Difference between 2 Syncros...

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hi all,

I have a '90 tintop syncro (Syncro1) and I recently got another '90 tintop syncro (Syncro2)...

Could anyone help me to see/understand what are following differences mean.. thanks in advance...

Syncro1:
- measured at center to fender lip - it sits 18"
- 14" rims with General Grabber AT2 27X8.5
- original springs with OM Emu shocks
- most importantly it has this .. please see pic to compare..

Syncro2:
- measured at center to fender lip - it sits 19"
- 16" rims with BFG 215/65/16
- original springs with original shocks
- most importantly it has this .. please see pic to compare..

the thing is the lower A arms are different... does it give a clue for anything?

thanks

dan

[levi]

Kinda looks to me like the top has a stamped arm and the bottom has a cast arm.
BUT, hell.... I've never had a syncro so I'm probably wrong.
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[mackaymanx]

Stamped arm is early and cast arm is late, don't the exact cut off date for the change. From what I know they should both have the cast arms but they are interchangable as a set(including sway bar links)
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[Waldi]

Stamped arms were to 88, but in the last Syncros they mixed all parts in Austria.
Or somebody changed them.

[davevickery]

My 89 model year has the early control arms too. Another difference I think is the window seals on the earlier 89 vans have the plastic "chrome" strips in them, from later in '89 they are solid black.

[crazyvwvanman]

According to VW Parts, the Syncro lower arms changed about 1/3 of the way through the 1989 model year. They give an exact vin# for the change.

Mark

[djkeev]

See!!!
There's the trouble with having more than one of something.
Comparisons.......... you were happy until the second one rolled in.

Dave
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you're right djkeev ! ! !

I was happy and I think I'd be more happy... as I am already now...

I will be even MORE happy if I have 2 wives...

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[16CVs]

My 89 had one of each. I suspect someone changed one due to some accident or ? Not surprising as had 196K on it when I bought it.
While I prefer to Cast units, the hardcore off roaders like the stamped one because it gives the lower one more articulation.
I updated my 87 to cast units and sent my cast arms to My friend Burley so they could live on.
When it came to rebuild the front end of 89, I got a set of cast units and changed but of them with all new parts. And again sent the old ones To Burley.
I wouldn't worry about it one way or the other, it's just VW constantly improving their products.

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