Sound's like what I need at less of a cost. Anyone have the part #'s? I can do the fitment myself, I've gotten tired of the front shocks banging when they top out/ hit the last of their extension On Nov 22, 2015 11:33 AM, "Keith Hughes" <keithahughes@yahoo.com> wrote: > I've been running these for years on my '86 Westy without issue. I have > the VanCafe lift springs so the length is right. But I've not experienced > any problem at all with fitment to the shock mounts. They go right in. > Not sure if the '84 is different or not. I never run more than 15 psi in > mine, and they work just fine. > > Keith > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 17:13:41 -0500 > From: Michael McSwain <michaelmcswain@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Gabriel Hijackers on an 84 Vanagon? > > Recently purchased a set of Gabriel Hijackers for my 84. I > saw various > posts saying that they would fit a 2wd even though all the > auto parts > places say it fits synchro only. Well now I'm having trouble > getting them > to fit into the upper and lower mounting brackets on my > van. There's a > steel sleeve that goes through the bushings. It doesn't seem > to want to > come out and it's a perfect fit for the mounting bolts. > Problem is that > it's too long to fit into the mounting brackets on the van. > And even if it > would come out, the resulting hole through the bushing would > be too big for > the mounting bolt. > > Anybody have any experience with this? > > -- > m. > > |
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