As far as installing goes this is not the case in my experience. You can
put the rear Syncro springs into a 2wd without unbolting the the a-arm
as I have several times.  You do for sure need to release the parking
brake and sometimes, especially if a diesel, you need to loosen the cv
bolts on the tranny end a few turns. That said, it is probably a bad
idea unless you use the longer Syncro rear shocks and make sure the cv
angles are ok, which on a diesel they won't be unless you lower the
tranny nose a several inches and this adds other problems.

Mark

Chris S wrote:
> Syncro rear springs on a 2WD Vanagon make for a very stiff ride.  I put them
> on my '85 and found that all my negative suspension travel was gone.  The
> Westy bounced over small and medium bumps instead of absorbing them.  Part
> of the problem is that Syncro spings have to be compressed to fit.  You
> actually have to unbolt the rear A-arm, put int he spring, then compress the
> suspension by using a jack and reinstall the outer a-arm bolt.  So, unless
> you have a GM V6 engine weighing down the back end, don't do it.
>
> If you simply need to lift a sagging rear, I made some spacers from
> polyethylene cutting board.  It worked very well.
>
> http://www.knology.net/~vw/vanagon/sag/
>
> Chris S.
>
> On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 1:46 PM, Brendan Slevin <totorovan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Will a set of syncro springs fit on my 84 gl 2wd?  How much will they lift
>> it, if any?  Adverse effects?  Thank you!
>>
>> Brendan Slevin
>> 84 GL Totoro
>> Bend, Oregon
>>
>