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How low can you go?

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I'm thinking of lowereing my '85 autohomes camper but it has a water tank under it and I dont fancy losing that on the first speedbump I find so whats the best mm to lower too. I fancy the 40/45 to play safe but what if I wen to 50?
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i Should think you would be fine at 50mm,after all it is a van and not some low down dirty chav crusier,and they go over speed policios. :o
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caravelles are 30 drop.i wouldnt be going much lower with a camper with a under slung tank if i was you...
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Post by Pepperami »

Mine's dropped 60mm and i have never had a problem with the water tank. Hope that helps.
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fair enough.

Mine's dropped 60mm and i have never had a problem with the water tank
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me holdsworth has same underslung tank and dropped 50mm-no probs :wink:
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Thanks for the advice - I thing I'll venture to 50 mil. Now all I need to do is find the best price shocks and springs. Anyone tried the ebay bits?
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i went down 50mm, got mine direct from AVO or you could try here http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/ ... category=1
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down 50mm here on AVO's from http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/
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sorry to but into another person's thread :oops:

But can anyone tell me if its essential to change the shocks the same time as the springs - or is it usually ok to just change the springs?

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From what I've read if you go down 40 mm then you're ok with the standard shocks but any lower means change both.
Seeing as most vans are getting on a bit it wouldnt do any harm in changing them anyway.
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Good article on lowering and a really nice Caravelle in this months Ultra VW mag.
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Post by squarepants »

I went for a conservative 45mm. Still nervous over bumps. Mind you, mines an autosleeper, do they have more bulky tanks?
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Post by nesty »

What kits go down 60mm nowadays?

I've only seen the AVO kit at 50mm or 70mm (too low). Or the H&R kit that goes down 55mm?

I've got a Holdsworth, a 60mm I would prefer. Though I can't see any 60mm kits out there?

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nesty wrote:What kits go down 60mm nowadays?

I've only seen the AVO kit at 50mm or 70mm (too low). Or the H&R kit that goes down 55mm?

I've got a Holdsworth, a 60mm I would prefer. Though I can't see any 60mm kits out there?

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just kampers do 60mm kits, out of stock though.
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