> So what am I missing here?  Why would I want to lower my van?  To improve cornering?  If that's the goal, seems like a Scirocco or Corrado would be more to one's liking.  Personally, I'm diggin' on my '85s high clearance (lots of gravel roads here in the Northwest).  A nice change from my Corolla.
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> Greg Baskin
> Eugene, Ore.
> 85 Westy
> 79 Corolla

I also have a 99 Corolla.   It drags over just about any speed bump.   However,  about 3 weeks ago I hit a deer on Highway 42 while driving my Vanagon and suffered no damage of any kind.  The deer ran out from the shoulder on the left side and I hit it doing about 45.  It went right under my front
bumper and between the wheels front and back.   I felt it go under and drag on the undercarriage.  I went back to look and it was dead.  When I got home I looked everything over and could find no damage and in fact the only evidence of what happened was some fur on the left side tie rod.   I think I
like my Vanagon up where its at too.

John McLean   87 Vanagon   GL     ( Tenmile, Ore. )