We talked about doing that and was my first choice. It just seems more difficult to get it right as the springs would need to be done separately. I'm now leaning (no pun intended) towards cutting a coil or two.
BenT sent from my electronic leash On Sep 27, 2012, at 2:30 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > oh right.. > I forgot this method. > an old hot rodder trick.. > heat some coils with a torch....while they are weighted with the vehicle's weight .. > until the sag just the right amount. > > I consider the Carat springs kinda rare ... > they're such great Vanagons and I like how they sit a bit lower ...that starts with the 87 Wolfsburg I believe, I sure love mine. > |
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