Ride heights and lowering issues.
Posted: 22 Aug 2020, 23:04
Hi folks, super excited to join the club! Finally got myself a beautiful green Transporter camper conversion!
It's an '84 1.9 WBX, apparently an ex hightop that's been converted to pop top, and she's a little rough around the edges. It's had the original DF changed for a new DG, and it's got a homemade' Westy-wannabe' interior that I'm looking forward to ripping out and starting again soon!
Soo.. The last owners put some tiny little lowering springs on it and it drives terrrrrribly! I had the front dampers off to compare my spring heights to damper length and it's basically riding on the front bump stops full time.. I'm assuming they are +70mm lowering springs. They're so rusty I can't tell what they were!
I know the trick about cutting or removing the bump stops but I'm gonna raise the van instead - it looks sweet, but I've already bottomed out after 3 weeks of ownership! I'm not sure I want standard ride height, but I definitely don't want what's on it currently.
I see Brickwerks sell a few different springs, and I can't find anywhere to tell me what I should have on my van.
They sell blue marked "standard springs", and yellow marked springs for "factory lowered suspension", but I don't know whether this is essentially a gentle lowering spring? Is this what I want to go for or not?
https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/spring-t3- ... ellow.html
https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/spring-t3-front-blue.html
They also sell a yellow marked rear spring, and as it's the only standard spring they sell I can only assume that would match either of the above.
I'd love to buy a full kit from somewhere in future, but I've emptied my pockets on the new beast so I'm gonna have to settle with the budget option. This is the main priority though, cos I think one pothole will cause me and the van some serious tears.
Any knowledge would be a great help, especially if anyone's purchased these springs!
Cheers, Charlie.
It's an '84 1.9 WBX, apparently an ex hightop that's been converted to pop top, and she's a little rough around the edges. It's had the original DF changed for a new DG, and it's got a homemade' Westy-wannabe' interior that I'm looking forward to ripping out and starting again soon!
Soo.. The last owners put some tiny little lowering springs on it and it drives terrrrrribly! I had the front dampers off to compare my spring heights to damper length and it's basically riding on the front bump stops full time.. I'm assuming they are +70mm lowering springs. They're so rusty I can't tell what they were!
I know the trick about cutting or removing the bump stops but I'm gonna raise the van instead - it looks sweet, but I've already bottomed out after 3 weeks of ownership! I'm not sure I want standard ride height, but I definitely don't want what's on it currently.
I see Brickwerks sell a few different springs, and I can't find anywhere to tell me what I should have on my van.
They sell blue marked "standard springs", and yellow marked springs for "factory lowered suspension", but I don't know whether this is essentially a gentle lowering spring? Is this what I want to go for or not?
https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/spring-t3- ... ellow.html
https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/spring-t3-front-blue.html
They also sell a yellow marked rear spring, and as it's the only standard spring they sell I can only assume that would match either of the above.
I'd love to buy a full kit from somewhere in future, but I've emptied my pockets on the new beast so I'm gonna have to settle with the budget option. This is the main priority though, cos I think one pothole will cause me and the van some serious tears.
Any knowledge would be a great help, especially if anyone's purchased these springs!
Cheers, Charlie.
