Chris,
that is much higher than I thought. My shocks top out
at about 49 cm. You tell me the 85 ride height is 47
cm. Wow only 2 cm before the thing tops out. Hard to
believe that VW would put something like that together
in a stock configuration.
Does anyone konw what the max extended length of the
various shocks is? I'm beginning to think there may be
differences. Maybe I should start a new thread about
suspension specs.
Thanks for the info, very interesting.
Reinhard

83 "Half-Syncro" Westy, Moose.
--- "Chris S." <mrpolak@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> 18.5 inches for my previous '85 Westy.
>
> http://www.knology.net/~vw/vanagon/sag/
>
>
> Reinhard Vehring <rvehring@YAHOO.COM> wrote: Craig,
> how high did your unloaded 85 Westy ride center of
> wheel to lower edge of wheel arch? I heard the 85
> bus
> springs are the tallest. Are the 86 and younger
> Westies using that spring or a shorter one?
>
> I am not going to a full Westy. I am afraid the
> front
> drive components will be very expensive in the near
> future. Also the Syncro doesn't really have much
> more
> ground clearance than a 2wd, because the
> transmission
> and engine sits deeper to clear the rear cross
> member
> for the driveshaft. I'm trying to get some air under
> my Westy and one thing I needed to sacrifice was the
> front wheel drive (sadly, would have been nice for
> the
> extra traction)
>
> Have fun,
> Reinhard
>
> 83 "Half-Syncro" Westy, Moose
>
>
>
>
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