Heres question:
is driving on bad shocks bad for your springs?

>From: The Bus Depot <ron@NETCARRIER.COM>
>
> > So what am I missing here?  Why would I want to lower my van?  To
> > improve cornering?
>
> > Some do it so that the Westy pop tops fit in garages.  VW did it
> > in ~87-88 as a factory made with the Wolfsburg lowered springs.
> > I put on the H&R springs to improve the handling in curves and
>unexpected
> > sharp curves.
>
>
>
>I did it for a more frugal reason, which had nothing to do with lowering
>the
>van.  My old springs on my Westy were shot.  The thing was listing badly to
>the left, and was bouncy, even with new shocks. You hit a dip the right way
>and the van swayed side to side like a boat on a wave. It was time for new
>springs.  But new, stock springs are extremely expensive ($1200+).  These
>Boge springs are under $400, made by the original supplier to VW, and do
>not
>dramatically alter the van's ride.  (They are perhaps slightly stiffer than
>stock but not tremendously. By comparison the H&R's by all accounts give
>the
>Vanagon a significantly stiffer ride.  Good for people looking for
>high-performance.  Bad for me, as I did not want to sacrifice ride comfort
>for performance.)  The fact that these Boge replacement springs also lower
>the van by a couple of inches was of no great importance to me.  Personally
>I do happen to think the van does look better this way (at "Wolfsburg
>height"), but I'd have bought them even if they did not lower the van.  It
>was the cost savings (and reputable brand name) that sold me.
>
>- Ron Salmon
>   The Bus Depot, Inc.
>   http://www.busdepot.com
>   (215) 234-VWVW

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