Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 16:22:47 -0500
Reply-To: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
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From: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject: Re: [Syncro] Paging owners of syncro.org springs...info needed
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If Ben was doing something as devious as the "industrial
espionage" you suggest why in heck would he use is real
handle & e-mail? And why would he only care about the rears?
Last time I checked hotmail was still free and Gerry wasn't
rejecting anyone who wants to sign up. If he was trying so
desperatley to steal someones idea why would he use his real
name? To me the posibilities are:
1) He's trying to work out the compatibility between
syncro.org springs and the air lift kit VolksCafe is working
on, or maybe some shock combination or something...
2) He's asking because he wants to see if they'll fit on his
own van and it takes Steve a while to get back to people.
3) VolksCafe is thinking about carrying syncro.org springs in
regular inventory.
Give the guy a break...
Thanks,
Chris
---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 13:04:22 -0800
>From: Tom Forhan <fourwdvw@YAHOO.COM>
>Subject: Re: [Syncro] Paging owners of syncro.org
springs...info needed
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>Ben,
>
>Like others, this raised questions about industrial
>espionage in my mind. Of course, now that you have
>asked, in my mind Volkscafe would be totally
>discredited if they produced spring sets for syncros.
>
>Still, if you are curious, search the archives and the
>first thing you will realize is that there is no one
>"syncro.org" spring, Steve tried different things over
>time. Looking for data from Steves satisfied customers
>(of which I am one) will result in a confusion of data
>from old springs, new springs, and in between springs,
>some of which were further customized for individual
>users.
>
>There are a lot of upgrades that syncro owners would
>love to have that are not on the market. I'd feel much
>better if your inquiries were about developing a new
>product, not reinventing something another syncro
>supporter has developed with a considerable investment
>of time and money.
>
>Tom F.
>
>--- Ben McCafferty <ben@volkscafe.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I am doing some research and need some measurements
>> on syncro.org rear
>> springs. If you have these installed, could you
>> please provide the
>> following measurements:
>>
>> --inside diameter
>> --outside diameter
>> --rubber bumper to its contact point on the a-arm,
>> compressed (normal van
>> weight)
>> --rubber bumper to its contact point on the a-arm,
>> uncompressed (van on a
>> jack, wheel hanging free)
>> --total spring length, compressed
>> --total spring length, uncompressed
>> --length of the rubber bumper
>>
>> Thank you in advance for any assistance. Again, I
>> only need this for the
>> rears. Also, if you have added a solid gold poptop
>> or other accessories
>> that dramatically change the weight of the van from
>> stock, please don't
>> respond.
>> tx,
>> bmc :)
>> Ben McCafferty
>> ben@volkscafe.com
>>
>> Volks Cafe
>> 1823 Soquel Avenue
>> Santa Cruz, CA 95062
>> 831-426-1244
>> http://volkscafe.com
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