My Dad just lowered his 1948 Plymouth Street Rod by simply cutting the
springs.  I don't know the details, but he found an article about the
procedure in one of his Hot Rod magazines.  He is happy with the results so
far.
Jake
82 AC Vanagon

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
John Reddick
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 3:20 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Lowering vanagon springs

The lowering springs lower the van about 2 inches.  I just want to lower
the front about an inch.
    What is wrong with bending a spring a total of 3/4 to 1 inch. The
whole thing is nothing but a big long bit of bent steel rod.  It is cheap,
mild steel, not a piece of the Ark of the Covenant.  If I screw it up, I
can always get more springs.