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Sorry if this has been asked beofre, however I have seacrched and my eyes went funny trying to find the answer...

As far as I am aware, the springs on my van are standard. However very old. So I am trying to find out how much they have sagged over the years so I can consider how different dropping the van would look to how it is now.

Does anyone have the measurement from the floor to the bottom of the wheel arch of a van as it would be new on standard springs and standard steel wheels and 185R14C tyres?

From my own experiance of standard springs that have been on a van for twenty years.Is to replace all round with justkampers front&rears as they supply heavy duty.The hight the van sits from wheel arch to the floor can give a false indication of the condition of the springs.I have looked on the sites that supply lowered springs but carnt find standard hight heavy duty springs .justkampers seem a good price and i have them fitted to my van.

I don't particularly want standard height springs

Just want to know what height van should be at, so i can calculate how much lower than it is now it would be.

Eg. difference between (standard height minus sag) and (standard height minus lowering amount)

A worthwhile question this. Mine is a Caravelle and the space between wheel and arch (even after going up to 15" wheels) is larger than normal. Some T25s, depending on purpose, were fitted with stronger springs, but I suspect some were longer too, which could well complicate matters.

been itching to put this up


it's a T shirt design I've been working on

That is a fabulous diagram

Now just need to try and work out which of the measurements to use and which line on the van it relates to

kevtherev wrote:been itching to put this up


it's a T shirt design I've been working on

I'll have one when they're ready please.

Titus A Duxass wrote:

kevtherev wrote:been itching to put this up


it's a T shirt design I've been working on

I'll have one when they're ready please.

Ditto

er.. I'll see about it then