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Date:   Fri, 3 Jan 2003 06:08:29 -0800
Reply-To:   "Paul A. Blouin" <pablouin@OREGONCOAST.COM>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   "Paul A. Blouin" <pablouin@OREGONCOAST.COM>
Subject:   Re: ride heights
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I will be storing my 2nd. '84 Westy in a relative's garage all summer in So. Cal. It looks like I will be letting the air out of the tires to drive it in under the door. The '68 it is replacing did fit unaided. My Westy I keep at my house in Oregon also does not fit inside.

I have seen Lowering springs for sale for as little as $250.00 per set.

I have very practical reasons for wanting to lower the car.

Does anyone have exprtience with lowering springs? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nock" <McNock@EASYSTREET.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 5:10 PM Subject: Re: ride heights

> I see two types: > > 1) Synco owners (and some others) wanting to increase ride height to get > more suspension travel. > > 2) Roadies, who seek the direct oppsite, lower ride height at the expense of > suspension travel. > > And I thought we where all in the same club. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <mrvolkswagen@hotmail.com> > To: "Andrew Nock" <mcnock@easystreet.com>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 3:51 PM > Subject: Re: leveling van ride height /cheap way to do it > > > > > Problem: I have an 85 westy with a sagging rear end. > > > > Allow me to share the fix I did on my '85 Vanagon. The year may not be a > > coincidence. Based on my experience all '85 model vans sit a bit higher > > than the rest save a Syncro (others may want to confirm/deny). The > > alternative would be a trip to a junk yard for different front springs. > > > > http://www.knology.net/~vw/vanagon/sag/ > > > > Chris S. > > www.knology.net/~vw/ > > > >


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