Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 15:55:35 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: loose shoelace-Or Rear Coil Springs Revisited
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hi..
what 85 Westy's and Weekenders really need is shorter front springs.
Unless you have some reason to want extra ground clearance..
the real, best-handling repair is shorter front springs.
85 GL front springs are ideal. Sits dead level then.
84 GL front springs are a tad low...comes out raked ...lower in the front.
you may notice that an 85 Westy or Weekender with 14 inch wheels and
too-tall front suspension handles like a boat.
They don't have to .
But they do need the right springs, ( just the fronts ) good shocks..
and 15 inch wheels with the right tires help quite a bit.
no leaning over a lot in turns ..
no 'terminal grind-the-front-tires-off' understeer either.
if your happy with it now though..that's all that counts.
scott
On 5/13/2012 2:47 PM, J Stewart wrote:
> OK, I took the challenge as well. Van Cafe rear coil spring spacers to boost the rear end a bit to do away with the "saggy butt" look. Had them for months, tried putting them in a few weeks ago using a spring compressor but couldn't. Folks here told me to unbolt the shock (duh) and the trailing arm will drop down far enough the spring pops right out-well.....yes and no. E brake off and shock unbolted it still took some wrangling and a few choice words to get the spring out. Put the spacer in place and there was no way that spring was going back in place! Had to get the spring compressor back out and compress the springs quite a bit in order to get them back in place. So that job is done, parts are off my work bench and on the van. Results? Well worth the money, the van now sits level. Next weekend, replacing the seals on my right and left middle windows. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
>> Ok, the challenge is accepted.
>> I promise to install the extra new late westy fluorescent light I have
>> sitting around on the sliding door head.
>> YMMV,
>> Mr. BZ-President-Procrastinators Anonymous
>> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 9:40 AM, ed donnen
>> <spliced.surprise@gmail.com>wrote:
>>> Well, you know what I mean. We all have a "loose shoelace", that
>>> thing we
>>> really really mean to do, that fairly easy thing to do, not critical
>>> but
>>> just annoying. And yet, it remains undone, just a little annoying
>>> and
>>> ready to trip us up.
>>> I was reminded of this phenomena by a recent post about purchasing
>>> something years ago and never getting around to do it.
>>> Now I belong to a wood carving group, and every once in a while we
>>> declare
>>> a just "finish it" week, where we bring in our projects and complete
>>> them.
>>> I know we can't all get together easily, but what if we were to
>>> promise the
>>> list to finish just one minor pesky job?
>>> So I was thinking the weekend of the 26th, which would give us a
>>> week to
>>> Procrastinate and Prepare, before Performing the small job.
>>> My job is the door holder/basket. I have a new one to replace the
>>> old
>>> broken one. I've had it for several years now, I even know where it
>>> is!
>>> Safely on the shelf, right there.
>>> I promise the list to have this job completed the weekend of May 26.
>>> There
>>> I did it, I am somewhat committed.
>>> How about you? Any takers?? We all need support, we're not alone out
>>> there.
>>> ed- 91DoKa with a compulsion to complete something, anything, before
>>> the
>>> end of next weekend.
>>>
>> --
>> Tom Buese
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