

| Subject: | Re: Lowering a Vanagon |
| From: | Joseph Fortino |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Jan 2002 09:11:16 -0800 |
Pat, I had a nice listee sell me a set of his H&R springs, have'nt installed them yet. back shock is just hella hard to get off plus the fact my 2 little girls scream when Daddy's working on the car and my wife always needs a status check of what I'm doing to the car. ahhhhh :) love huh? H&R springs are nice can't wait to get them on, its been killing me these will drop me about an inch and a half I think. Joe toooooooo much wheel well :) -- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox.com - email ---- Patrick Harris <harrisvanagon@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Ben, > > >H & R also sells lowering springs which will drop the height about > an > > >extra half inch like the Carats. NOT recommended for heavy Westies > as > > >many have already found out. > > How can I get ahold of H&R? My original over-zealous idea of lowering > my > van 3-4 inches was insane. I got a better look and decided no more > than 2 > inches at most. But, I've been working with a local machine shop to > cork > and re-drill/re-stud the rear drums and front discs to accept a 5-4 > 3/4 rim. > I'm eye-balling some 15" alloys that'll look sharp. But, I'll want > to > lower it just a smidge to give it that "hugged" look. So, I'm thinking > about 1/2 to 1 inch or so. Once I get the rims on I'll get a better > idea > what I need. Anyways, I've babbled on too much. If you can get me > a > website or something where I can get some info or whatnot on those > springs, > that'd be great!!! > > Patrick Harris > Longview, Washington > 1981 Vanagon > 1987 Vanagon GL > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > __________________________________________________ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com
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