[tcb] Re: mike everet
- From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:25:52 -0500
I'm bottoming out the front of my bus. It started happening after I put
on the Hankook RA-08 tires.
I think I'm going to go for some lower profile 14" tires and maybe put
the Hankooks on the Vanagon.
Denis wrote:
> No. He is still officially lowered, and I like him that way, but I was
> working on how not to have the front tires rub without narrowing the
> beam. Along with some other tweaks, I raised the settings on the
> springplates and maybe brought him up 1/2 inch. It did pretty much
> eliminate the rubbing.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Eric Woodall <mailto:eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 04, 2009 10:35 AM
> *Subject:* [tcb] Re: mike everet
>
> Did you take the drop spindles off?
> Seems like it was still lowered the last time I saw it (him) at
> the Classic?
>
> Denis wrote:
>> I raised Murray using the springplates. I have a little camber,
>> but the tires are wearing smoothly. It may change when you load
>> the bus and get in it. Springplates are easy and if you don't
>> like it, you can put it back and it's free.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Brian Denning <mailto:i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 04, 2009 10:16 AM
>> *Subject:* [tcb] Re: mike everet
>>
>> i meant 205/75r15's
>>
>> just reread my post, sorry, i'm so used to typing 14 thanks
>> to being in bay hell
>>
>>
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>> From: i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [tcb] Re: mike everet
>> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:07:37 -0500
>>
>> from all my readings it's looking more and more like fred
>> will be getting 205/75r15's
>>
>> i was going to do 215/75r15 but i really plan on going
>> offroad with this thing and the thought of the tires getting
>> into those perfect rear fender lips just kills me a bit inside.
>>
>> after discussing with mike through email it was all coil
>> overs, he says it rides good, but again, after much reading i
>> don't think i'd want to go that route
>>
>> 205/75r14's are about 2" bigger than stock, that's what
>> hershey now has on him thanks to his new owner, and it looks
>> bad ass. so that's what i shall do to fred.
>>
>> sucks, i wanted to raise him, but there's no good way of
>> doing it without getting alot of positive camber out back,
>> which woudl make it a bit squirelly on the highways.
>>
>>
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>> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:00:07 -0500
>> From: evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [tcb] Re: mike everet
>>
>> The tires were a lot of it but the spring plates were cranked
>> up quite a bit too.
>>
>> Too bad you couldn't do an easy body lift on a bus like you
>> can on a bug to get more tire clearance.
>>
>> -- Sent from my Palm Pre
>>
>>
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>> Eric Woodall wrote:
>>
>> ..and Mike's bus isn't that much taller than stock.
>> Maybe about 2 inches, which was gained by tires.
>>
>> w.wood wrote:
>>
>> really? Wow, I guess all those years of fixing up cut
>> wheel wells didn't teach me much about redux boxes then.
>> I don't know much about yours and it could have been
>> modified. If you have 46mm axle nuts and you're planning
>> to run big tires I'd suggest getting a set from a 55-63
>> bus which have lower gearing for the taller tires you
>> sound like you'll need. You could always cut the fender
>> wells out and go 60's retro with fiberglass fender
>> flares. That and a set of air scoops would look totally
>> mod for the new millennium.. ;-)
>>
>> Also since presumably yours is a 58 you should read the
>> crazy 8's thread on thesamba before you make mods. You
>> may have something rare there. I realize under the rust
>> you may be expecting Doubloons but I'd bet just rot..
>>
>> Then again you could always get a Ford chassis and put
>> your bus on top of that. Wait, that's been done
>>
>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=358633&start=0
>> <http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=358633&start=0>
>>
>> But at least you could get parts at the local ArkaCan
>> O'Reilly's or Canada Tire and keep it running.
>>
>> The point I'm trying to make here Brian is that if you're
>> going to modify a 51 year old bus you should think about
>> the end game and the serviceability. If it's going to be
>> something for fun then you want contemporary components
>> that are relatively easy to get. I'll also get a *gasp*
>> from that from a few folks on here on that statement but
>> if you've priced stock 1600 parts lately, the ones that
>> aren't made in Taiwan, then you'll know what I mean.
>> Redux gear parts aren't exactly being made by the bucket
>> full anymore, neither are stub axles for RGBs either.
>> If you want real fun, try buying Barndoor parts
>> sometime.. So if you're committed to modify, go big or
>> go home. Don't try to modify 50 year old parts without
>> expecting the requisite problems and pocket book gouge..
>>
>> To illustrate the problem, after futzing around with a
>> Type 3 this weekend, I'm having it hauled to Doug's for
>> some more work.. and that's for my kid for High School..
>> Why? After putting new heads on it, new tubes it
>> wouldn't mate back up to the transaxle. After
>> re-aligning the clutch 3 times to see if I could get it
>> to seat, I said "f* it." But then again CB 044 heads,
>> dual 44 IDFs and a 1700 Kennedy may be fighting me
>> somewhere but oh well... It needs some other things too,
>> so might as well whip out the checkbook....
>>
>> fix the z-bar.. new wheel cylinders.. oh well.
>>
>> Right now I'm thinking Honda Accords look pretty damn
>> good. Maybe a Prius.. in Pink.. Naw, he's cadet
>> commander in NJROTC and that'll be against the don't ask
>> don't drive a Prius policy.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mikes bus he went with some very tall tires and wound
>> up denting the lower portion of his dog legs and his rear
>> rockers. A lot of the height he gained was by the tires
>> as far as I recall.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Brian Denning
>> <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> will, i know i'm new to pre 67, but i'm pretty sure
>> they all have redux. boxes from the factory ;)
>>
>> including both of mine
>>
>>
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>> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 20:15:17 -0400
>> Subject: [tcb] Re: mike everet
>> From: evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> What??? This sounds like ArklaCan engineering here?
>>
>> Get a set of redux boxes and tall tires, it'll go up
>> high enough. THe coil overs from what I recall was
>> in the front end.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Brian Denning
>> <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> the only raising busses thread is the one kevin
>> did and i'm not gonna cut my tranny hanger to do
>> a 2" tranny drop
>>
>>
>>
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>> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 08:18:23 -0700
>> From: bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [tcb] Re: mike everet
>>
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Brian: I have 2 phone #s for him: Home
>> 214-350-5373, cell 214-837-1379. Will not
>> guarantee that those or good. They are rather
>> old and I haven't called him in a long time. If
>> they do not work you might call Jack Wenk at
>> Black Gold Imports in Arlington and ask him
>> either how Mike did it or how to get in touch
>> with Mike. Phone # at Black Gold is 817-633-1135
>> I think. I do know that Mike did not do any
>> major suspension modifications to his bus. I
>> think just coil overs and larger tires. There is
>> also a thread on the samba about raising busses.
>> Sammie
>>
>> --- On *Mon, 8/3/09, Brian Denning
>> /<i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>>/* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Brian Denning
>> <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
>> Subject: [tcb] mike everet
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Monday, August 3, 2009, 9:25 AM
>>
>> anyone have any kind of email or samba name
>> on this guy??? mike hayes suggested i talk to
>> him about how he got his bus raised using
>> coil overs, would like the same effect on the
>> 58, or even better, any of you know how i can
>> get the bus up about an inch without to much
>> drastic work???
>>
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