no worries.
advanced procedure for most and will only translate into more $ being spent on a van, but many are hot roddin' Vanagons now so it will become a more discussed topic for sure.

df

----- Original Message ----
From: Bill Kasper <dragonlist@UBS.UCSC.EDU>
To: dylan friedman <insyncro@yahoo.com>
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 2:12:28 PM
Subject: Re: Syncro bad handling problem

thanks, dylan.  i don't have my thinking cap on for this stuff right
now, and i guess the obvious just didn't bite deeply enough to bring
me out of it...:)

best,
bill

On Jun 26, 2008, at 11:09 AM, dylan friedman wrote:

> Bill ,
> knowing the loads at each wheel will help you dial in the
> suspension and fine tune the ride.
> if one wheel is seeing much more weight, such as this van a
> converted Westy with a rack on the back, you can go with springs
> that have rates too match and or air ride systems to compensate.
>
> it is done before every race in many different type cars.
> the scales go under each individual wheel and weights are than
> moved around the car to neutralize any unbalancing that may be there.
> This is done for different drivers and different tracks all the time.
>
>
> dylan
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Bill Kasper <dragonlist@UBS.UCSC.EDU>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 1:39:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Syncro bad handling problem
>
> tom, hey.  a question.  how do you weigh the front and rear ends?
> put the front wheels on, then the rears, then all four?
>
> what does that tell you?
> (other than that i am really slow today, and can't see the benefit of
> doing what you're saying...:).
>
> best,
> bill
> felton, ca
>
> On Jun 26, 2008, at 10:21 AM, Tom Forhan wrote:
>
> > I'd certainly go weight it, front and rear ends,  just out of
> > curiousity. Quarries, moving companies, garbage transfer stations,
> > its pretty easy to find a nearby truck scale.