Surely measuring from the ground to the body includes wheel and tire,
whereas from grease cap to body eliminates the wheel and tire?

On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 7:06 AM, Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com> wrote:

> The wheel arch height is the normalizer and removes the wheel/tire
> variation, tire squat, as well as spring height variation.
>
> Thanks much, enjoy the Holidays!
>
> Jim Akiba
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 2:17 AM, Jake de Villiers
> <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Jim, you're a kook!  An interesting, intelligent, curious kook but...
> >
> > I'll try to measure my vans on Sunday - I'm working the 24th and 26th and
> > you know what's happening on the 25th!
> >
> > You don't care that they have wildly different tire sizes?
> >
> > Merry Christmas, Jake
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 9:37 PM, Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> I was hoping to enlist the help of the list to collect some
> >> measurement data. If you're game, grab a tape maesure(which is
> >> intentionally mispelled for you west coast/pacific NW crowd since
> >> that's how you guys seem to pronounce it) and head to your van! Make
> >> sure it's pahked(how we pronounce it) on relatively level or even
> >> ground.
> >>
> >> I need help with:
> >>
> >> 1)  Drivers and Passengers side wheel arch measurement (from ground to
> >> the bottom-most edge of the middle of the wheel arch)
> >> 2)  Lowest point (ground to the absolute lowest point, and it's name,
> >> ie "skid plate" or "oil pan")
> >> 3)  Year, Model specifics(carat, syncro, westy, etc etc)
> >> 4)  Additional specifics (conversion? stock wbx? what kind,
> displacement,
> >> etc)
> >>
> >> I don't need to know wheel/tire sizes etc.
> >>
> >> Why should you help?
> >>
> >> 1) You like vanagons so you're generally a helpful person, and may
> >> believe in Karma, since without it you'd have likely died roadside
> >> long ago
> >> 2) I am going to randomly send 2 participants Bostig T-shirts on Jan
> >> 15th(which have the witchdoctor vanagon on the back, and he's cool)
> >> 3) You're bored, and it's quick/easy
> >> 4) I need to know where we actually stand with regard to ground
> >> clearance for advertising purposes <---- super secret core reason for
> >> the post
> >>
> >> Send your listdatapoints to:
> >>
> >> listdatapoints@bostig.com and thank you in advance for the help!
> >>
> >> Moderators, if I'm doing anything nokay let me know... or just go
> >> samba-style and start deleting all threads that I've ever participated
> >> in because clearly they are all malicious hard-selling and I've never
> >> bought any banners.
> >>
> >> Happy holidays everyone, and thanks in advance,
> >>
> >> Jim Akiba
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jake
> >
> > 1984 Vanagon GL
> > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> >
> > Crescent Beach, BC
> >
> > www.thebassspa.com
> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
> >
> >
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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