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Date:         Sun, 20 May 2001 11:12:02 -0500
Reply-To:     CTONLINE@webtv.net
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From:         Terry Kay <CTONLINE@webtv.net>
Subject:      Gabriel Air Shocks
Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII

Well, here is my findings, on the air shock installation.

The only modification, needed to use the air shock, is a longer top mounting bolt, to accomidate spacers on the inside of the shock, to clear the wheel well.

Mind you, I installed them on my Type- 2, but the application is the same.

The stock shock bolt is 4" long on the top, so I added 2" inch longer bolt, with 4, 12mm washers to the inside of the shock mount so it would clear the wheel well.

Pretty simple.

The shocks I installed are for an 86 syncro, Gabriel part number 39215.

Will work well on a sagging butted Vanagon.

Did work well on Clementie for about 20 minutes.

The type -2's have torsion bars, and she was sagging pretty good, in her butt.

When I leveled her out with the air shocks, it must have cranked the torsion bars back to where they should be a little too much, and after hitting one of Illinois finer pot holes on the expressay, I think I fractuered a torsion bar.

A lot of banging coming from the right rear wheel area after hyper extending the suspension when going through dips, wallows, bumps.

I will prevail on this minor set-back.!!

But like I said, the air shocks will work well, on the Vanagon rear suspension with the coil springs.

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Terry 74 Campmobile (Clementine) 85 GL 86 BMW 325 ES


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