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Subject:Re: Spring Swap
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Tue, 28 May 2002 12:50:59 -0500

There was a recent post that stated that the 80-84 Westy and Vanagon
springs were the strongest springs ever installed, even stiffer than
synchro springs. Maybe you can find that in the archives.
If that statement is true then any Vanagon spring after 1985 should drop
you some.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westy.

On Tue, 28 May 2002 10:38:25 -0700 David Wilhite
<dnmwilhite@EARTHLINK.NET> writes:
> I checked the message archives and could find nothing concrete on
> whether or not there is a difference in Westy and non-Westy springs
> as far as spring wire diameter.  I only came across differences in
> overall length.  Does anybody know for sure?
>
> I'm wanting to lower the front end of my 84' Westy, but I'm not
> ready to 'spring' for a new set of springs right now.
>
> Thanks
>

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