[Vwdiesel] Front Suspension 81 Pickup

[Hayden Chasteen]

My local FLAPS was able to order me a set of heavy duty springs for the 
front.  They are progressive so the more weight pushing down, the more 
"spring" you get.  The did bring the front of the car up a bit though as 
there seems to be no compression on the strut now.  I personally think the 
truck rides MUCH, MUCH better than stock.  BTW if anyone is interested, I 
have a complete front suspension set up for the truck.  It includes 
virtually new OEM springs, strut cartridges and strut bearings (both with 
about 3000 miles on them).  If you want them name your price plus shipping 
(reasonable of course) and I will unload them out of my attic.  Hayden

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Brown" <r.c.brown at ieee.org>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Front Suspension 81 Pickup


> Milt Kaplan wrote:
>> Front end is getting way to soft, side to side movement is uncomfortable.
>> I saw adjustable struts. Are these worthwhile? Would be happy with 
>> stiffer struts, since I have camper. How about stiffer springs? I want to 
>> keep about same ride height. Recommendations? Milton.
>
> Never tried any of the adjustable struts, but I am totally happy with the 
> Bilstein heavy duty A1 inserts I have on my '82:
> http://www.4crawler.com/VWpickup.shtml#Suspension
>
>
> -- 
>    Roger
>
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