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Make your Syncroride like a car instead of a Motor Home
The stock Vanagon springs on a Syncro Westy are the same as those VW installed on the passenger Syncro. They are not really adequate for a camper\'s additional weight and driving a heavily loaded Syncro Westy can be a harrowing experience in an emergency. We have designed these springs for theWestfalia and other Syncro campers to make them handle more like the passenger Vanagon. We have also designed into them more strength in the rear to work nicely with Subaru and other engines as well as added heaters, racks, trailers and other added loads. These springs typically raise the ride height from 1/2-1\" depending on the age of your Vanagon and its original springs.These springs are unlike anything now on the market and were developed in 2 1/2 years of testing on the roads of the Northwest.
Recently, we have been selling more and more of these to owners with passenger Syncros (not campers). They love the additional height, the great handling and the improved off road performance. They haven\'t found the ride to be overly harsh and feel themuch better steering response makes their Van safer andtherefore more relaxing to drive. The ride height is typically one to twoinches higher than with stock springs.
Produced by an OEM spring manufacturer to our specifications. We have not had a singleinstance of failed or sagging springs as is the case with other manufacturers.
Do you need progressive springs?
A progressive spring can be defined simply as one that does not have a linear rate. This means that it\'s rate changes depending on the amount of deflection. Examples are coil springs with a diameter that varies (like a Vanagon rear spring) those using variable wire thickness and those with irregular gaps between the individual coils. The original Vanagon front springs are not progressive, while the rears are.
They can be wrong for a vehicle that was not designed for them. They are softer under small displacements and get stiffer as the spring compresses.This is supposed to make the ride more comfortable, but matching a damper to them istricky, so the damper may only be properly matched during part of the suspension travel. Generally it will have to be soft, so it doesn\'t overdamp the lower displacement part of the spring, which makes it too soft for the high displacement rate of the spring. Basically, they\'re good for a smooth ride with properly designed light or variable damping.
Some original equipment manufacturers use progressive designsto allow for some suppleness during initial spring deflection. This allows for a heavier rate to be used once the lighter rate coils go \"dead\" or bind making them ineffectual. These clever designs are carefully matched to the dampers, swaybars, bushes and chassis design to create a tuned solution.
For those that sell progressive springs for a vehicle that didn\'t originally come with them, ask them if they have some matching progressive rate shocks to match. Also, ask the seller if the rate progression of the spring is designed to match theactual rate progression of the vehicles chassis? Most front suspension geometry has spring rate progression as part of its design, a travel progression that leads to a rate increase because the wheel moves in an arc. Adding progression tothis type of suspensioncreates all sorts of problems so be wary ofmanufacturers claims.
Small Car Spring Features
- Increased roadholding
- Less body lean on corners
- Less nose dive on hard stops
- Increased ride height
- Stronger rear spring rate for all engines and extra equipment
- Factory type progression in the rear, linear in the front
Ride height measured from the center of the axle to the top of the wheel arch. Note that the Westfalias will ride lower on the left because of camper equipment. Your ride height will vary depending on equipment, etc.
1987 Syncro Westy, OME shocks, lightly loaded, 2.5L Subaru engine.
- RF- 19 3/4\"
- LF- 19 1/2\"
- RR- 19 3/4\"
LR- 19 1/2\"
1991 Syncro Westy, OME shocks, lightly loaded, 3.3L SVX engine.
- RF- 18 7/8\"
- LF- 18 5/8\"
- RR- 18 7/8\"
LR- 18 5/8\"
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