'Leaning'.................

[issy]

My crossover has always been high at front and lower at rear - it's a girlie thing.. and I've had it like that for 16 years I've had him..... but would there be any reaosn he's getting higher at front ... the stance so to speak...??? Perhaps I'm imagining it but I'm pretty sure he's got higher and cornering has become a bit more unbalanced. At first I thought it was the usual changeover syndrome from lhd driving and back to rhd driving ... this feeling normally lasts day or two and then the brain gets used to it again... this time my brains is saying 'argh' this corner is becoming dodgy.....

Hope somebody understood above post!

 

[chippi]

How bad is the "excited" looking stance, is it like constantly coming over the brow of a hill :lol:

 

[issy]

spot on................

 

[Araon]

Ah now is it higher at the front (pretty bizzare) or lower at the rear giving a greater angle of incline?

If the latter then your looking at torsion bar failiure / shocks

 

[issy]

it's always been quite a bit higher at front than rear (over 16 yrs) but seems to be even higher at front than before....(last 16 yrs)

 

[chippi]

Mine has a similar stance i think its quite common, new shocks would'nt go amiss

 

[Araon]

the normal stance is high front end (engine hangs off the back pivot point) which will be offset when the bus is populated to an extent....but if it appears higher I would (without pics) suggest the rear suspension components have sagged over time....

 

[issy]

thanks guys... what are the 'components' then that wear away?

shocks are about 3-5 yrs old I recall (front ones - are there any on rear??)

 

[Araon]

You will have torsion bars which will settle over time and can be adjusted by rotation of the spring plates and a pair of shocks on the rear which again will settle /leak/collapse.....
You need to have a look and confirm wether it has sagged or if the front has rissen( :? )

 

[issy]

thanks.........

how can you 'measure' whether bus is at right stance front and rear then?

 

[Araon]

A quick test of the shocks push down hard on the rear bumper and release it should bounce back and settle......

the torsion bars well theres a few elements to this the angle depends on the type of T2 you have and the year/chassis no. (pre/post 72) as the torsion bar is different diameter.....
68> van/kombi/campmobile/pick up .... 21degs 10 mins (+50 mins)
68> station wagon .... 23degs (+50 mins)

You'll need to measure the spring plate angle off load (off the lower stop)

and subtract this from the angle on the chassis rail

this will give you the angle in degrees and minutes (see above)

a deviation of 40 mins and the torsion bar can be adjusted to compensate owing to the inner and outer spline minimum combination of 40 mins.... (one rotation outer = 7 degs 30, one rotation inner = 8 degs 10)

hope this helps

 

[issy]

:shock:

thanks.............


I have no idea what a torsian ar is, nor spring plate thing, chassis rail??

Then again tis the garage that'll do it...

 

[Araon]

Ah ok then just jump on your bumpers and see what the ends settle like should be a single bounce then back to its original position, if theres any further bouncing then the shocks are looking a bit dodgy....

The torsion bars are steel bars that twist as the wheel moves via the spring plate this gives the spring movement the shocks offer rebound damping hence the test to see if the van stops bouncing about. Your garage should quite easily tell you ....

If you have pics of the before and go and look at the van now it should help you decide if you need to take a trip to the mechanics....

 

[Araon]

just a thought you've not had any recent tyre changes have you?

try seeing if the guys on here (guessing its a stock height van) can measure the gaps between arch and tyre

 

[angus]

You've lost weight!

 

[issy]

:mrgreen:

I wish!!!