David,

Back when I was racing off-road, we attached the strap to the shock blots
and used HD springs to keep the strap out of the wheel and suspension
components.  And we had 21" of travel, so I think that should work fine for
a syncro.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of David Marshall
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 9:09 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Rear suspension limiting straps

Winter is coming and so is another great project to make the Syncro even
better.  The Syncro Single Cab that I imported from Germany will under go
some radical suspension mods as time permits.

Project goals include:
- 32" tall tires (7.50R16)
- 16" ground clearance
- Fully adjustable shocks front and rear
- Bigger CVs for more suspension travel

One of the issues that I want to resolve is keeping the suspension from
topping out via the shocks.  I want to use a limiting strap for this
purpose.  The question that I have is where would you fasten the limiting
strap to at the rear of the vehicle in order that it will not hit the wheel
when it is slack?  Same question would come of the front too...

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
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Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3

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