I understand about the spring travel being less, but a lower overall van is going to create problems (nose thinking it is a shovel, ass-draging). I'd like to find an affordable alternative to "regular" height springs. Drew 83.5 Westy Park City, Utah
> As I said, on my Westy (which had the same sag), my "low-hanging" mudflaps > touched the ground MORE often on dips in the road with my original (albeit > worn) springs, than with these new springs. With these springs, the van > sits lower but dips less, so on bumpy roads it effectively maintains _more_ > ground clearance than before. Regarding other spring options, I am not > aware of any source for "stock" springs other than VW (or having a set > custom made). > > Someone else asked me if these springs make the van sit at about the same > height as the later model Wolfsburg Editions, which do use a slightly lower > spring than other Vanagon models. Not having one here to compare to, I can > only speak from memory, but I'd say that they are very close. |
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