you might also want to put about 300 lbs in the front and then check the level. simulating a driver and pax into the equation. my 82 is slightly higher in front with new shocks on the rear. jimt On Friday, Nov 1, 2002, at 12:35 US/Pacific, mark drillock wrote: > For accuracy sake, you might want to compare measurements from the > fender edge to the center of each axle. The measurements to the ground > will vary with tire size and inflation pressures. > > Mark > > Joachim Preiss wrote: >> >> I remember reading on the list a while back, that the front on '85 >> Vanagons is >> set up higher than other years, which sounds kinda strange. But this >> was only >> a single comment and topic was discontinued. >> >> Now I don't have a 2nd vanagon to compare with, but when I look at my >> '85 >> Westfalia, it's obvious that the rear is sitting a lot lower than the >> front. >> So I took a tape measure and measured the distance from the pavement >> to the >> fender arch. Here are the numbers, both with a driver in the driver's >> seat, >> and same left & right): >> 28" front >> 26" rear |
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