That old spring post was from a long time ago. I have used a few of the tall 85 springs to help sagged out Westy vans but that fix isn't very long lasting. I did some more experimenting with springs after that post and even had my own custom sets made. Of course that was before VC,GW and others were selling them and I would just buy a set now. For a 2wd Westy all I wanted was slightly stiffer springs with little or no increase in height over what the mid 80s Westy spring heights were when new. Mark
Karl Wolz wrote: > Mark, > > I've replaced springs a few times (470,000 miles) on my '85 Westy. The van > was sagging pretty badly after 300,000, so I pulled springs out of a "newer" > '85. An improvement, but ... > > I bought a pair of rear springs that Steve Schwenk "found" in his garage. > An improvement until I heard a snap and the van suddenly sagged to the > right. > > I then replaced all four springs with GoWesty's. At the same time, I > replaced bushings, etc. Also put on Hankook RA08 tires. Big improvement in > ride and stability. Harder to get in the van now (couple inches taller), > and the front end guys (allegedly top notch folks) say I'm just past the > limit of adjustment on camber, leading to a very minor, but acceptable, bit > of vagueness in steering. > > If I had it to do over again, I'd most likely get the springs now offered by > Van Café, which are not quite as tall as the GoWesty units. > > Karl Wolz > > |
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