I will be storing my 2nd. '84 Westy in a relative's garage all summer in So.
Cal.  It looks like I will be letting the air out of the tires to drive it
in under the door.  The '68 it is replacing did fit unaided.  My Westy I
keep at my house in Oregon also does not fit inside.

I have seen Lowering springs for sale for as little as $250.00 per set.

I have very practical reasons for wanting to lower the car.

Does anyone have exprtience with lowering springs?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nock" <McNock@EASYSTREET.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: ride heights

> I see two types:
>
> 1) Synco owners (and some others) wanting to increase ride height to get
> more suspension travel.
>
> 2) Roadies, who seek the direct oppsite, lower ride height at the expense
of
> suspension travel.
>
> And I thought we where all in the same club.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mrvolkswagen@hotmail.com>
> To: "Andrew Nock" <mcnock@easystreet.com>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 3:51 PM
> Subject: Re: leveling van ride height /cheap way to do it
>
>
> > > Problem: I have an 85 westy with a sagging rear end.
> >
> > Allow me to share the fix I did on my '85 Vanagon.  The year may not be
a
> > coincidence.  Based on my experience all '85 model vans sit a bit higher
> > than the rest save a Syncro (others may want to confirm/deny).  The
> > alternative would be a trip to a junk yard for different front springs.
> >
> > http://www.knology.net/~vw/vanagon/sag/
> >
> > Chris S.
> > www.knology.net/~vw/
> >
> >