[tcb] Re: tecnical stuff
- From: singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:02:47 -0700 (PDT)
I used the wilfgang int drop spindles in the front and
their spring plate kit in the rear ,just like Denis
did, on the Wolfgang spindles they do it in a way that
it doesn't effect the way your shocks work or spread
your wheels out in furthure , niether mine or Denises
bus 's have a narrowed beam ,I think people do that to
get bigger tires or sumin under there , I'M not sure
about anybody elses stuff but these were a bolt on and
go deal ,I CALLED bOB BEFORE i wrote this but he said
the spindles were dead on what the stock with would
have been
--- Dan Martin <danandkatrinamartin@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> You CAN lower a bus this way, I would not recommend
> it.
> You can lower the rear like we have been discussing
> here, It will
> only ruin the camber (cause the tires to wear out
> quick) eat the CV
> joints, put the weight of the bus on the wrong part
> of the springs
> arc and make it handle funky.
>
> As far as lowering the front the way you are talking
> about DON'T!
> It will be low, but not safe.
>
> If you spend the money on drop spindles, don't
> forget that the
> spindles make the front track wider by 3 inches or
> more.
> The only way to overcome this is by narrowing the
> beam (not cheap)
>
> I have spent a bunch of time looking at all the
> different ways to
> lower a bay.
> I have come to the conclusion to NOT lower Homer.
> The only way I would consider doing it would be with
> the stuff from:
>
> http://www.bus-boys.com/
>
> And it is not cheap!
>
> Get the heater working first..........
>
> On Oct 26, 2005, at 3:06 PM, Brian Denning wrote:
>
> > so then adjusting the torsion bars is then
> something that could be
> > done in order to lower your bus as well correct?
> what about the
> > front? i have seen where it is given step by step
> on how to do it
> > by adjusting the torsion bars and relocating the
> steering box.
> > would that be a good way of doing it? basically i
> only want like a
> > 3 inch on the back and maybe 3.5 to 4 inches in
> the front. or
> > should i opt for drop spindles on the front.
> basically i am trying
> > to kinda lower it in as cheep a way as possible
> but i want it to
> > be safe. i know that this is discussing raising
> but i am looking
> > into lowering. sorry about hacking the topic.
> >
> >
> >> From: Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [tcb] Re: tecnical stuff
> >> Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 12:42:23 -0500
> >>
> >> Denis:
> >> As in most things in life, it depends. I have
> done this process
> >> many times on both swing axle and IRS VWs. Did
> it a couple of
> >> months ago on my panel van to reverse some
> idiot's rat rod
> >> lowering job they had done to it. Simple and
> took about 1 hour
> >> total time on each side (2 hours total). BUT! I
> have also gotten
> >> into ones where it wasn't simple and everything
> that could go
> >> wrong did in fact go wrong. Example: Worked
> once all day long on
> >> one side trying to get it right. Point: It can
> be simple; but it
> >> can also run into problems, particularly if
> you've never done one
> >> before.
> >> Sammie
> >>
> >> At 12:16 PM 10/26/2005, you wrote:
> >>
> >>> Again, I only know about Splitty tech, but
> raising or lowering
> >>> your bus by removing the springplates and
> re-installing them at a
> >>> different angle is not really that hard to do. I
> would say that
> >>> the hardest thing is disconnecting and
> reconnecting the shocks.
> >>> Do not fear.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lonnie
> Bergman"
> >>> <bergmanfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:12 AM
> >>> Subject: [tcb] Re: tecnical stuff
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> I read the three posts to the typeII list Dan
> sent links to and
> >>>> learned a
> >>>> lot. And after thinking about switching torsion
> bars, figured
> >>>> that could end
> >>>> up to be a very bad thing.
> >>>>
> >>>> Shirley,
> >>>> I'm pretty sure the front stabilizer bar from a
> 68 is the same.
> >>>> I have a
> >>>> front stabilizer bar from a 71 hanging on the
> fence by garage if
> >>>> you want
> >>>> it.
> >>>>
> >>>> Lonnie
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >>>> On Behalf
> >>>> Of Sammie Smith
> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 8:34 AM
> >>>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: tecnical stuff
> >>>>
> >>>> A lot. One spline movement is probably way too
> much. On a
> >>>> swing axle one
> >>>> spline on the outer probably increases height
> of bus by 2" or
> >>>> more and
> >>>> increases camber probably 10 degrees. Don't
> switch bars.
> >>>> Sammie
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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