What about measuring from the chassis to the leveled vehicle?  Isn't that
what really counts?
-----Original Message-----
From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, September 08, 2000 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: Vanagon SPRINGS now in!

>This bothered me in Ron's original description of "ride height".  You
cannot
>measure from tire top to fender well and have a meaningful number.  To have
>your measurement mean anything, you need to measure from the center of the
>axle to the fender well (parked on level ground, of course).
>
>Karl Wolz
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jay L Snyder" <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 10:57 AM
>Subject: Re: Vanagon SPRINGS now in!
>
>
>> How much would they lower my '85?  It is ~1" higher than your '89 to
begin
>> with.  I not saying this is bad--the handling would be better, especially
>> in cross-winds.  The front of my '85 is too high anyway.
>>
>>                                                         Jay