I've got stock springs so no lift. Just finished up dinner, now headed back
out to see how much damage I can do. I'll report back . Thanks for the
ideas.

Michael

On Sat, Nov 21, 2015, 8:07 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> The difference in the rear shocks for the Syncro versus the 2WD is the
> length. The mounting bushing being too long are due to them being for a GM
> product and the length is the only reason they made it to the Syncro
> listing. Y can use a cut off wheel to trim the bushings down. Be carefull
> how much lift you put on these things. The shock mounts are not designed to
> carry weight and they won’t put up much of a fight before ripping off. Not
> a big deal on the trailing arm but replacing the top brackets take a little
> creativity. Also, be sure to control the lower travel limit with the longer
> shocks. The CV won't like being over extended and make sure the springs
> can’t pop out.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Michael McSwain
> Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2015 5:14 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Gabriel Hijackers on an 84 Vanagon?
>
> Recently purchased a set of Gabriel Hijackers for my 84. I saw various
> posts saying that they would fit a 2wd even though all the auto parts
> places say it fits synchro only. Well now I'm having trouble getting them
> to fit into the upper and lower mounting brackets on my van.  There's a
> steel sleeve that goes through the bushings. It doesn't seem to want to
> come out and it's a perfect fit for the mounting bolts. Problem is that
> it's too long to fit into the mounting brackets on the van. And even if it
> would come out, the resulting hole through the bushing would be too big for
> the mounting bolt.
>
> Anybody have any experience with this?
>
> --
> m.
>