Panel van Vs kombi suspension height difference

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Update after lowering with sportline springs from main dealer

Vehicle Type: Kombi 204 SWB DSG
Load Rating: T30
Ride Height Front:420
Ride Height Rear:420
Springs: 30mm sportlines
Dampers: Factory Fitted (Heavy duty)
Wheel Size: 17" Devonports
Tyre Size: 235/55 R17 103
Tyre Manufacturer: bridgestone
Normal Load: 200KGs
Ride Comfort: same comfort level but without the floating feeling and can feel the difference in road surfaces now.

 

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Right to bring this saga to an end point:

The van is now a net 40mm lower at the front and 35mm lower at the rear, leaving me with a level ride height all round of 420mm wheel centre to arch lip. Looks much better and drives much the same .

The dealer looked at the build for my van and highlighted that it was fitted with heavy duty springs and dampers from the factory and that this can cause an increase in ride height of 20mm over a standard kombi or van, which explains the difference in my two vehicles. he declined to say whether they just fitted t32 suspension instead of t30 because they had run out of t30 suspension components during the build.

End result in his words "you have t32 shocks and heavy duty sportline springs, thees springs are same whether you had a t30 or t32"

interesting that it has only ended up 10mm lower at the rear and 20mm lower at the front than my panel on standard springs.

pictures to follow.

 

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I think the dealer may have been misinforming me as this shock looks to be a T30 and not T32!!!

 

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before and after