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Date:         Sun, 13 May 2012 23:18:53 +0000
Reply-To:     J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: loose shoelace-Or Rear Coil Springs Revisited
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4FB03BE7.8030103@turbovans.com>
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Hi Scott, I already have 15 inch rim/tires, and that made a big difference in ride and handling. Next is new shocks. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > 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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