Date:         Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:11:02 -0800
Reply-To:     courtney hook <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA>
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From:         courtney hook <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Shimmiong coil springs - wsa Purple springs from H&R
Comments: To: Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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Ah, yuh just kill me. :-) Love the neoprene enforced toes, and the crayon comments :^b
Regards,
Courtney


----- Original Message -----
From: Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 6:50 pm
Subject: Re: Shimmiong coil springs - wsa Purple springs from H&R
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> I did this on my '85 Westy to bring up the sagging back end up
> to near
> level with the front.  The procedure, done in 2002, is
> explained here:
>
> http://www.knology.net/~vw/vanagon/sag/
>
> ...and I trimmed my reply as requested by The Administrator.
>
> 2008/12/17 Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>:
> > You  get a half inch thick white Teflon cutting board
> from Wal-Mart,  and
> > you cut that into round half inch thick  shims for your
> coil springs.....
> > That's  one way to raise a coil spring car that's lower
> than you want.
> > Not sure you can get all that you want this way in terms
> of  suspension
> > travel, but it is the low tech, low dollar way to raise coil
> springs that
> > are too low.
> > You can read about it online in many places I'm sure.
> > Sounds like you need more than a half inch...........just
> wanted to mention
> > this option.
> > Heck there are even thingey's that screw into the coils to
> make the spring
> > taller, but they're pretty hokey too.  Not really recommended.
> > Scott
> >
>
>
> --
> Chris S.
> Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
>
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