Again, you should check Frank's Spring Height Survey at
www.frankcondelli.com

A paltry amount of data really, considering the membership of this List ,
but I haven't contributed yet so I can't complain!

On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 8:38 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans
> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> > 4/16ths is a quarter inch, which is basically 'no difference' .......
> > and 85 passenger vanagon front springs should be just right, and perhaps
> > better than what you have, for your 81.
> >
> > there are 'tall' 85 front springs........the ones that Weekenders have.
> > out of the van, the tall ones are an inch and half taller than the 85
> > passenger van front springs, and more diffiucult to install too.
> >
> > I put 85 passenger van front springs in my 85 weekender , which had been
> too
> > high in front, and it came out just right - like level.
> >
> > then later we put those 'tall' 85 weekender front springs into a heavily
> > loaded 84 Westy...........and that came out just right too, lol.
> >
> > I think you'll like the 85 passenger van front springs in your 81.....
> > if there's anything tired or sagged about your 81 front springs.
> > Scott
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:32 PM
> > Subject: Front Spring questions
> >
>
> That's good to know. .25" compared to 1.5".  And likely the .25"
> difference between mine is wear.
>
> I'll swap in the "newer" springs just for the halibut. Can't hurt!
>
> Thanks Scott,
>
> Neil.
>

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1984 Vanagon GL
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