Thicky Pinky needs advice!!!!

So I have my van (T4) this weekend hopefully. First things first.

1) Anyone going to Plymfest and if you are and I know you why ain't you visiting me on the way. IF I get the van I may pop down to the fest anyway.

2) Anyone know where in Sun ny Devon I can get glass put in my sliding door panel and possibly the drivers side one. Make it nicer in the back, and tinted of course!

3) I want to lower it a bit Not as low as my old one, but a bit. Do I need Spings AND shocks, is it the same for the front and back axles? HELP I know nowt (Toast and Dickie can confirm this)

NICE, I love having a VW again!!!

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I know nuffin about them new modern builders vans sorry
You gotta come to plymfest mate,theres a few of us going

vin and H will prob no . and barry i spec . we will get to the bottom of it

I'll be back in a bit - busy now, can answer all

you mean there IS such a thing as a type 4?????
i thought Vee Dubs stopped after Splitty n Oval??

Ah, T4, classics of the future (sorry, just watched Ashes to Ashes.

Saw those springs toast, but it that ALL I need???

Will try an head t Plymfest, it is 23 miles away after all!!!

from what is says in the info its all you need , if you aint goin silly low in fairly sure your shocks will be fine


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Set of 2 springs for the rear of your Transporter T4
The front is lowered via torsion bar

spellbound wrote:you mean there IS such a thing as a type 4?????
i thought Vee Dubs stopped after Splitty n Oval??

You don't want to get me started on T4 vs Type 4 I accidently roasted Di over that, I get a bit carried away over my pet peeves

Pinky wrote:So I have my van (T4) this weekend hopefully. First things first.

1) Anyone going to Plymfest and if you are and I know you why ain't you visiting me on the way. IF I get the van I may pop down to the fest anyway.

2) Anyone know where in Sun ny Devon I can get glass put in my sliding door panel and possibly the drivers side one. Make it nicer in the back, and tinted of course!

3) I want to lower it a bit Not as low as my old one, but a bit. Do I need Spings AND shocks, is it the same for the front and back axles? HELP I know nowt (Toast and Dickie can confirm this)

NICE, I love having a VW again!!!

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Not going to Plymfest.

Vansport are in Cornwall and do window kits or fitting and are meant to be pretty good - however I think Vin may have had his fitted by a main VW dealer (my memory is really shit) and it was remarkably cheap, worth checking with him. Genuine VAG are surprisingly cheap for van stuff at the moment, I'm getting all my T4 stuff from main dealers cheaper than the factors.

Toast is right you only need springs for the back the front adjusts on big nuts that change the torsion bar height - shocks will be fine unless you go way low. Personally I'd advise driving it at stock height for e bit though, I love mine and would never lower it - much better for visibility and ploughing over the peasants. If you do lower it get a four wheel align afterwards as you can start shredding front tyres if you don't.

Have a look on www.busgoons.com in the T4 section - I'm the admin "deviant" on there and have written a few "how to's" on T4's and 2.4D tips and tricks

Have fun!

so did i here that the front just adjusts ? is it hard ?

TOASTIE wrote:so did i here that the front just adjusts ? is it hard ?

You are correct, the front torsion bar heights just adjust on big nuts. Not hard as such but you'll most likely need a good wire brush and loads of penetrating fluid to clean up the threads first

Mines going up on a ramp on Wednesday I'll try and remember to take pics for you.

Cheers, useful knowledge, will call a main dealer for the windows to get a quote.
I will try it for a while before lowering, not going to sit it on teh floor, my last one was like that and speed bumops were a mare. And my drive is on an angle, need to get the beast up that!
I guess I should actually go pick up the van first and actually see it!!!!

Pinky wrote:

I guess I should actually go pick up the van first and actually see it!!!!

Good idea,cuz you might need some wheels and an engine first

On the handling note, I think you have a anti-roll bar as standard on the LWB so you shouldn't roll around a lot anyway!

Brickwerks do a kit for the SWB but its quite a bit!

Anti Roll Bar, sound nice, I guess it does what it says on the tin!

Can't wait to get it, 10:00 Saturday I'll be in Bournemouth!!!

vin van man wrote:On the handling note, I think you have a anti-roll bar as standard on the LWB so you shouldn't roll around a lot anyway!

Brickwerks do a kit for the SWB but its quite a bit!

Mine has one, maybe because it's not a van but a Caravelle?

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TOASTIE wrote:so did i here that the front just adjusts ? is it hard ?

You are correct, the front torsion bar heights just adjust on big nuts. Not hard as such but you'll most likely need a good wire brush and loads of penetrating fluid to clean up the threads first

Pic as promised - this is where the front adjusts, just behind the fuel tank are these two big threaded bars, wind the nuts down and the front goes down - I believe it's directly proportional, wind the nut 10mm down the thread and the front drops 10mm, but you may need to experiment. As said before you need new springs to drop the back.

...don't forget that you need to get the weight off the wheels first

thats good aint it , i fink MY t4 needs to come up a tiny tiny bit , as its on the stops i fink , just a little bit mite help alot , if its that simple its worth an experiment aint it

It's piss easy - but loads of penetrating oil and wire brush the threads first

and how hard is it to fit the springs ? is the shock inside them ?

TOASTIE wrote:and how hard is it to fit the springs ? is the shock inside them ?

Have a look yourself you lazy arse!

The shock is separate, I'm certain, but I'm not going outside to take a picture for you now

MINE is to low to see understrength and its 25 miles away