelers coil-over springs for 2wd
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:14:12 -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: Fw: 2 WD Vanagon Westfalia Coil Springs
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Wed, 2 May 2001 21:05:03 -0500
  ...Besides, my '85 sits higher than the newer models, so how do I know the new springs won't be too short? Chris, '85...
• Spring Break Again
  Historical mailing list - Rich Propsom
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 19:00:10 -0600
  A couple of days ago posted a request looking for information on rear coil springs. Current response indicates. 1. Check your clearance so you...
• Installing front syncro shocks-HOW TO??
  Historical mailing list - Brian Butler
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 16:36:09 -0800
  ...Do I need a coil spring compressor to install the fronts? Can I do it without? I've looked at the "How to install...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 18:25:13 -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: VW Crewcab Syncro classifieds ---Sagging Rear Springs
  Historical mailing list - GARTH WOOLSTENHULME
  Mon, 20 Jan 1997 20:36:30 -0800
  ...available that go under the rear coil springs of the Van/Westy to counteract the inevitable spring sag?, i.e., raise the rear to...
• Lifting 2WD Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:16:28 +0000
  Hi Vanagon Types Several months ago I purchased the GW Coil Spring bundle for 2wd. I installed the rear springs only and waited on...
• Re: saggy westfalia butt
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:38:59 -0500
  ...I had to > rent a coil spring compresser to get the springs compressed enough to get > them back into postion, then took it off...
• New Coil Springs
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 18:41:45 -0700
  I am currently looking into having new springs made for the sagging Westy suspensions and early 80s passenger models. I have already had some...
• Re: use of airbags to level van, spare tire, auto trans
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:44:09 -0800
  ...pair for my coil sprung rear suspension suburban and see > if they > may be adaptable to Velma's coil springs?? I've got Air...
• Re: NEW Springs for Vgn (incl Syncro) - Lowered, Taller, & Stock
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 17 Jul 2004 08:01:16 -0700
  ...To search all of our spring options, go to www.busdepot.com > and type in the words vanagon coil spring in the left menu...
• Harsh suspension
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:19:16 -0800
  ...I feel like I am down to the spring replacement as the last element that could improve the suspension compliance. Can coil springs become...
• Re: Repair for rear trailing swingarm?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:19:30 -0400
  ...Put a jack under the trailing arm at the coil spring.When the shock is removed, the spring will let its tension go.The...
• Ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - pronks
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 07:10:49 +1200
  ...do not want to find I have problems with coil binding or possibly the spring retainers hitting the valve guide AFTER I have shelled...
• Re: Looking for advice on leveling Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 15 Aug 2018 08:17:05 -0600
  ...side rear: >> >> >> http://www.gowesty.com/product/coil-springs/4346/spring-pad-for-rear-coil-spring- >> >> Leveled things out pretty well. Your numbers don...
• Re: spacers and sproings
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 09:58:19 -0700
  ...Now if you stretch the > spring to the point where you actually bend the coils, i think that > would make the spring 'stiffer'. Take...
• Springs have Sprung
  Historical mailing list - Rich Propsom
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:54:18 -0600
  ...Its also time to look for some replacement springs in the rear. Currently the van fits into the garage (barely) since the rear springs...
• Stabilizer bar assembly needed.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 14:44:59 -0800
  I found a broken stabilizer link when changing the coil springs. Looks like it would be easier to found the full Stabilizer bar assembly...
• Re: Vanagon shocks and coils spring
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:12:25 -0500
  > Um. Tire pressure? If you are running at 48psi, you'll have a > much harsher ride than at say 36psi... Yes, but at 36...
• Re: [Syncro] Custom Syncro Springs
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 26 May 1999 07:45:10 -0700
  ...How is this value varied by the manufacturer? The Marshall springs have the same number of coils + 1/4 and have just barely larger...
• Re: Fw: 2 WD Vanagon Westfalia Coil Springs
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 3 May 2001 09:12:57 -0700
  ...We had to test all of the different vanagon springs to decide on best specs, plus they then lost the models we were using...
• Re: rear coil springs question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 23:55:19 EST
  In a message dated 11/28/01 8:47:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, mike.moery@ACSALASKA.NET writes: << Not in a Diesel: it...
• Re: GoWesty Spring Bonk
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 16:20:29 -0600
  ...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: question about carat/wolfsburg "lowering" springs
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 22 May 2006 19:40:54 -0700
  ...Why not mark and pull a single spring from the left > front side of each van? Then compare them for number of coils and...
• Re: Lowering vanagon springs
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 13:26:07 +1200
  ...NO springs are mild steel. Mild steel coils might support your van briefly... until you hit a bump, then they will compress... and not...
• Re: PS Re: Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:15:40 -0500
  ...The body is flexible enough to pry around them. > > b) one or more coil springs inside which may also have little balls > associated with...
• Changing Syncro Front Shocks?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 2 May 2000 13:50:52 -0400
  ...you can stick a screwdriver between the coils of the spring and pry the bottom shock-bolt-hole downward. takes a while, but it...
• Re: Vanagon shocks and coils spring
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 07:13:56 -0800
  On 9 Feb 2005 at 9:42, The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote: > > But...my front and rear coil springs are sweaky. > > -What...
• Re: Springs and spring rates
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 16:04:06 -0700
  ...is how compressing the >spring with a spacer (in effect reducing the number of coils without changing >length) affects the characteristics of the spring.
• Re: 2WD Westy springs - follow up
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 05:55:53 -0700
  ...Diego (National Spring) that can make them, but they have another firm in the San Francisco area wind all their coils. They have a...
• Re: PS Re: Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:15:52 -0500
  ...b) one or more coil springs inside which may also have little balls associated with them. c) either a rocker assembly with contacts that...
• Re: Q: for H&R lowering springs users
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:48:27 -0400
  ...Boge springs are specifically labeled by the manufacturer as being rated for VW Campers (even though, like the H&R's, the coils are...
• Re: Thermostat-controlled gas heater?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 17:06:02 -0400
  ...The furnace draft fan ran constantly, and a bimetallic coiled spring sensor monitored the temperature of the incoming draft air (not the combustion air...
• Re: of mice and mirrors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 11:48:16 -0500
  ...https://picasaweb.google.com/117189706757545167023/VanagonSideMirrorRepair# Once everything moves freely you do not have to bind up the coils on the spring to get...
• Re: Looking for advice on leveling Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 15 Aug 2018 10:22:14 -0400
  ...side rear: > > > http://www.gowesty.com/product/coil-springs/4346/spring-pad-for-rear-coil-spring- > > Leveled things out pretty well. Your numbers don...
• Re: Ignition Coil(s) Differences
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 6 May 1998 01:21:03 -0700
  ...green /gray difference affect the >system? Are the coils interchangeable? > >Thanks, > >Tom Hanlon >Palm Springs, CA >84 Westfalia ************************************************* Here's where you got be...
• Re: Front Shocks Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:35:43 CDT
  ...you can stick a screwdriver between the coils of the spring and pry the bottom shock-bolt-hole downward. takes a while, but it...
• Re: loose shoelace-Or Rear Coil Springs Revisited
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 13 May 2012 21:47:58 +0000
  ...Van Cafe rear coil spring spacers to boost the rear end a bit to do away with the "saggy butt" look. Had them for...
• Re: can syncro front springs work in a 2wd??
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 22:39:28 +0000
  ...It is not possible to drop in the front springs. On my next attempt I will probably hack a coil or two off and...
• Re: Westy 2WD HD springs - any interest?
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 21:06:29 -0700
  ...to $45. (it's $117 per spring for two pair). the company is http://www.bettsspring.com/coil/ If you would prefer to go...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:13:56 -0700
  ...a larger coil and real spring may be better suited for > this application. I can't imagine the Jetta ignition coil needing so much...
• Syncro Front Coil Springs List Purchase
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 19:21:38 -0700
  There appears to be enough interest in the custom syncro springs to bring the cost down to the $70 per spring range...less than...
• Re: Re; How to lower a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 22:40:11 -0700
  ...H&R springs are a joke in my opinion. There are >> 7 coils of which the first 5 1/2 coils are touching each...
• Re: suspension newbie - shock dismounted
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:01:12 -0500
  ...Imagine my surprise when both rear coil springs dropped out. If you're driving around with a shock missing, keep it gentle. The springs...
• Custom Coil Springs for 2WD & Syncro Ready
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 13:31:33 -0700
  The delayed shipment of 2WD and syncro springs are due to arrive at the syncro.org shipping dock on Wed. My apologies to those...
• More Spring Info Tutorial (cure for saggy springs?)
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 00:36:07 -0400
  ...If a spring has sagged, you can get the <bold>load</bold> back to normal using several methods. For coil springs, the usual procedure...
• Re: Dual Valve Springs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:38:37 -0700
  ...get enough spring pressure to prevent valve float without going to thicker wire springs .........since binding of the coils of the springs would be...
• Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - Susan Cote
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 19:53:30 -0500
  ...Trans $50.00 Fuse box with all relays, Various electrical connecters, Coil Springs front and back - negotiable. Colling pressure tank - $10.00 Sliding Door...
• Re: Vanagon-esque vehicles...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:21:23 -0400
  ...I never really had any complaints about the suspension performance on my Ford (twin I-beam independent front suspension with coil springs, live rear...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 04:45:50 -0500
  Ive seen a few twisted up coil over setups that were dangerous/tricky to disassemble with a few springs releasing stored/compressed energy rapidly...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:31:59 -0700
  ...a larger coil and real spring may be better suited for > this application. I can't imagine the Jetta ignition coil needing so much...
• Stiffer Westy Springs FS
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 12:47:30 EST
  ...They are supposed to have a 25% stiffer coil spring rate (not into springs so don't blame me if I'm not saying...
• Re: spring options and cost?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 06:52:12 -0700
  ...AFAIK, no company produces the equivalent of a stock camper spring. It is very expensive to produce progressive rate coil springs like the stock...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: [SyncroSafari] Custom Syncro Springs, Rear
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 07:35:23 -0800
  I'm talking to the guys at Air Spring. They might give us a set free for testing. I'll keep you posted. Peter...
• Re: Lowering an 85'/
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 16:16:03 -0500
  On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 BenTbtstr8@aol.com wrote: > It seems to that these clamp thing are designed for full compression of the > coil...
• Re: Air lift best rear spring bags
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 10:27:21 -0400
  Why do you wish to install them? If you need rear springs you really need rear springs. At this point al the original springs...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 12:31:34 -0700
  ...a spring, the force required to compress the spring is not the same all the way to the point where the coils bind, is...
• 2WD Prototype Springs - A Week Later
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 20:10:38 -0700
  To recap, I have been testing a set of Steve Schwenk's first run of 2WD coil springs in my 1983 ASI diesel camper...
• Re: Off-Road
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 22:09:51 +1300
  I suspect the Vanagon's poor offroadability may be in part due to its short-travel coil-spring suspension, in addition to its extra...
• Re: Lifting 2WD Westy
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:42:52 -0600
  ...Several months ago I purchased the GW Coil Spring bundle for 2wd. I installed the rear springs only and waited on the front. Now...