Date:         Thu, 10 Jun 1999 07:46:17 -0400
Reply-To:     EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
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From:         EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Springs
Comments: To: Rubatoguy <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <375F64B5.23E3E832@mindspring.com>
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     What an Idea!
     Over the course of history of the auto, a few manufactures have
tryed this, only to find major problems in handling, and spring return
rates, in uneven roads.. It has cause major law suites is the early
seventies, when a dealer mechanic, when replacing struts, replaced the
spring in the wrong sides. Reinventing the wheel is hard. Real hard.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler


On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, Rubatoguy wrote:

> Since there has been a thread of discussion on custom springs, I have a
> question that I'd like to put to the minds of the list.
>
> If you were having custom springs made for a Westy, would it be worth
> having the left side springs slightly stronger,
> given that all the cabinetry and water and propane tanks are on that
> side?
>
> Or is the additional weight on that side insignificant enough to be
> ignored - or the potential problems with mis-matched left to right
> springs not worth considering this idea.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
> Todd
> '88 Westy
>