Date:         Sat, 4 Jun 2011 17:22:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Help the chimp avoid getting crushed
Comments: To: camping.elliott@gmail.com
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I see..on the coil overs.

gettting under the van is one thing..
say rear is on roll up ramps  and you are working on the engine.

but how do you propose to jack up the suspension to work on it , when that
wheel is on a roll-up ramp ???

for a standard quite good shock I use Heavy Duty Bilsteins.

be nice to meet ya too.
scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Help the chimp avoid getting crushed


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> On Sat, 2011-06-04 at 16:28 -0700, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>> whew..
>> either way ..
>> you can't have it pointed downhill and jack up the rear..
>> that only increases the slope angle, so to speak.
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> Well, no -- that would be silly.
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> I guess I'm not explaining this well enough.
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> If I want to work under the rear of the van, I back it downhill then
> onto the ramps. This levels the van, and it's not interested in rolling
> rearward. The ramps have pockets in them to catch the tires.
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> If I want to work under the front, I point it downhill and put the ramps
> under the front wheels. Same thing, the van is level and does not want
> to roll.
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> Even with the van in neutral and the brakes off. It just sits there.
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> No jacks or jack stands, they are tippy. Just solid footing under the
> tires.
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>> if you were local ..I'd say come over here and we'll do it.
>> super easy actually, rear shocks on a vanagon.
>> With air tools in a real shop ..
>> 10 minutes per side. Even 2 minutes per side 'slam dunk.'
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> And that would be fun, I'd like to meet you.
>
> But Dennis Haynes has pointed out that these coilover shocks are not a
> good idea for the Vanagon as the shock mounting points were not intended
> to support any weight, and he's seen broken mounts caused by coilovers
> and air shocks. So that project has been canceled.
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel (Jack Elliott)
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