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Subject:Re: Got some GoWesty 2wd springs!
From:Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Thu, 5 Aug 2010 10:48:14 -0600

BFG AT KO 215/70R16 on MSW type 15 16x6.5 ET38. Fits fine with no spacers,
but should have longer studs on rear - I get about 7-8 full turns only. I
heard a rub once on fender lip when entering a parking lot, but that's all.

On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Todd.Last <Rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote:

> What tires and wheels are they?
>
>
> On 7/22/2010 1:38 PM, Shawn Wright wrote:
>
> I couldn't help myself - I ordered some 2wd lift springs from GoWesty today.
> I've been thinking of this for a while, and this photo pushed me over the
> edge:
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=690920
>
> I have the same tires on similar wheels arriving this week from Tirerack
> ($78 each right now!), and think the van really deserves new springs to go
> with the tires/wheels/Bilstein HDs...
>
> So far, I'm very impressed with Tirerack - they include bolts/nuts with
> their wheels, and offered to give me the correct front bolts/rear nuts for
> the Vanagon at no extra cost, and still shipped them out same day. I may
> regret the 28" tires, but I can probably sell them for more than I paid, as
> they sell here for $150+ each.
>
> Can't wait to get them next week - they're being shipped to Blaine, Wa.
>
> I might find time to install the springs during our trip, but assume I'll
> need a wheel alignment afterward, right?
>
> --
> Shawn Wright
>
>
>

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Shawn Wright

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