How to keep a Bus stock and all stock height questions

cage66 · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:18 am Post subject:

Yeah thats what I figured.
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pyrOman · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:56 am Post subject:

Lowered "looks" and ride comfort seldom go together! Can be achieved but that's more the exception than the norm. Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

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///Mink · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:40 am Post subject:

mg6770 · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:56 am Post subject:

iveedubbin · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:43 am Post subject:

LHG · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:50 pm Post subject:

I am going to be raising my doublecab doubleugly back to stock height over the weekend. I'm going to call it one of the following...or some such phrase??

UN-Pimp My Ride
Raise-er-rection
Raise It On Stockers!
Reverse-A-Slam

I bought the bus in it's current condition with a bolt-on IRS kit and drop spindles up front. The tranny is out of a '72 Beetle. I'd never had a lowered bus before, (or bug for that matter), so I thought I'd give it a try and use it for a year. It works pretty well if you are driving around by yourself with an empty load. For my use though, I really need the stock gearing and height. I always find myself cringing going over bumps and dips and have trouble pulling the gears with a load.

I traded the front drop spindles for a stock set and when I bought the bus it came with the original transmission and reduction boxes which needed to be rebuilt. The stock springplates came from some local parts hoarders, you know who you are!

Just to show I gave it a try here is a trip down memory lane from 2011... Things a lowered bus are not very good for Very Happy

On the way to the Spring Fling, Madera, CA
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Hauling firewood on the rack when the back is already full.
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Running around the desert with a load on the way home from BBB.
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Over the weekend as work progresses, I'll post photos of what's involved.

The first step is to review the sections of the Bentley Manual that apply. If the Bentley starts getting to technical there's always the Idiots book Wink

I don't do transmission replacements often so a little review is never a bad thing.
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cdennisg · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:22 pm Post subject:

I like "Raise-er-rection". that's pretty good.

Nice looking truck. It appears that you definitely get your use out of it.
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mightymouse · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:48 pm Post subject:

Stop by at BBB and say hey LHG. Cant miss the blue panel in the vegas section, full length rack full of firewood. lol.
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Riff Raff · Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:41 am Post subject:

Mr. LHG
What colour hubcaps are those?
I have 3 of that same colour that came off of a 60 DC but I've never been sure whether or not they are a stock colour.
Any enlightenment?

BTW - I like both Raise-a-rection and Raise it on Stockers
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LHG · Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:49 pm Post subject:

cdennisg · Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:04 pm Post subject:

LHG · Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:16 pm Post subject:

cage66 · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 2:29 am Post subject:

LHG · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:02 am Post subject:

pyrOman · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:03 am Post subject:

So you ARE doing the swap before the trip to Havafew!?! Smart! Cool

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LHG · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:15 am Post subject:

pyrOman · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:37 am Post subject:

LHG · Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:10 pm Post subject:

I can't wait to be in the NBS Very Happy

doubleugly was in the shop getting some corner work done and I didn't get it back till this afternoon. Now it's a race and I'm working overtime.

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mightymouse · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:14 am Post subject:

Alt to gen conversion would be a huge fail. lol
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Note to EVERYONE.
Know your ZDDP levels or you WILL lose a cam and lifters.

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