Date:         Sun, 27 Jun 1999 21:24:51 -0700
Reply-To:     "Steven X. Schwenk" <Steve@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Steven X. Schwenk" <Steve@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
Subject:      Syncro Front Springs List Purchase
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>,
          Peter Buettner <PGB@dolby.com>
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I'd like to place the order for the custom made front
syncro springs by July 9 at the latest. I've gotten
specs from several people, but not from everyone.  The
core specs I need are

(1) type of van, i.e. westy, pass., etc;
(2) desired % increase in front suspension stiffness;
(3) desired increase in ride height, if any;
(4) van ride height (from bottom of fender lip to
center of axle or dust cap) with the van loaded to
normal capacity in terms of weight...it would also be
useful to know ride height with the van empty

At a minimum, give me some idea of what van you have
and what you are looking for in springs so i can put
you into the appropriate group if we end up buying more
than one spring type, which seems likely now.

Last week Betts Spring tested one of the aftermarket
springs that a member of this group has mounted on his
van.  Betts had already tested the stock syncro
springs.  We thus have two reference points for
determining the spring rate(s) we want.  Mark Drillock,
Peter Buettner and I hope to do some testing of the
stock and aftermarket springs over the July 4th weekend
before we come up with the final spring rate(s) with
the help of the Betts engineer.  We should thus be
ready to order by Friday, July 9.  I should have a firm
written price quote by the end of this week...and
price  will depned on how many springs we order.  The
price will be somewhere between $45 and $55 a spring.
steve
Let me know if you want on or of this group list