BenT, I like it.

I've been trying to decide whether to do the lowered Porsche-alloy look with
my old 1960 double cab.  Bored with the stock look.

Need to finish the Syncro first though.

DoughNut Skarloken

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 5:55 AM, Joseph Fortino <fortino1@earthlink.net>
wrote:

> BenT,
>
> I have been running the Bilsteins and HR coils on my 85 for over 6 years
> now, I feel safer in winds/mountain roads. But the ride is not for everyone
> since its a hard ride on some bad roads.
>
> ohh and I have hauled massive amounts of cargo inside with my seat flipped
> down, like a mini
> truck. :)
>
> have a nice day,
> Joe
> Ore.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
> >Sent: Mar 11, 2008 3:03 AM
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Opinion regarding new lowered 88 2wd Doublecab w/
> Porsche/Pirelli              17's
> >
> >Hi Gang,
> >
> >At a weak moment I decided on putting my H&R (purple) lowering springs on
> my
> >88 Doka. I had them on my 87 GL with the stock Boge shocks were they
> >occasionally bottomed out. This time around I am using heavy duty
> Bilsteins,
> >thanks to a couple of generous listees (Dave Lockshaw & Joel VanderKwaak)
> >who sold me gently used units for very little money.
> >
> >Anyway, the Bilstein gas shocks added an extra 1/2 inch of height
> compared
> >to the oil-filled Boges. The front end dropped 2 inches compared with
> this
> >combo. The ride is noticeably firmer. My initial reaction was to yank
> them
> >out. After consultation with my regular passengers, it became apparent I
> was
> >the only one who noticed the difference.
> >
> >I'm not sure I like the look.
> >
> >I posted pic which is available for viewing just for this week. They may
> be
> >viewed at:
> >
> >
> http://images.craigslist.org/011501010212011604200803112c763e804b4fe23ba800187a.jpg
> >
> >
> http://images.craigslist.org/01010501020701161320080311d404a424ae93a8945400f871.jpg
> >
> >
> >Note that the rear which has not been lowered is about 2" higher. That's
> >what the front end used to look like. Now the 17 X 7" wheel with 40
> series
> >Pirellis looks to fill wheel opening better. I have 17 X 9" wheels in
> back
> >with 45 series Pirellis.
> >
> >So what do you guys think? Jack it back-up to stock or keep the lowered,
> >pimpy ride? If the consensus is to keep it low, I will drop the rear to
> >match.
> >
> >For the curious, the wheels are Porsche Cup 2 Alloys as found on 911,
> 944,
> >928, and 968 cars. Offset was corrected with spacer/adapters to ET20.
> rears
> >will almost clear sliding doors. Spokes scrap a little but can be
> corrected
> >with door adjustments. The narrower fronts are just perfectly inline with
> >the wheel arches. Bolt pattern is typical Porsche at 5 X 130mm.
> >Spacer/adapters convert to 5 X 112mm. Pmail me if you need even more
> detail
> >than that.
> >
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >BenT
> >www.vanagoncafe.com
>
>
> "the possession of anything begins in the mind" - Bruce Lee
>