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Subject:Re: Purple springs from H&R
From:Chris S
Date:Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:22:46 -0500

Mark,

That was me.  Thanks for measuring.

Here's Frank's Vanagon Ride Height Survey which will give you an idea
where your bus fits:

http://www.frankcondelli.com/survey2.htm

My previous camper, an '85 Wolfsburg Westy,  measured a staggering
18.5 in the front with the stock springs.  :-)

2008/12/23 Mark A Kippert <vanagon@kippert.com>:
> Someone had asked me to measure the height at the front of my van with the
> H&R springs. His '84 measured 17.5" from center hub to the lip of the front
> fender. Mine measures 14" (on both sides). A 3.5" drop seems pretty
> significant.
>
> Is 17.5" standard (again as measured from the center hub to the bottom lip
> of the fender)?
>
> -Mark K
>
> On Dec 23, 2008, at 1:29 PM, Todd P Last wrote:

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Chris S.
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