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PostPosted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

rsbadura wrote:
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I’m running my spring plates at 25.5* unweighted with zero issues...the boots will fail before the CVs do.

how many 10.000 miles did you drive already with this?
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 8:15 am    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus Reply with quote

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Go with Bilsteins, once you've had a vehicle with them, you won't have a vehicle without them. They eliminate "Porpoising" on rough roads and get rid of front end dive while braking thus shortening stopping distance & really tame the effects of crosswinds. The Bilsteins will cause more "road feel" by transmitting more of the smaller road imperfections into the chassis (pot holes, rocks, & the like) but will soak up larger things that would cause the vehicle to pitch & roll (bridge expansion joints, train track crossings).

You can get the Bilsteins for around $300 for all four special ordered through AutoZone. Let me know if you need info on how & what to order if you decide to go this route.


I would like to replace my shocks with Bilsteins. Do you still have the information on them? Thanks.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 9:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

I've been through a fair amount of this and some other threads. Was wondering if some could comment more on the impact to performance. I have a 71 Bay with stock wheels (and suspension) and am wanting to fill in the wheel wells with a more aggressive tire. this is mostly cosmetic as i won't be taking it off road in any extreme fashion. Having read through this thread and seeing all the photos, i'd like something leaning towards the mud terrains or more aggressive tread in a 205/75 or 215/75. i have a 1600 and am trying to get a sense for how much these tires impact performance/drivability. Just overall reactions. I see a bunch of people running this configuration with nothing said and then i see others that say theirs is woefully underpowered. I'm guessing it's noticeable, but still tolerable?

I've become accustomed to adjusting to the power in these vehicles. Are the muds just another drag, but tolerable or are they just too mach for the 1600?
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:34 am    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

Depends on what you can tolerate Smile

What I can’t tolerate is the noise these mud terrains make on pavement. That’s why I’d go BF all terrains or général grabbers AT...
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:46 pm    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

Very Happy yeh, i realize a very subjective question ... guess i'll never know for sure until i do it. appreciate the thoughts on road noise... those MT's can get loud.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:51 pm    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

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I just installed new 27x8.5 Maxxis Buckshots and Bilsteins on the front. It raised the bus about 2 inches. I haven't driven it on out of first gear yet so I cant really speak to its handling, but I love the way it looks.
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2018 1:23 pm    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

http://www.vanagonlife.com/theshop/bay-window-life

Rear quarter window-Light bar brackets, Center counsel
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2018 2:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

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http://www.vanagonlife.com/theshop/bay-window-life

Rear quarter window-Light bar brackets, Center counsel


How do those light bar brackets attach? Are they clamping over the drip rail, or drilling into the westfalia fiberglass top? Would it work on a tin top?
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2018 5:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

The window blockout is awesome.
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2018 6:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

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If you can find a pathfinder at your local pick n pull with some modifications you can have yourself a brush guard and swing away rear tire carrier for $60ish and some elbow grease.
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2018 7:13 pm    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

^^^ I was wondering what you've been up to...
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2018 7:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

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^^^ I was wondering what you've been up to...

Not very good at updates, working on interior now.
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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2018 10:20 pm    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

airkooledchris wrote:
Tcash wrote:
http://www.vanagonlife.com/theshop/bay-window-life

Rear quarter window-Light bar brackets, Center counsel


How do those light bar brackets attach? Are they clamping over the drip rail, or drilling into the westfalia fiberglass top? Would it work on a tin top?

Clamps to the drip rail.
http://www.vanagonlife.com/theshop/vanagonlife-lightbar-brackets
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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2018 6:15 am    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

mkriglet wrote:
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I just installed new 27x8.5 Maxxis Buckshots and Bilsteins on the front. It raised the bus about 2 inches. I haven't driven it on out of first gear yet so I cant really speak to its handling, but I love the way it looks.


Where did you get the Bilsteins? I want some for my 72, but I can never figure out the exact model #'s I need front and rear. Do you have the model #'s?
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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2018 10:19 am    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/bsn-24-000321

Here is the link to the Bilsteins.
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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2018 11:36 am    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

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https://www.summitracing.com/parts/bsn-24-000321

Here is the link to the Bilsteins.


Yeah, I've been able to find the fronts, but what about the rears? Where you able to find those?
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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2018 12:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

I couldn't find the rear shocks either. Ended up getting KYBs
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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2018 12:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

Check out http://eshocks.com/ they usually have just about ever size
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 8:50 am    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

Anyone running 27x8.5-14 Kumho Road Venture MT KL71, on a stock height bus?
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 9:36 am    Post subject: Re: Off road modifications for your bus FAQ Reply with quote

zwartePiets wrote:
Anyone running Crying or Very sad 27x8.5-14
Road Venture MT KL71, on a stock height bus?


This is all I could find.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4499759#4499759
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8780527#8780527
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