On 1/26/07, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote:

> Vanagon  Westy Suspension, Steering, Brake
> Overhaul_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/springs.htm) , showing all the
> gory
> details of  the complete renovation and POR-15ing of my Westys
> suspension,
> steering and  brakes.  I have also put up a page, _Vanagon Ride Height
> Survey_
> (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/survey2.htm) , to make a survey of the
> ride >height
> of Vanagons for future  reference on this spring issue.

Thanks for another photo trip through your garage Frank.
Oh, and all the hard work you put into your ride.... Nice looking work!
Gosh, I could eat-off your suspension parts. You been looking a Ben's
work way-too much....
The parts-list alone is to choke-on. Geeze major $$ for parts alone
(and wholesale).

The weather out here in la-la land... the "illiterate" West-Coast is
finally
drying out a bit. I will put-on my chest-wadders and slosh out to my
Van and
measure my wheel heights for your list.

As a suggestion. Perhaps measure from the centre of the wheel's "hub"
to the Lower
edge of the Wheel-Well. This will give all of us, weather running 14",
15", 16" or 17"
wheels a measurement that has some level of continuity.... we can see
how each of our
Vans are either squatting/sagging or standing-tall independent of
tire/wheel size.
The ground to bottom of Wheel-Well measurement is still a useful figure
though.....
Geee shorty, my Van is taller than yours...Is not... is so, is not....
so there!

Again, thanks for a look at your fine work.... now go hug Rita..... 8-)

Regards
Phil Z.
'87 Westfaila
Campbell River, BC