From my 87 owners manual:

Front track, 2wd: 1583 mm
Rear track, 2wd: 1570 mm

Front track, Syncro: 1568 mm
Rear track, Syncro: 1560 mm

AFAIK, a wider track up front makes the vehicle more stable at speed, and
every car has a wider track up front.

PerL
87 Syncro 112i

Lee Roesner wrote:

> Am I seeing things or is the back wheelbase of a Vanagon narrower than
> the front wheel base? It seems the tire/wheel is inset farther than the
> front tire/wheel. I thought the body was wider in the rear. But after a
> closer look, the wheelbase may be narrower. I noticed that many German
> Vanagons with custom wheels (Projektzwo brochure for instance) usually
> have a deeper wheel in the rear than in the front.  Anyone have specs
> out there?
>
> Lee
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