Date:         Fri, 1 Nov 2002 12:35:26 -0800
Reply-To:     mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: '85 not level?
Comments: To: spielmobil@EARTHLINK.NET
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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
>
> Here are my questions:
> (1) Are these numbers significant at all, or am I paranoid?
> (2) Should these number be the same for front and rear?
> (3) What are typical numbers for Vanagon WBX Westfalia? Maybe some fellow list
> members would take a tape measure and walk out to their VW.
> (4) My shocks 'feel' good, but could that be an indicator for my (rear) shocks
> to fail?
>
> Maybe I should just load some bricks between the driver and passenger seats to
> bring the front down a bit.
>
> Thanks for the input
>  Joachim
>  '85 Westfalia