Thanks again Dennis. I'll measure that and check the angle of UCA's
Knowing that angle is helpful and again, I get the gist of that.

I suspect the larger factor for possible premature wear or failure of
these Sachs shocks was driving too much washboard or similar rough
roads. If I kept track of the amount of miles, especially those driven
on rough roads, that might shed some real light on this.

Maybe I need a Syncro!  ha ha.

Neil.

On 5/14/20, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Since there can be many variables with tires and wheels the best measurement
> is axle center to fender lip. Up front ~17 inches is the reasonable limit.
> The early suspensions use a different lower control arm then the Waterboxers
> but there is little difference in ride height. Another indicator is the
> angle of the upper control arm. Should be close to straight out when
> loaded.
>
> Dennis

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