On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Dustin Fitch wrote:

> If you do find some springs that would lower that baby though, I think you
> would just have to be that much more careful about where you went in 'er and
> how you drove 'er.....that motor sits fairly low as it is, exhaust included.

I'm sorry, but a stock Vanagon is *not* a dangerously low-slung vehicle! :)
Compare the ground clearance under it to the clearance under a stock
Honda Civic, some time.  About the only clearance issue with Vanagons is
the long front overhang.  You might have approach angle problems with
steep driveway entrances if you really lowered it radically.

Of course, if you've done a Subaru conversion it might be different.  That
oil pan really looks exposed hanging down there.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si