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• Re: New tires
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:39:07 -0700
  ...they really are 'sports vans' ..... > they have a sporting type suspension ......coil springs, rear trailing > arms, A-arm front suspension ( so do Lamborgini's...
• Re: Its Frydaye...howmany remember the Karmann Ghia "sportscar"TV commercial?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 20:22:56 +1200
  ...Soggy US-market suspension in the Porsche; heavily-modified Cravat suspension. Funny, every time the Australian magazines drive a US "sporty" they slag it...
• Re: Eurovans future (now-vw does not make sportscars)
  Historical mailing list - Rich Blake
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 10:43:54 -0700
  ...They were the last (and arguably the best) sports car >that Volkswagen made. >>VW has NEVER made a sportscar... True in the sense that...
• Re: NVC - 59 Landrover with Citroen DS suspension
  Historical mailing list - Evan Martin
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 15:09:40 -0500
  ...Japanese sports car engine in an ancient British utility truck equipped with French luxury car suspension. And assembled in Alberta.
• Re: !non-vanagon content : poll: would you buy a new beetle?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 11:33:37 +1200
  ...Even with the stiffer nonUS suspension, road tests slag the Golf & New Beetle for poor handling (especially excessive understeer). Sports car? Come on!
• Re: New tires - Sporty
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:28:20 +0000
  ...they really are 'sports vans' ..... > they have a sporting type suspension ......coil springs, rear trailing > arms, A-arm front suspension ( so do Lamborgini's...
• Re: Eurovans future
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 21:50:35 +1200
  ...They were the last (and arguably the best) sports car >that Volkswagen made. VW has NEVER made a sportscar...
• KYB gas shocks - opinions please?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 13:37:54 +0100
  I live in the UK, and have just purchased an H+R sports suspension kit from Germany for my Vanagon. It consists of four...
• Re: safe speeds, underpowered engines, Vanagon diesel mortality (LVC, some Friday content)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 31 May 2004 23:47:48 -0400
  ...Cars with tight sports-car suspensions are extremely tiring to drive on rough roads, and their low-profile tires do nothing to protect their...
• Re: H&R Sport Springs?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 19:37:32 -0400
  ...H&R Sport Springs? >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Anyone have these installed with suitable shocks? I was going to do this >before but...
• Re: ~2mpg reduction in fuel economy: confirmed when sporting a roof rack.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 23:02:30 -0500
  I was still getting 28-30 mpg (US) with my Thule Classic on the roof until the left rear suspension decided to no longer...
• H&R Sport Springs?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 12:51:33 -0700
  ...from Germany that I shouldn't, that it screws up the suspension geometry and the car would handle worse. I have a 90, so...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:40:09 -0700
  ...Vanagons are actually 'sports vans' ..they have the same suspension type as Mercedes cars of the 70's....pretty sporty actually. And those Benz...
• Re: TDI six anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 15:16:29 -0400
  ...inch rims and tires with "VR" (high speed) nomination and a sports suspension which adds another 9500 german marks. Karl. Karl '81 Westy "Jenny...
• Re: Eurovans future (now-vw does not make sportscars)
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 02:35:21 +0100
  ...suspension about 1/2" between start and finish - big deal and not especially surprising!). > Vanagon content...My van doesn't make a good sports...
• 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...
• Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 18:44:38 -0800
  ...Some of the Fast Forward products currently under development: - Vanagon Syncro Lift Kit. - Vanagon In-Line Four Engine Conversion Kit. - Fox Sport Suspension Kit...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:09:57 -0500
  ...arial; COLOR: #000000"><BR><SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagons</SPAN> are actually 'sports vans' ..they have the same suspension type<BR>as <SPAN class=misspelled...
• 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: oil changes
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 11:37:43 -0800
  ...sports car racing drivers. But most of us changed oil pretty often. The detergents are strong, which means the crud is always in suspension.
• Re: Side-by-side, was: Lowering the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 04:31:39 EST
  I can't remember where I saw the ad, but I know that Bilstein makes a sport suspension kit for the vanagon. I believe...
• Re: 2mpg reduction in fuel economy: confirmed when sporting a roof rack.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 23:42:06 -0500
  ...One design consideration is suspension drop. As tires need to fall into pot holes, ruts, etc. the suspension has to allow the wheel to...
• Re: current Wolfsburg model
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer
  Mon, 14 May 2001 13:14:26 -0500
  ...sport seats the GTI has (except they don't fold forward, naturally), the 1.8T engine, manual transmission, leather shift knob, sport suspension, 3...
• Re: safe speeds, underpowered engines, Vanagon diesel mortality (LVC, some Friday content)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 20:01:29 +1200
  ...Cars >with tight sports-car suspensions are extremely tiring to drive on rough >roads, and their low-profile tires do nothing to protect their...
• Re: NVC: I want a sports car
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 18:19:16 +1300
  >I want VW to build a new sports car. I loved the Scirocco and >Corrado. I don't want a rebadged Chrysler. I >want...
• Re: Magical cast iron suspension?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:51:20 -0700
  ...anyone saying about how cadilacs handle should be sure to say 'older cadilacs.' Now Caddy has their own 500 hp sports coupe that can...
• Re: [T3] Fort Smith Volkswagen Association?s - 5th annual October fest - Show and Shine
  Historical mailing list - Erkson, Toby
  Fri, 8 Oct 1999 07:35:23 -0700
  ...speed '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/ >-----Original Message----- >Fort Smith Volkswagen...
• Re: Does anyone have experience with these specific points? Was Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:27:25 -0800
  ...Eurovan = dealership visits. >Do Eurovan's handle as well as vanagons? IMHO passenger Vanagons with sorted suspensions handle better than EVs. EVs have better...
• Re: OME shock evaluation
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 07:36:55 -0500
  FWIW, Monroe makes some of the shocks OEM'd on late-model Porsche 911s - either the Sport suspension or the regular, I can never...
• Fw: Re: safe speeds, underpowered engines, Vanagon diesel mortality (LVC, some Friday content)
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 10:09:00 +0200
  ...Cars > > with tight sports-car suspensions are extremely tiring to drive on rough > > roads, and their low-profile tires do nothing to protect their...
• Re: Thanks for input on 14" alloy wheels and 195R14 size tires
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Jan 2013 16:31:41 -0800
  ...Vanagons are true 'sports vans' and have excellent and sporty suspension for the era. that's coil springs front and rear, A-arm front...
• Better handling in windy conditions?
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 20:26:14 -0500
  I love driving my 85 Westy even though it is not the most sporty or aerodynamic car that I own. Today was so windy...
• Re: Reflective tinting ...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:09:36 -0500
  ...B.-next step-airbag the suspension? > -- Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown interior taken...
• Re: Eurovans future (now-vw does not make sportscars)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 20:30:31 +1200
  ...And every subsequent Golf GTi has been slagged (outside the US) as a poor handler, including the V6. >Theoretically the suspension design on all...
• Re: Making of a Vanagon - Now New T3: Remaking of the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:56:33 -0700
  ...Porsche could redesign the suspension to suit; it's not as if it would need much work to do. A true sport-commercial (I...
• Re: Sportsmobile conversion with Westfalia interior
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 20:43:21 -0400
  ...Older models with twin I-beam suspension chew up front tires. Still, if I needed more space and realiability than a Vanagon, or needed...
• Re: Springs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 09:32:46 -0400
  Typically, sport tuners will let a new spring suspension "set up" on the vehicle by either letting it sit for a day or so...
• Re: How do you when your springs need to be replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:07:34 -0700
  ...but there is much better handling to be had with vanagons and their truly sporty suspension than most people realize. I doubt many vanagon...
• Syncro Lift Kit now in production - 10% list member discount [Advertisement]
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 19:00:56 -0800
  Sunday, January 24, 1999 Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning is proud to announce that our Vanagon Syncro Lift Kit has gone into production and...
• Re: Stud vs bolt / Merits of Macho Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 01:04:22 +1200
  ...A van is technically a car, and ours are good-enough handlers to be called genuinely sporty (most "sporty" cars don't handle worth...
• Re: TDI six anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 16:49:26 -0400
  ...inch rims and tires with "VR" � > (high speed) nomination and a sports suspension which adds another 9500 � > german marks. Karl '81 Westy "Jenny" Wilmington...
• Re: Projektzwo wheels
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 23:38:12 +1200
  ...now shodded with 225/50VR16 rubber. >For those who want a sporty van, you gotta put at least 16's on your van, it...
• Re: '84 value?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:44:29 -0800
  ...On Nov 28, 2007 6:13 AM, Paul Guzyk wrote: > Another nice feature of 85's is they have a higher suspension > (springs). This...
• Re: VW/Ford Sharon Venture?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 20:17:44 -0800
  ...have a good eye - suspension / drive train / engine by VW and body by Ford! David Marshall Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning 4356 Quesnel Hixon...
• H&R springs for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Filcoff
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:44:36 -0500
  I am looking at some H&R Sport springs for my Vanagon. I have located a set for at tirerack.com and autobahnint.com...
• Re: Purple springs from H&R
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:26:05 +1300
  Heavy-duty (sport) springs certainly will stiffen the ride. However in an underdamped vehicle they will cause rebound at the end of their travel...
• Re: 16" tires on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:31:42 EST
  ...with stock suspension.. > > > > fyi i have some 16" alloys FS is anyone wants.. cheap. > > > i have some 16" audi A4 sport alloys. 45mm offset...
• Re: Westy Weighed... Setting Corner Spring Rates
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:35:34 -0800
  ...Despite what Scott says, I do NOT describe vanagon handling as 'sports car like' by any stretch of my imagination..... (grin) so 'close enough...
• Re: Looking to lower the van.
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:45:38 -0400
  ...and get sporty tires. that way, youwil have effectively lowered your van, and made it handle better without any major suspension changes (castor/camber...
• Mercedes van plant in Tuscaloosa?/f
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 10 Apr 1995 17:51:18 -0700 (PDT)
  ...for the AAV; howerver, unlike most sport-utility vehicles, it will ride on a four-wheel independent suspension. Like the Range Rover, it will...
• Re: Westy Weighed... Setting Corner Spring Rates
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:16:15 -0500
  ...Despite what Scott says, I do NOT describe vanagon handling as > 'sports car like' by any stretch of my imagination..... (grin) so > 'close enough...
• Tires... Difference between LT and Passenger
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 12:02:31 -0500
  ...Lowered higher rate springs, Bilstein Sports, and plastic suspension bushings...and much lower tire pressures. It rides much better over the rough stuff. Could...
• Re: Reflective tinting ...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:25:41 -0600
  ...B.-next step-airbag the suspension? > > > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish > brown interior taken...
• Re: (f) Re: Startling Nissan Ad
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 00:02:35 -0700
  ...They were called "The sports car of vans" when > >they came out. With the powerful waterboxer engine, finely tuned Boge suspension, ground hugging ride...
• Re: Reflective tinting ...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:36:14 -0500
  ...B.-next step-airbag the suspension? > > > > > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown > interior taken...
• Re: no VW sports cars?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Fri, 28 May 2004 15:15:13 -0700
  ...no VW sports cars? Let's see now. The 914 was sold, serviced and warranted by Porsche dealers in the United States. In 1970...
• [Fwd: Passat wagon (no Vanagon)]
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 13:00:06 -0800
  ...I enjoyed this vehicle even more after I installed a sport suspension. Didn't lower it very much, a few CM, but it really...
• Re: The Ideal vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:22:03 +1300
  ...Type 2s have always had -availability of genuine sports suspension/wheel/tire package -long-travel suspension, but well-controlled for onroad cornering prowess -4...
• Re: Startling Nissan Ad
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 15:27:52 -0700
  ...A VAnagon's suspension is fairly sophisticated and well-thought-out, compared to the crude solid-axle truck underpinnings found on most SUVs. I...
• Re: no VW sports cars?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 28 May 2004 16:50:12 -0500
  ...The entire front suspension assembly (torsion bars, beams, sway bars, hubs, etc.) was from the Porsche 911 of that era. In fact, you can...