Lowering

spacebiscuit · Oct 2, 2024

Quick question, I am thinking about lowering my bus - nothing too drastic but around the height of this bus in this ad:

https://earlybay.com/threads/sold-1970-lhd-westy-lots-of-extras.80843/

What can i expect to lose in terms of height in cms. Are there any references to this ride height if I am discussing with a garage as I know next to nothing about the terminology or approaches to doing this.

If anyone can recommend anyone in the SE area who does this please let me know.

Thanks!

W1K1 · Oct 2, 2024

https://wagenswest.com/product/1968-70-dropped-2-5-inch-drum-spindles/

sparkywig · Oct 2, 2024

spacebiscuit said:
Quick question, I am thinking about lowering my bus - nothing too drastic but around the height of this bus in this ad:

https://earlybay.com/threads/sold-1970-lhd-westy-lots-of-extras.80843/

What can i expect to lose in terms of height in cms. Are there any references to this ride height if I am discussing with a garage as I know next to nothing about the terminology or approaches to doing this.

If anyone can recommend anyone in the SE area who does this please let me know.

Thanks!

I think you need to research this before doing anything. Reading this thread first may help, or not.
Lowering a bus can cause other issues like tyres rubbing and suspension changes depending on how low you go.

spacebiscuit · Oct 2, 2024

Thanks for the links - a previous bus I owned had been lowered but only to a sensible height, tyres and wheels were original and there were no issues with rubbing etc. No interest in going super low - as mentioned in my 1st post.

creationblue · Oct 3, 2024

It's a whole can of worms, there are a few options, nothing particularly cheap. That bus in the add is pretty low to be fair and I would imagine the front wheels will either hit the tubs or its rock solid and a pig to drive or its been 'tubed' and if you are tall you wont see out the windscreen....
What ever option you go for you will probably end up having to swap your tyres to something with a smaller profile to stop the aforementioned tyre/tub contact on the front. The rear is easy enough

This is mine, Red9 front end (fully adjustable). Adjustable spring plates on the rear, down by a spline or two, nice and soft suspension without any tyre/tub issues

pgtips · Oct 3, 2024

Budget different shock absorbers as well. I didn't but it was inevitable.
Stock ones work great at stock height but lowering then you're losing some travel. I used spax adjustable which have worked out good.
Pg