A couple more data points Stuart,

from R&T tests:

80 vanagon aircooled , pass van: fr/rear (%) 55/45
83.5 vanagon wbx, pass van: fr/rear (%) 56/44

Yes your correct, other vans don't have such an even weight distribution,
some models are evn more "front heavy"!

Alistair

on 2/20/01 10:39 AM, Stuart MacMillan at macmillan@HOME.COM wrote:

> I think that the weight balance is not so evenly split on the standard
> Vanagon, and particularly rear-biased on the Westy.  I'd be curious to
> see the specs for these if you have them.
>
>
> CHRIS STANN wrote:
>>
>> Let's disspell some persisting rumors about the Vanagon's weight
>> distribution.  Here's a snippet from a previous post.  Look at the weight
>> distribution:
>>
>> Let us shed some light on the Vanagon's weight bias.  The following specs
>> are for the '86 Syncro Westfalia.
>> (http://www.tiu.net/~des/vw/reports/synchro.html)
>>
>> DIMENSIONS AND CAPACITIES
>> Wheelbase ........................ 96.6 in
>> Track, F/R ....................... 62.4 / 61.8 in
>> Length ........................... 179.9 in
>> Width ............................ 72.6 in
>> Height ........................... 82.1 in
>> Ground Clearance ................. 8.3 in
>> Curb Weight ...................... 4000 lb
>> Weight distribution, F/R ......... 49.3 / 50.7 percent
>> Fuel capacity .................... 18.4 gal
>> Oil capacity ..................... 4.2 qt
>> Water capacity ................... 18.5 qt
>
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