Hi,
the point of this thread is to collect data on 2wd
front suspension parts. Rims, shocks, springs.

Here it goes:

Rims:
Type - diameter - width - ET - weight - w/2+ET - note
stock steel - 14 - 5.5 - 35 - ? - 104.9 mm - very
narrow
stock alloy - 14 - 6 - 30 - ? - 106.2 mm
SA steel - 15 - 6 - 30 - 23 lb - 106.2 mm
SA stock alloy - 15 - ? - ? - 19 lb - ?
8 Hole Euro style - 15 - 7 - 23 - ? - 111.9 mm
Rhein Alloy - 15 - 6.5 - 30 - 23 lb - 112.6 mm
Rondell - 15 - 7 - 25 - ? - 113.9 mm
Golf modified - 15 - 6 - 47 - ? - 123.2 mm - wrong
offset

Lift Springs:
Type - spring constant - length - note
vanagon.com - ? - ?
SmallCar - ? - ?
Go Westy - ? - ? - progressive? not sure if available
for 2wd
85 stock - ? - ? - rides at 18.5" unloaded Westy ?

Springs comment: Ride height is not that useful
really, because its hard to compare without knowing
weight on front axle. Would be nice to know the actual
spring specs, but I could find nothing at all. All
vendors claim to have designed the springs so they
must know the specs, no?

Shocks:
There are a range of different shocks for the front of
the 2wd Westy. Again I can't find any specs
whatsoever, not even length. All I read are: "these
are great, these suck" "These are too hard, these are
too soft" and so on. Where is the beef?

Bilstein F4-B46-0820-H0
Boge OEM 251413031F
Boge / Sachs 251413031FHD
Alko A2828
Koni 822100
KYB 345006
Trailmaster custom through Syncro Services (not even
sure if the have a 2wd front shock version)

Help please! Fill in the blanks or question marks.

Reinhard

83 "Half-Syncro" Westy, Moose

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