Date:         Tue, 4 Sep 2007 17:01:45 -0400
Reply-To:     Bill Glenn <idahobill@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bill Glenn <idahobill@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..

On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 11:53:16 -0700, Jake de Villiers
<crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Just to point out Bill that you have the diff and axles up front but you've
>got the gas and tank over the rear wheels now.
>There is also a weight difference between the 2WD double wishbone front
>suspension and the Syncro's MacPherson strut system.
>
>I don't think its really useful to compare your Syncroweight distribution
to
>Don's 2WD GL.
>
>You shouldn't be having traction issues anyway!   :)


Jake,
Just to be clear, I was not trying to compare my Syncro's weight
distribution to Don's.  I purposely did not quote any of his post or refer
to his van, or to his experience with it.  Rather, in response to your
statement about a front-weight bias in Vanagons, which did not distinguish
between 2WD and 4WD, I replied to, and quoted a portion of your post in an
attempt to broaden the discussion by providing actual data, as opposed to
anecdotal evidence, since it seems very few have actually weighed their
vans.  I made sure to say I was talking Syncro.  I went on to relate my
experience with 2WD Vanagons, and with my Syncro in 2WD mode, i.e. the prop
shaft removed.  I again made no reference to anyone else's van, just my own
experience.  Rather than us speculating as to how a Syncro compares with a
2WD Vanagon in weight distribution, perhaps someone who has actually
weighed their 2WD Vanagon will post to this thread.  I'm sorry if you feel
that my comments were off-topic or otherwise misplaced.
Cheers,
Bill