Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 09:42:40 -0700
Reply-To: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
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From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Suspension issue
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Oh, they knew very well what they were doing when they cheated. What they
didn't know was that they would not get away with it.
On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 9:26 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Right, like they knew what they were doing when that made the setup to
> cheat on
> diesel emissions.....
>
> I go with as close to stock as well as it is what I can afford....
>
> Steven
> 91 Westy
>
> On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 8:16 AM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > This discussion reminds me that I don't have enough knowledge to alter
> > wheel and tire sizes on a vehicle, any vehicle. So I just go with what
> the
> > engineers put on the vehicle in the first place. Seems reasonable, since
> > they knew what they were doing.
> >
> > mcneely
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 5:55 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I use springs from Steve Schwenk. You can email him directly.
> > > http://www.syncro.org/schwenksprings/vanagon_springs.html
> > >
> > > Note his springs shoot for ~17 inch which is the ideal height. You can
> > > shim for more but I wouldn't go beyond 18. At some point the lift is
> not
> > > safe. Your tires are simply way to big pushing almost 28 inches. Stock
> > was
> > > 25.6 inches. I wouldn’t put that size tire on a Syncro without
> > > modifications in addition to lift springs. Ideally you need to get the
> > tire
> > > size under 27 inches. You can try replacing the upper suspension stops,
> > > (cushion at top of shocks) with those from a Syncro or add shims
> > underneath
> > > to make a 27 inch tire work.
> > >
> > > Dennis
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf
> > > Of Jared Planter
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 8:21 AM
> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > Subject: Re: Suspension issue
> > >
> > > Thanks Levi, I've thought about having GoWesty replace them but I don't
> > > want to have to keep doing that. Have you heard of any better springs?
> > >
> > > On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 23:44 levi hawkins <b1levi@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > By the way, not just me, there's several of us who have had the same
> > > > experience and posted about it on the samba
> > > >
> > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
> > > > <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android>
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 8:48 PM, Jared Planter <
> jaredplanter@GMAIL.COM>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hey all,
> > > >
> > > > My friends/mechanics and I are troubleshooting a strange issue and I
> > > > thought I'd reach out to see if any of you have any insight.
> > > >
> > > > Last summer we upgraded from 14" tires/wheels to 16" with the GoWesty
> > > 1.5"
> > > > lift springs and Bilstein high performance shocks and replaced our
> tie
> > > > rod ends and control arms. About 6 months after the work we started
> > > > hearing our tires rub on something when we lean into one side while
> > > > turning. Over time this got worse and we finally observed it
> > > > happening, during a turn the tire rubs on the mudflap screw or the
> the
> > > > fender lip would be resting on the tire resulting in the lip grabbing
> > > > and cutting the tire. This happens on rough roads and even on some
> deep
> > > driveways at gas stations, etc.
> > > >
> > > > Pictures and video: https://www.icloud.com/
> sharedalbum/#B0LJtdOXmSAE5Q
> > > >
> > > > More information:
> > > > - 1987 full camper
> > > >
> > > > - Center of wheel hub to fender lip is 17" all around, should be 19"
> > > > according to GoWesty
> > > >
> > > > - Total weight (fully loaded with us in it) is 5700
> > > > - Front axle: 2750lbs
> > > > - Rear axle: 2950lbs
> > > >
> > > > I'm spending the day at the shop on Sept. 17th to see what's going
> on.
> > > > There's no obvious sign of collapsed springs or anything else upon a
> > > > basic inspection but we hope to find a smoking gun in the shop.
> > > >
> > > > I would love to hear your thoughts and especially any similar
> > > > experiences any of you may have had.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Jared
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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