hi, In my experience 85 Weekenders and Westy's have springs that are too tall in the front. Seriously dislike that look myself. I put in springs from an 85 GL in my Weekender and it came out just right -looked level and normal. Carat sprigns are lower ...by about a half inch I beleive, front and rear. You 'could' put those in front and rear and have a slightly lowered 85 Westy/Weekender. If you just put in front Carat springs I think you'd end up with a lowered-in-front raked vanagon. I just got some 84 GL front springs for my 85 Westy GL and I expect it to be just right with those springs in front. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "T Collins" <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:22 AM Subject: Vanagon spring height differences?
> Hi List, > > So I have an 85 vanagon. It sits high, but I think that year specially it > looks like there was some major gapish in the wheel wells. > I know that people use the springs of the Carat vanagons to drop that gap > a > bit. Is it only springs from those Carat vanagons that would work or is it > a > range of vanagons from 86 on? > > Thanks, > Tony > -- > 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo" > 85 Vanagon "El Guapo" > http://groups.google.com/group/washtenaw-vws |
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