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TBH I never really took much notice of the noise with my old filter. Wouldn't be anything to do with mine being a long nose would it? The routing is the same and don't think there is much more sound deadening on the bulkhead in a caravelle ?
So, suspension fitted back up, torsion bar disconnected I jacked the van up on the wishbone to try and get the dampers to bottom out to see the sort of travel available and the sort of drop I could expect
Pretty disappointing really, the weight of the van is on the damper alone, thought it might be on the bumpstops but alas no.
But when I connect the torsion bars and drop the van back down I realise I've already ruined it as the jack wont come out, so lifted up on the smaller jack, I remove the big jack and then lower it to the floor again.
That's a bit lower, it's not low but it is lower.
Good 10mm to the bumpstops, there is movement on the damper but it doesn't look a lot.
A steady drive and all is fine, lock to lock with no scrapes but it is close
And yes they are 235s made of pure chinesium.
Until I sort the damper situation out I might wind the torsion bars up a touch, currently have 3-4 threads showing.
It looks bloody close on that last picture, surely it will touch if you go even lower.
Nah it's clear - just.
I'll wind it back up a touch for now - until I get the rear done to suit.
I've got a lot of work to do under the van, I don't want to have to get a jack out everytime I need to reach a bolt or whatever so it'll go back up again for now - at the very least it'll piss sausages off.
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