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 ColHop
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| posted on January 17th, 2004 at 10:40 AM |
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Kombi Suspension
Hi, we have a 76 kombi, we also have a baby due in 3 weeks and with myself and now my wife being on the larger side, we only have a about 20mm travel
before the car bottoms out. The car rides and steers well, Do I need new shocks? if so what is a good option- gas/air?
Also this is a camper and with more and more camping equipment becoming available for campers I am thinking the rear may have to be beefed up a little
also,
Has anyone had to do the same?
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Purple Martin
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| posted on January 17th, 2004 at 11:02 AM |
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Shocks have no effect whatsoever on ride height! Shocks simply dampen sudden up/down wheel movements as you go over potholes/bumps. They're not
weight-bearing at all.
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1975 Kombi camper
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on January 17th, 2004 at 11:24 AM |
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you could always fit AIR Shocks, you can then pump up your height at the service station !
If the same amount of weight is always in the Kombi, then raise the height of the car by having someone adjust the torsion bars etc.
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Andy
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| posted on January 17th, 2004 at 01:44 PM |
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Front is non adjustable (if it's stock), so either you have a broken leaf or two, or they are badly sagging. Best to replace the bad leaves in
the front tubes.
Rear is a simple matter of adjusting the torsion bars by rotating the torsion bars on there splines.
Both jobs can be done at home, but not a job for the faint harted or not mechanically minded
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