Hmmm... I thought I saw a (fairly recent) post on this list that
said they were supposed to sit *higher* in the front, to aid stability when
the weight shifts forward during hard braking.

         I suspect that the rear will settle some over time, since the rear
has the constant weight of the engine, and several hundred pounds of tools
and spare parts under the rear bench (or is that just my westie? :-)

Tim

At 12:17 PM 6/10/2004 -0600, Simon Reinhardt wrote:
>I looked through the archives, OK?
>My question is this: Why do most of the campers I've seen (and
>especially the syncros) seem to sit lower in the front?
>ETKA doesn't show any difference in part # between camper and passenger
>vans (at least not for syncros).
>It doesn't seem like the weight distribution would explain much- the
>bulk of the extra weight is between the wheels.
>Does it have something to do with improving the aerodynamics of the
>top? Then why is there no different part #?
>Besides curiosity, I ask because I have a set of passenger syncro
>springs I'd like to put on my camper to improve the front approach
>angle a little...
>
>Befuddled,
>Simon