

| Subject: | Re: Opinion regarding new lowered 88 2wd Doublecab w/ Porsche/Pirelli 17's |
| From: | Joseph Fortino |
| Date: | Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:09:43 -0500 |
You might need swaybars if you ask me, the rear will like to " get loose " Joe -----Original Message----- >From: BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM> >Sent: Mar 11, 2008 12:55 PM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Opinion regarding new lowered 88 2wd Doublecab w/ Porsche/Pirelli 17's > >On 3/11/08, 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. > > > >Thanks, Joe. The Doka is a bit lighter than Vanagons when empty. This pic >was taken with over 500 lbs of "junk in the my trunk". When I weighed this >puppy for registration purposes, it was 3310lbs with me in it. I'm wondering >what it will ride like with the cargo bed empty. That's the next project. > > >BenT "the possession of anything begins in the mind" - Bruce Lee
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