Date:         Fri, 9 Nov 2001 20:11:21 -0800
Reply-To:     Steve Schwenk <steve@SYNCRO.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Steve Schwenk <steve@SYNCRO.ORG>
Subject:      Re: 2WD Westy Coil Springs
Comments: To: Terry Kay <CTONLINE@webtv.net>
Comments: cc: hksawyer@CATT.COM
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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 !!!
>
>             ______________
>            |[  ] [  ] [ ]\
>            |    |    |    |
>      ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-|
>
> 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.)
>
>   -------------------------------------------------------
>
> 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