Date:         Mon, 22 May 2006 19:44:10 -0700
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: retraction- carat/wolfsburg "lowering" springs
Comments: To: mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net>
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On 5/22/06, mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> I finished my Syncro 2.1 waterpump replacement and took a closer look at
> the springs in these 2 vans. I am no longer as confident in my assertion
> as I was when I made it. While I have no way to be certain that each has
> it's original springs, they don't look different and the heights are
> close enough to call the presence of different springs into some doubt.
> The 87 is parked as a parts van so I can't take proper measurements. The
> 88 GL I use daily and it never felt like it had the lowered springs but
> it does have tall tires. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.
>
> Mark



Sent you the last reply before seeing this. I know from previous dismantling
exercise that my early 87 was taller than the Carats. I am not so sure about
the 87 Wolfsburg Editions. I looked at my 88 and it looks just as low as the
Carat it was parked next to. However, I do not feel comfortable saying they
are equal in height w/o looking at them side by side out of the vehicles.

BenT