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Subject:Re: '85 springs to a 90GL?
From:Chris S.
Date:Wed, 5 Nov 2014 11:33:24 -0500

Also: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=380912

 

Chris.

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Dnia Nov 5, 2014 o godz. 10:49 Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):

> Put in some urethane bushings on the steering rack.   A worthwhile upgrade
> to the way your van will steer.
> 
> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 7:19 AM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> Wanting a little more fender well clearance for my 225/65/16's when the
>> van is heavily loaded.  The OE springs have alost 300k on them, so
>> buying the 85 springs off ebay seemed like the logical thing to do.  Are
>> there any additional suspension/alignment changes that need to take
>> place when I add these springs??  I'm also going ot swap the PS rack for
>> a manual duringthe same procedure and replace the upper ball joints, so
>> an alignment is pretty much a given.
>> 
>> TIA
>> 
>> DM&FS
>>