Date:         Mon, 7 Nov 2011 19:30:51 -0500
Reply-To:     craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Spring Pads
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@charter.net>
In-Reply-To:  <4EB838CE.9010402@charter.net>
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Be careful. The way i've seen these fail is that the metal beneath the
spring perch gets unreasonably thin. Then one day, BANG, spring goes
through the trailing arm, car flops to that side, potential accident.
Not so great.

I had one rust through and the other pretty close.

-Craig


On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 3:00 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:

> I bought a couple from Van-cafe. Maybe other list vendor have them as well.
>
> John
>
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>
>
>
> On 11/7/2011 11:49 AM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>
>> Rear spring pads right?
>>
>> I've got some from the wreckers, other folk have made ones from hdpe
>> cutting boards, jigsaw cut out. I've seen turned aluminum ones too.
>>
>> alistair
>>
>>
>> On 2011-11-07, at 9:38 AM, Karl Wolz wrote:
>>
>>  I noticed that my spring pads are starting to disintegrate - probably has
>>> something to do with the big bang when I go over speed bumps (that's my
>>> Big
>>> Bang theory anyway).
>>>
>>> I saw that GoWesty has thick spring pads for $20 each to raise the
>>> vehicle,
>>> but it's already as tall as I want it.  Is this part available from
>>> anyone?
>>>
>>> Karl Wolz
>>>
>>
>>