hi,
In my experience 85 Weekenders and Westy's have springs that are too tall in
the front.
Seriously dislike that look myself.
I put in springs from an 85 GL in my Weekender and it came out just
right -looked level and normal.

Carat sprigns are lower ...by about a half inch I beleive, front and rear.
You 'could' put those in front and rear and have a slightly lowered 85
Westy/Weekender.
If you just put in front Carat springs I think you'd end up with a
lowered-in-front raked vanagon.

I just got some 84 GL front springs for my 85 Westy GL and I expect it to be
just right with those springs in front.

Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "T Collins" <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:22 AM
Subject: Vanagon spring height differences?

> Hi List,
>
> So I have an 85 vanagon. It sits high, but I think that year specially it
> looks like there was some major gapish in the wheel wells.
> I know that people use the springs of the Carat vanagons to drop that gap
> a
> bit. Is it only springs from those Carat vanagons that would work or is it
> a
> range of vanagons from 86 on?
>
> Thanks,
> Tony
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