I got 85 Westy with 215/75/15 LT tires and will go inside garage(barely) without
letting air out. Standard garage door opening.
Leon
85 Subwagen Cruiseship

1/3/03 6:08:29 AM, "Paul A. Blouin" <pablouin@OREGONCOAST.COM> wrote:

>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/
>> >
>> >
>
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