Date:         Tue, 5 Jan 1999 19:34:31 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      WARNING: Don't use "donuts" to lift your Syncro!
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Folks,
I was installing my 2" steel shims at the rear of my Syncro to make my
Double Cab level after lifting the front end.  I was originally using two
factory "donuts" at the top of the spring to give me a small amount of lift
(2cm).  The bottom donut was almost destroyed!  The center of these donuts
are entirely make of rubber (the outer part is metal).  This center rubber
piece has a depression where the spring is supposed to sit.  The problem is
if there is another donut behind it there is nothing firm for the rubber to
rest on.  After a few thousand kilometers the center piece will push
though.  I don't think this poses a safety problem but it is a concern in
my mind.

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