Date:         Thu, 13 Mar 2003 12:19:39 -0500
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Lowering an 85'
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We sell a set of 4 lowered springs for $360 with listmember discount
(our part #9878).  These will lower your van to about the height of a
late model Wolfsburg Edition (that is, a bit squatter than a typical
Vanagon or Westy, but not a "curb hugger"). They are neither as low nor
as stiff as the H&R springs, although they are slightly stiffer than the
stock ones so they'll improve handling slightly.  We are the only ones
in the U.S. with these particular springs, as they are made in Europe to
our specs.  I have a set on my '89 Westy and I really like the look and
the handling.  I personally would not want springs any lower, or any
stiffer, than them; they're a pretty good compromise between the stock
springs and a stiff low spring like the H&R.   They also dramatically
reduced (but did not 100% eliminate) the infamous Westy "kitchen lean"
where the left side of the van sits slightly lower than the right.  The
left-to-right difference now is small enough that you don't notice it
when looking at the van, although a measuring tape still does show a
slight difference. (One note: these will not fit Syncros.)

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215)  234-VWVW

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