From my 87 owners manual: Front track, 2wd: 1583 mm Rear track, 2wd: 1570 mm Front track, Syncro: 1568 mm Rear track, Syncro: 1560 mm AFAIK, a wider track up front makes the vehicle more stable at speed, and every car has a wider track up front. PerL 87 Syncro 112i Lee Roesner wrote: > Am I seeing things or is the back wheelbase of a Vanagon narrower than > the front wheel base? It seems the tire/wheel is inset farther than the > front tire/wheel. I thought the body was wider in the rear. But after a > closer look, the wheelbase may be narrower. I noticed that many German > Vanagons with custom wheels (Projektzwo brochure for instance) usually > have a deeper wheel in the rear than in the front. Anyone have specs > out there? > > Lee > -- > Lee Roesner > PARADIGM Graphic Design & Web Development > Northbrook Office 847-509-8704 > Fax: 847-480-5701 > Home Office: 815-385-2969 > Fax: 815-385-2994 > PORTFOLIO: http://www.roesner.net |
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