Craig,
you don't have the 85 springs still somewhere in your
garage collecting dust, do you? I could help you clear
some space...
Reinhard

83 "Half-Syncro" Westy, Moose.
--- Craig Morton <rangermorton1972@yahoo.com> wrote:

> "Hard to believe that VW would put something like
> that together
> in a stock configuration." Yep, they only did it one
> year. There was a reason they went back to the
> shorter spring. Could have been the same reason I
> changed my '85 springs for later ones ..... it would
> not align properly. But I speculate a bit.
>
>   Craig
>
>
> Reinhard Vehring <rvehring@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>   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. 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." wrote:
>
> > 18.5 inches for my previous '85 Westy.
> >
> > http://www.knology.net/~vw/vanagon/sag/
> >
> >
> > Reinhard Vehring 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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