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• Re: Q: for H&R lowering springs users
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:48:27 -0400
  ...On my Westy, they lowered it by somewhat under 1-1/2 inches (versus the 3" drop that Todd reported on his Westy using...
• Re: another victim - pop top lifting assembly weak spot
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:23:23 -0400
  ...Go out > to your van and with the top lowered and latched push up on the cross bar. > Is it snug in it's...
• Re: Dont do this at home ( I didnt)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 14:54:16 -0700
  ...well, pulled the engine+gearbox out. > >> > >>Then when I lowered the van, I lowered it too much in one side (5-10 > >>cm or...
• Re: curtain sliders
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 23 Jul 2018 09:52:08 -0700
  ...Their computer tacked on a huge shipping fee, but I called them, and they lowered it to ab amount that was fair for the...
• Re: VW MicroBus Concept
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 07:36:18 -0700
  ...Of course, as with all Microbus'es, this thing has got to be lowered 6 to 8 inches. That's the first thing you...
• Re: Window weatherstip question - 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 19:49:55 -0400
  ...the window, (rain, > fog, or lite frost) when the window is lowered and raised > again. It comes with the chrome attached except the later...
• Re: Lowering Busses, etc
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 00:53:05 -0400
  ...What we do get requests for are the "lowered running configuration" springs that were available on 88-91 GL Vanagons. Most of of the...
• Re: 87 Vanagon GL Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Patrick & Stephanie Harris
  Tue, 1 May 2001 23:08:39 -0700
  Greetings!! I lowered the spare tire this evening and took a looksee with a flashlight and sure enough, the hoses are hashed. I'm...
• Re: chop chop
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 21:18:43 -0700
  ...What if I chopped a little height off > the > ole Vanagon and lowered it a bit. Take a look and tell me what you...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:43:38 -0500
  Phil, I'll dig through the book, but the transmission and engine both lowered quite a distance from the van already. Its not clear...
• Re: Audi I5 installation questions
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 09:02:19 -0500
  ...We lowered the engine carrier about an inch (if I remember correctly). We also wound up grinding a little bit of the throttle linkage...
• Re: chop chop
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 21:41:24 -0500
  ...What if I chopped a little height off the > ole Vanagon and lowered it a bit. Take a look and tell me what you...
• Re: whats the lowest profile tire youve run on 15" rims on the vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 10:15:48 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >just wondering for those of you who are running 15" wheels who like the >"lowered" look- whats the lowest profile...
• Re: [TDI-conversion] Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Breakthrough for TDI conversions!
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 08:47:35 -0700
  ...If that break pressure is lowered by decreasing the spring shim thickness to, say, the 1.6 TD requirement of 155 bar, for example...
• Can't get '80 Vanagon to pass emissions
  Historical mailing list - Grant Bessom
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 08:43:45 -0400
  ...chip/cam/lowered (most useful) 69 Beetle 2.0ltr stroked/cam/45mm Dellortos (not your fathers bug) 85 Audi 5ks, my first, bought it...
• Re: piston deck height 1mm low - OK to use?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:55:54 -0700
  ...have any problems? I > know power will be reduced with the lowered compression, anything else? > Has anyone here tried it? The manufacturer has kindly...
• Re: Fryeday question on sunday..
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:45:00 -0400
  ...Loud, lowered,bad @ss. I'm the only one who drives that one. "The Moose Lounge" is just a motel and lounge on wheels...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:42:09 -0500
  ...On my first attempt, I think I did not have the tranny and engine lowered far enough, but I fixed that and I think...
• Wardrobe Curtain removal "TRICK" ????
  Historical mailing list - lchase
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 10:43:50 -0800
  ...I lowered the overhead shelf in front of the closet to get to the front screw that holds the rod and goes thru the...
• Anyone use the mudflaps on a van with lowered springs?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 06:46:51 -0400
  I bought a set of the mudflaps from bus depot for my 81, which now is as low as my 88, after a new...
• Re: Attaching adj armrests
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 04:29:15 -0400
  ...The adjustment mechanism is self contained in the rest itself and only controls the angle that the rest sits at when fully lowered. Something...
• Re: rear seat hinges
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:07:48 -0700
  ...Means raising the engine cover >> so >> I need the hinges that lift the rear seat when the seat back is >> lowered to make it...
• '65 13-Window Deluxe FS
  Historical mailing list - Turbo
  Sun, 06 Oct 1996 18:03:34 -0700
  ...1965 13-window deluxe, new paint, dual port (1600?), dual carbs (brand?) almost all new rubber, great interior, lowered, bench seat, 12V, purple over...
• 1986 Westfalia with 16" tires
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sat, 28 Sep 2013 15:53:52 -0700
  ...The van has been lowered with shorter springs from Van Cafe and adjustable Koni shocks were installed. The owner says that with the combination...
• Re: cheap low mileage '90 carat in NC
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:33:39 -0400
  ...They lowered the price from 2900 to 2500. Jim Wilmington, NC On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate...
• Re: Westfalia...to buy or not to buy?
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 17:11:37 -0800
  They lowered the height of the van (non-syncro) after mid-88, or sometime. You do not want new factory springs...they are priced...
• Re: H&R Springs... How low?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:31:31 PDT
  ...I have a 1988 wolfsburg with the lower suspension and the H&R springs lowered it @1" in front and several in the rear...
• Jetta in the weeds
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 16:24:10 -0500
  ...even have plates yet) Jetta (VW content) that was way too lowered. But the truly tacky thing is that they had grass and weeds...
• Re: Someone must know what tire pressure do use in Agilis 51 tires!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
  Thu, 23 May 2002 11:42:50 -0700
  ...Handling and ride quality improved as I lowered pressure. I am now back down to 36 psi, and enjoying the ride much more. Tom...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:44:52 -0700
  ...Coolant pipes replacement > > > The Stainless cooling pipes lowered my operating temperatures on long grades > and when towing dramaticly. > > > > The stainless pipes are the right...
• Re: Is it possible to "remodel" the stove top?
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 22:38:27 -0700
  ...Inside the stove/sink lid is an inner stainless steel panel, which is designed to be lowered over the stove top and used as...
• Re: how do you break into a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:37:15 -0700
  ...Another time I locked the doors with keys behind the driver seat and lowered a daisy chain with a fifi hook attached to it...
• Power window problems
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:13:04 -0800
  The last time I went out in my vanagon, I lowered the drivers window to get a ticket at a parking lot. When I...
• Re: DISASTER AT JIFFY LUBE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 13:08:13 -0700
  At 12:58 PM 7/1/1999 -0400, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > >the MORON left the drivers door open when he lowered it! the...
• Re: My 91 GL rides like a truck
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 21:37:10 -0600
  ...Are bilsteins too stiff? Do stock bogue units ride >better on stock lowered springs? The van also has car tires, but I can't...
• Re: Lowering '85 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 8 May 2004 11:01:36 -0400
  ...I carry a European made set of lowered springs that roughly lower the van to Wolfsburg height, for about $350 for the set of...
• Re: Gabriel Hijackers on an 84 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sun, 22 Nov 2015 09:29:10 -0600
  I lowered my whole drivetrain 1" for 1.6 na to AAZ swap for only a half inch difference in CV angle On Nov...
• Re: 5- and 6-cylinder VW vans
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 23:58:00 -0400
  ...holes for the engine support, which >altogether allows a 3 cm lowered engine. In this case you have to >raise the decklid by only...
• 235/45/17 tires fit? (Jap 5-stud is 112x5 PCD)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 22:46:56 +1200
  ...wheels will fit without fouling the T3 fenders? Van is not lowered. These are ET35, so I guess 9mm spacers will be needed. They...
• FS: 1988 Wolfsburg VW Factory Lowered Springs
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 11:05:22 EDT
  ...a bit firmer from non-lowerered springs, you can get the lowered look and increased handling but with the softer ride (When compared to...
• Re: Lowering the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 17:25:01 -0400
  Robert Lilley wrote a little while ago that later Vanagons about 1988 had an optional spring set which lowered the van 1.5". Maybe...
• Vanagon Sighting in PA
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
  Thu, 3 Nov 2011 08:54:50 -0400
  ...It appeared to be lowered and have those Benz style rims everyone likes. It had a plastic air dam under the front bumper which...
• Do you want a Vanagon with a variable suspension????????????????
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 22:31:56 -0500
  Has anyone installed lowered springs on their Vanagon that gives the van a lower center of gravity for increased road handling And then installed...
• Re: piston deck height 1mm low - OK to use?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:26:24 -0400
  ...have any problems? I > know power will be reduced with the lowered compression, anything else? > Has anyone here tried it? The manufacturer has kindly...
• Re: Inspection Horror Story!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Oct 1999 02:02:04 EDT
  ...a few months ago, when a grease monkey at Jiffy pop lowered my vanagon down on the lift - with the drivers door fully open...
• goin to cali at last
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 08:13:11 -0700
  ...so if you see a slightly lowered white jetta with a 7-foot aerial sticking from the rear bumper, wave.. cause it's probably...
• Re: Lowered Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 09:54:53 -0700
  That's some serious icing but its not a Vanagon. That's some kind of Japanese van..... On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 9...
• A3 8v, VR6 or 1.8T? (was: Thinking swap?)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Catlin
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 09:27:34 -0700
  ...I'm thinking of something like this when I get my Vanagon, in addition to a lowered stance. Thanks in advance for input, - Scott
• Re: H & R springs
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 May 2001 10:21:47 EDT
  Ben, the biggest mistake that people make when installing lowered springs is not also installing shocks that are setup for the springs. The catalogs...
• Re: coolest vanagon in the US for sale...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 00:11:28 EDT
  ...of crotchity old geezers!!!! LOL :< ) chris who's other vw is lowered, with 16"s and a big fart can exhaust to annoy all...
• Re: Front end advice
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 11:27:11 EST
  ...I'm planning on pulling apart the front suspension on my 81 to put new lowered springs on and replace control arm bushings. Should...
• Re: Bosch 4-pronged spark plug not for Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 23:33:36 EDT
  ...I am running then in my 73 custom 2L and it lowered my head temps more than 30 degrees with an increase in power...
• (O.T.) Sizzlin' Suzuki . . .
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 23:12:41 -0700
  ...imagine, being the first one on your block to drive a... Lowered Esteem. Oh well, too much MTBE in my peace pipe. ;-> R ��� o...
• Re: Pfft, boring ;-) was:Styled Cockpit FISH
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 15:54:51 -0400
  ...The other van (outside) has low profile wide tires and has been lowered too. Looks really weird to my eyes. Actually, though it is...
• Re: [Re: New 15 wheels]
  Historical mailing list - t obrien
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 02:44:23 PST
  ...The Vanagon, unless you have souped up the engine would not be able to take advantage of those lowered RPM's. You would find...
• Re: Spare Tire Matching
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 18:19:32 -0500
  ...Using 4 gate hinges and cutting them up so I ended up with 2 hinged "inserts" which effectively lowered the rear hinge point by...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 26 May 2012 21:03:48 -0600
  ...The day I jumped into my giant lifted syncro from my tiny lowered GL (automatic) was night and day. Suddenly I have to do...
• Re: *&^%@ gas gauge!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Oct 94 11:51:39 MDT
  ...There is no definite > point at which the gauge will always say .5 gal left....I have lowered > the tank to replace the handbrake...
• Re: Personalized license plate help
  Historical mailing list - Sideshow Bob
  Sun, 5 Mar 1995 20:54:48 -0500 (EST)
  ...dont' pull me over w/o cause bliss misshap 0-60? peace a bit cheasy low-n-slo my bus has been lowered well...
• Safare Custom Camper for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 14:49:52 -0800 (PST)
  No, not mine. :) The guy selling the *other* '73 Blue Safare Custom Camper in San Diego has apparently lowered his price from $1800 to...