So what does CRS suggest for a California to improve it? Or is that a massive discussion?
A little bit of a story yes , but
Depends on the year your California was made I’ll explain
T5 and T6 Californias always had the back end lower than the front. This was because the rear spring wasn’t spec d correctly. The rear anti roll bar was also incorrect. It would appear that they simply built the California on a T30 chassis and used all the normal components of a T30. ,.. the weight of the conversion ( albeit Factory done) was on the back axle hence the 25 to 30 mm sag at the rear . Thoroughbred Cali owners often argue with me that it was done to level the sink and hob when parked up. ???? Sorry lads. There is no way the sink and hob is important when the saggy back end causes under steer. . Sadly the day you realize that is probably one day too late .
It’s an easy fix. And a lot of solutions.
the cheapest being fitting a set of T32 springs and hope it levels it enough , Crude solution because the T32 spring is harder .
fitting a correctly spec d spring kit that can lower the vehicle to a level 40 mm.
Drop the front 30 mm to level the vehicle without changing the rear springs .
All these options we would recommend with a proper set of Shock absorbers to improve Comfort, Handling
, body roll and nose dive pitch ,
At CRS we have developed a range of springs that can set up heavy vehicles like this at the desired 40 mm. The need for this became apparent when we saw how many inferior coil over kits and spring kits were being fitted and they simply Struggled to hold the weight at the designed height and the ride was shocking. ( excuse the pun ) .
The reason I said at the beginning , it depends on the age of your California is because VW have recently re done the rear suspension on T6.1. Californias. The springs are holding the van more level and the T32 rear anti roll bar is now used. , sadly the shocks are still. rubbish And still need changing . If you want it lower the springs would also need to be changed . But with good uprated shocks and the thicker T32. Arb the results are very good (. The T6.1 anti roll bar kit from H and R. is now approaching 600 pounds. ).
