Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 15:56:17 -0800
Reply-To: Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Jacking Up a 2WD GL w/Syncro stuff?
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1) in the back, its just the springs, in the front its the whoile syncro
subframe
2)) in the rear you can lift just by using syncro springs and realign, the
front however the syncro springs are shorter than 2WD so you need shims or
2WD doka, or 85 springs
3) the problem is that you have to change the frame crossmember too as the
steeering rack mount is different.
4) no, except the spring compression limiter is shorter on a 2WD
5)-6) i dont think you wanna use the syncro front stuff anyway, get longer
springs
7) I dont know, but the work of getting a syncro tank in is enormous.
florian
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 3:29 PM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>wrote:
> Don't know that this question has been asked before, but here it goes.
>
> I would consider increasing the ride height of my 90 GL in part
> because somewhere down the road I'll be sticking either a Zetec or a
> Subie in back. I have an entire Syncro suspension at my
> disposal(since it didn't sell on ebay) and was wondering what it
> would take to get the 2WD up in the air a little more. I DO NOT wish
> to have the AWD stuff or I would've kept all that too. I also don't
> want to do the air bladder thing inside the existing springs.
>
> 1. What makes the Syncro sit higher than the Vanagon? Is it just the
> springs or is it the entire suspension?
> 2. If it's okay to just add just the springs, will that change the
> suspension geometry to the point of doing harm to the rest of the
> parts, or can adjustments be made to the alignment and make things
> correct?.
> 3. If I bolt up the entire sub frame from the Syncro to the 2WD, will
> there be gas tank issues with no front diff in place?
> 4. Is there a difference between the rear control arms of the Syncro
> and the regular 2WD?
> 5. If I use the Syncro front hubs, will I need to either stick used
> outer CV joint housings in the splined holes and tighten them to 140
> ft.lbs. to protect the bearings? Would simply adding a high grade
> bolt and thick washers do the same thing with regard to bearing protection?
> 6. Any chance of drilling through whatever I stick in there to house
> the speedo cable?
> 7. if the 2WD gas tank won't fit up front, will the Syncro tank
> still fit in the back with a 2WD tranny in there(I knida doubt that)./
>
>
> thanks
>
> DM&FS
>
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