

| Subject: | Re: replacement of springs on a Bostig '84 2WD westy |
| From: | Zoran Mladen |
| Date: | Wed, 26 Aug 2015 23:42:33 -0600 |
Assuming you have nice lobro cv joints...you will be fine. I have seen the cheap aftermarket cv joints make noise on a lifted vanagon. Z Sent from my iPad > On Aug 26, 2015, at 23:37, nirav patel <agencia72@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I have a driver's rear rear wheel bearing go out on me. While I have all > four bearings replaced I'm considering the replacement of all my original > springs. Here in the state, I've noticed that GoWesty and VanCafe both sell > the type of springs called Progressive Springs and they come in the stock > size and a 1.5'' lift size. When I call GW they tell me to get the 1.5'' > lift as it will even out the heavier camper. But I'm hearing that with that > increase I might get a problem with the new geometry on the CVs. Some of > the posts I'm reading online mention that the weight of an engine > conversion (zetec in my case) can come into play here. Have any experience > in this regard? I'm at the point that I can't take on too much risk. But I > understand (and appreciate) the general vanagon risk. Thank you, +nirav
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