Raising your lowered bus to stock height (saving buses)

P|LLs · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:22 am Post subject:

STOCK!

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joescoolcustoms · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:23 am Post subject:

pyrOman · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:59 am Post subject:

mtb7001 · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:27 am Post subject:

Lou V. · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:34 am Post subject:

Its great to see these trucks sitting up where they belong!
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P|LLs · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:43 am Post subject:

pyrOman · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 2:39 pm Post subject:

Sweet Doka! Razz

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ricekooker · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:03 pm Post subject:

Is it stock? Looks lifted in the large pic. What size wheel/tire?

P|LLs · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 6:22 pm Post subject:

More than likely the angle of the pic. 205/75/R15 on stock rims.

P|LLs

KaferBus · Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 8:25 am Post subject:

When I bought my 65' it was lowered....and to be honest it looked sweet and it was very fun to drive that way.....but it sucked when we took it camping! We decided to raise it then back to stock height and we are very happy with the results!!

BEFORE

AFTER
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mightymouse · Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 11:35 am Post subject:

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Note to EVERYONE.
Know your ZDDP levels or you WILL lose a cam and lifters.

Keysar · Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 11:41 am Post subject:

Before

After

I plan to keep it stock Height and buy a set of General Grabber At2's and wheel it...
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i_am_cool_fred · Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 6:26 am Post subject:

i finally have some half way decent after pics so here goes

BEFORE:
flipped spindles,
15x3.5 rims up front with 145/65r15 tires
straight axle, offset plates,
15x6.5 rims out back with 185/60r15 tires

AFTER:
stock, unflipped spindles,
stock crows feet with 205/75r15 genera grabber a/t's
large nut transmission with plates set to 21degrees
again, stock crows feet with 205/75r15 grabbers

and for some dramatic lighting(it's a bit dark, and i plan on revisiting night shots):

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mightymouse · Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 8:25 am Post subject:

yyyyyeaaaah!
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Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Thomas Jefferson

Note to EVERYONE.
Know your ZDDP levels or you WILL lose a cam and lifters.

SambaUser1M · Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 4:59 pm Post subject:

If anyone near Orange County is looking to return their bus, SC, or DC to stock height, let's swap parts. I have a '57 SC donor.

cru62 · Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:51 pm Post subject:

ricekooker · Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 4:35 am Post subject:

The tires are probably flat again after 3 years.

fresno james · Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:40 am Post subject:

I have realized the errors of my ways....and feel I need to atone for my sins against my bus ... Razz

After driving my bus for years being lowered , I came to realize that it wasnt all that it's cracked up to be and that I missed being able to go offroad with it , camping spots , etc .... Wink

A big factor in this decision was that after the car accident (that my wife and I were in last june / july in our vert ghia ) was that driving a lowered bus was not for us anymore .... Shame on you

So here's a before shot the way we were then ....

And here is HAN Bus now after some much needed wheel well lovin' and a raise back to stock height sitting on some fresh general grabber 27x 8.5 and bus 14" wheels .... Dancing

Thanks to Connor ( ovalteenAZ) for hooking me up with some nice wheel well sheetmetal and the 1 ton springs n plates at the last OCTO ... Cool

They went to good use , Thank you !! Wink

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Lou V. · Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:58 am Post subject:

Looking good James.
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fresno james · Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:45 pm Post subject:


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