What about measuring from the chassis to the leveled vehicle? Isn't that what really counts? -----Original Message----- From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Friday, September 08, 2000 2:30 PM Subject: Re: Vanagon SPRINGS now in!
>This bothered me in Ron's original description of "ride height". You cannot >measure from tire top to fender well and have a meaningful number. To have >your measurement mean anything, you need to measure from the center of the >axle to the fender well (parked on level ground, of course). > >Karl Wolz >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jay L Snyder" <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 10:57 AM >Subject: Re: Vanagon SPRINGS now in! > > >> How much would they lower my '85? It is ~1" higher than your '89 to begin >> with. I not saying this is bad--the handling would be better, especially >> in cross-winds. The front of my '85 is too high anyway. >> >> Jay |
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