Date:         Mon, 20 Jul 1998 17:52:35 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Syncro Shock Preload
Comments: To: Steve <sxs@CONCENTRIC.NET>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Steve,
I think I might of missed the original post.  What did you use for a spacer
up front?  I would like to try the same thing this weekend.


At 23:48 7/19/98 -0700, Steve wrote:
>Yes, it's back to this topic again, but only because I have
>something to report.  I pre-loaded my front shocks today,
>and have now pre-loaded front and rears.  I had already
>added an additional rear-spring donut between each rear
>spring and spring perch.  These are a little over 1/2 inch
>thick to my recollection...Up front, I followed Harold
>Yancy's lead and inserted spacers between the top spring
>perch and the rubber that fits on top of the spring.  I put
>a 7/16inch spacer on the left and a 5/16" spacer on the
>right.


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