[T2] Improved ride quality

[Chris Dreike]

Bob,
I have the Koni's and didn't like them. The ride wasn't right whether I set
the shocks stiff or soft. The dampening just didn't feel right to me.
Eventually figured out that the stock shocks dampen differently in each
direction. Stiff one way, softer the other. Therefore I am currently with
the stock shocks. I could try the Koni's again. And I could go back to the
original configuration without the sway bar. I still think the suspension
was bottoming onto the rubber stops. The gap between the top of the
trailing arm and the rubber was very short. However the stop is close to
the pivot point so the throw of the arm is short at that point and the arm
would need to swing far to hit the stop.

This will take some more experimenting over the next couple of weeks.
I still like the idea of cutting the rubber stops back. Would of course
prevent the trailing arms from hitting the metal stop.

Chris.

On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 8:28 PM Bob <accessys at smart.net> wrote:

>
> VW put those stops there for a reason, I suspect bottoming out could
> damage the arms??
> yes VW used different sway bars in the passenger versions. depending on
> weight you could swap them out.
> one suggestion is to try and find a set of Koni adjustable shocks that
> were OEM option equip for the buses, (Bus Depot had them at one time) I
> have a set on my bus and they made the biggest difference in ride than
> anything else I had done.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> On Thu, 29 Aug 2019, Chris Dreike wrote:
>
> > I have a 1964 double door delivery bus outfitted as a camper. Ride has
> > always been too stiff for my liking. Today I removed the rubber stops on
> > the front end. It's much better now driving through the dips and gutters
> > going across the streets in my neighborhood. I don't need to slow down to
> > 10 mph anymore, I can go through at almost 20.
> >
> > I am going to cut back the lower side of the bumpers so that the trailing
> > arms can more easily move in the up direction. Can anyone think of a
> reason
> > not to do this?
> > I suppose that the front will sway a bit more in a crosswind, but I do
> have
> > an anti-sway bar on the front. Originally from the factory there was no
> > sway bar in the front.
> >
> > Also, can anyone tell me if the delivery buses had stiffer torsion bars
> > than the passenger buses?
> >
> > I've been driving this bus for 47 years now and I'm looking for a more
> > comfortable experience.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Chris
> > 64DD Kamper Kit
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