Date:         Tue, 8 Jun 1999 11:33:47 -0700
Reply-To:     "Steven X. Schwenk" <Steve@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
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From:         "Steven X. Schwenk" <Steve@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
Subject:      Syncro Springs List Purchase Homework Assignment ADDENDUM
Comments: To: Joseph Marshall <jmarshal@xenergy.com>,
          Per Lindgren <lindgre@online.no>,
          "Bruce J. Wilbur" <bjwilbur@mindspring.com>,
          Wolfgang Carolsfeld <wolfgang@island.net>,
          Brent Christensen <bpchristensen@mindspring.com>,
          Michael Sullivan <sullivan@OpenMarket.COM>,
          mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net>,
          ODEMTP@aol.com, don johnson <zsyncro@hotmail.com>,
          "Anthony L. Mourkas" <frankenstein@telplus.net>,
          Syncro5@aol.com, "Stanley, Kerry" <kstanley@cas.org>,
          "Syncro@onelist.com" <Syncro@onelist.com>
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Some stuff i forgot...

(1) when measuring sag or static vehicle height, the
van should be unloaded.  However, ideally, we should
take one measurement fully unloaded and one fully
loaded.  the more time we put into this phase gathering
relevant data, the better the result will be.

ALSO... just for accuracy's sake, and full
data....please after measuring the sag jack the van up
(use jack points on the body...not the axle/control
arm) and again make the measurement....this is
obviously with the wheel off the ground and the
suspension fully extended.  This will be the same for
all vans, so we only need one or two people to do this.

If someone can also make the measurement with the
suspension fully compressed, that would be great, but
is not so easy to get.

to recap:

(1) measure sag with van empty (except for what is
always in it)
(2) measure sag loaded with your typical trip weight;
(not absolutely necessary, but will ensure more
accuracy....ple3ase try to take the extra 20 minutes to
do this...and there will be no more homework!)
(3) one or two people please measure with suspension
fully extended and wheel off the ground
(4) and can someone venture measuring distance with
suspension fully compressed...bottomed out

PLEASE SPECIFY WHAT TYPE OF WHEELS YOU HAVE...STEEL OF
ALLOY VW OR SOMETHING NON-VW when making the
measurement from wheel well lip to lower rim lip.

steve