Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 20:41:49 -0800
Reply-To: Steve Schwenk <steve@SYNCRO.ORG>
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From: Steve Schwenk <steve@SYNCRO.ORG>
Subject: Re: 2WD Westy Coil Springs
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Just kidding!
BTW, i think the springs turned out great. I was
thrilled, actually. With new shocks, it's like driving
a new van. Has anyone else installed them?
steve
Terry Kay wrote:
>
> Oh Boy---Here we go---
>
> It's the Zyclonian Betowski Cha Cha again----
>
> You can't stay long Stevie?
>
> Awww, I'm sorry--
>
> "That Big Diesel Motor is singing your song, Thank God and Greyhound, (
> Or Vanagon ) your gone" :>)
>
> Hasta---
>
> E-mail message From Steve Schwenk;
>
> jeez. And here they told me it was safe because you had joined the
> Talibanan were off to Afghanistan with a canister of zyklon B.
> Oh well...i shan't stay long.
>
> Terry Kay wrote:
> Horace !!!,
> Here he is !!!
> Schwenkenspring!!
> I knew he just couldn't resist the temptation's of the list for long !!!
> ______________
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> ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-|
> Terry--
> 85 GL- (Delilah)
> 86 BMW 325 ES- (Eva)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "In life, it is much better to
> want
> something you cannot have---
> Than to have something you can't get rid of"
> (T.K.)
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> Subject: 2WD Westy Coil Springs
> Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 19:59:04 -0800
> From: Steve Schwenk <steve@SYNCRO.ORG>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> I have heard from only a couple of people who purchased the 2WD custom
> coil springs for the 2WD westy. If anyone has any feedback or ride
> height measurements, they would be much appreciated.
> So far, on 3 vans the ride height has been reported as 17.25" up front
> and from 17.25 to 17.5 in the rear. I left the rear on the low side so
> people could add leveling spacers without having the rear too high as a
> result. It is easy to adjust rear ride height upward, not so easy to
> adjust it downward.
> Todd Last and I put a set of the production springs in his van and
> swapped out the prototypes he had since I made some adjustments in the
> specs for the production run. The ride was nicely firm, which a nice
> progressive rate that gets firmer as the spring compresses so there is
> not the diving you get with the stock springs. Cornering and stability
> were improved, with an increase in usable suspension travel.
> I will probably do another run shortly if people are interested, with
> the springs ready in about 6 weeks. p-mail me for info/details.
> Steve
> http://www.concentric.net/~Sxs/springs.shtml
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