Date:         Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:19:54 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Lifted Vanagon - too much negative camber on front wheels no
              matter what
Comments: To: Walt Oliver <walt@WALTNET.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <45368AD3.30606@waltnet.net>
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Eccentric washers won't help. Not enough room in the tube for the control
arm bolt to travel that far. Wait a few weeks, the springs will settle and
you should be able to get down to the 1-2 degree range. How much lift do you
have with the spacers? Did you replace the front strut bar bushings? You may
want to check them after a few weeks. Too much lift will destroy the sleeve
and maybe bend the chassis where the arms go through it.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Walt Oliver
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 4:13 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Lifted Vanagon - too much negative camber on front wheels no matter
what

Here's another one for the collective wisdom (thanks for all the help
with removing my trailing arms--the Sawzall made short work of it, as it
does with most things).

My '91 2wd is now riding on 16" wheels with 245/75 tires, borne aloft by
the Syncro.org 2wd lift springs, Bilstein HD shocks, and the
syncro-services.de spacers.

The rear suspension works perfectly. In the front, I simply can't move
the upper control arms out far enough to prevent about 3 degrees of
negative camber. Did VW make other eccentric discs to allow an extra
range of adjustment?

Thanks to all,
Walt