Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 21:51:17 -0400
Reply-To: Derek Drew <drew@INTERPORT.NET>
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From: Derek Drew <drew@INTERPORT.NET>
Subject: Re: [Syncro] Custom Syncro Springs
In-Reply-To: <374B4D49.20A0128E@Schwenk-Law.com>
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Needless to say from looking at my SIG I ordered David Marshall's springs.
At 06:24 PM 5/25/99 -0700, Steven X. Schwenk wrote:
>From: "Steven X. Schwenk" <Steve@Schwenk-Law.com>
>
>To clear up any confusion, the two springs are very different. The
>list-purchase custom springs will offer better performance for most syncro
>owners than the taller, commercially offered springs. The list springs are
>being designed (spec wise) by engineers, not by me. The goal is optimum
>suspension performance, not jacking the van up. Maintaining stock
>ride-height will result in a more stable and better handling van, and hence a
>more off-road worthy van for the my intended use....which is not traversing
>rock fields or terrain where incresaing ground clearance becomes a necessity
>or is critical. Cornering, traction, stability down off-camber steep
>downhills on loose gravel and on high-speed washboard are higher priorities
>for me than another inch or so of ground clearance. The list-purchase
>springs will out perform the taller springs on this type of terrain, and on
>the highway, too. The suspension will perform better overall, too, IMO,
>since I believe increasing spring length and spring rate, without any other
>modifications to the suspension, results in an overall loss of available
>travel out in real world conditions.
>
>There is no profit involved in the list purchase.
>steve
>
>David Marshall wrote:
>
>> From: David Marshall <david@volkswagen.org>
>>
>> Just so everyone knows, I offer Syncro springs (in stock) for $200 USD,
>> they are designed to lift your Syncro 4 to 5cm and are 15% stiffer than
>> stock... Please check out http://www.fastforward.ca for details.
>>
>> At 13:17 25/05/1999 -0700, Steven X. Schwenk wrote:
>> >From: "Steven X. Schwenk" <Steve@Schwenk-Law.com>
>> >
>> >As previously reported, I have been working with Betts
>> >Spring co www.bettsspring.com to come up with some
>> >replacement springs for the syncro.
>> >
>> >These springs will be top quality, peened, heat set (or
>> >something like that) and powder coated. Betts had my syncro
>> >springs for a week and tested them for rate, etc. I will
>> >also be taking my syncro to Betts witht he stock springs in
>> >place for final gathering of data before production.
>> >
>> >The springs I am going to have made will be somewhere
>> >between 15% and 20% stiffer than stock. This is the last
>> >detail we need to work out. The ride height will be very
>> >near stock, perhaps a 1/2" taller than stockers. These
>> >springs are not intended to increase ride height since we
>> >want full performance from the stock suspension and unduly
>> >increasing ride height limits the amount of travel available
>> >for use in real world conditions.
>> >
>> >The more we order, the cheaper they'll be. If i can get a
>> >total of five orders, the price per spring is one-half what
>> >it would be for just one pair. (from about $125 per spring
>> >to about $70 per spring.) Thus far we have 3 people who
>> >want them.
>> >
>> >Let me know if you are interested. Also let me know how
>> >muchg stiffer you think they shopuld be. the plan is to not
>> >make them too much stiffer....they do not need to be a whole
>> >lot stiffer. The rears seem fine and we want to be able to
>> >use the new fronts with the stock rears anfd still have them
>> >balanced.
>> >steve
>> >
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>> -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org --
>> -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca --
>>
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Derek Drew New York, NY & Washington, DC
drew@interport.net
'90 Syncro Westfalia...
...seen off-road at http://www.tiu.net/~des/vw/drew/index.html
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