New springs and maybe a spacer under the bump stop will fix the rubbing.
Check the wheel alignment. Adjusting the radius rods to reduce the caster
angle will also increase the clearance in front of the tire. Your only the
third person I know to have a problem with that tire/wheel combination.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Harry Hoffman
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 3:56 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: WTB Carat Springs

I'm actually thinking of lifting up my carat as the 17" wheels will
sometimes have the tire scrape in turns. If that happens (would probably be
summertime) I'll let you know that I have them available.

Check back in in case I forget.

Cheers,
Harry

On Mar 19, 2014, at 3:49 PM, T Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello List,
>
> Please bear with me since I know I have asked before. I'm looking for
> a full set of carat springs to replace the gigantic wheel gap that I
> have on my 85 GL tintop.
>
> I almost had a set for the price of shipping, but unfortunately these
> were claimed by the recyclers before I got to them :(
>
> The best case scenario is someone in the group that is lifting their
> rig up so the carat springs become available. Once this is done my
> super high 85 springs will come up to market.
>
> If you have a lead or a set for sale contact me directly to keep
> traffic to a minimum.
>
> Thank you,
> T