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from what i remember. i had the guy at 4 wheel parts store take the length of the shock i was running added 2 inches extended length (if i remember correctly) and mounting points then checked to see what Bilstein shocks would fit. i went with a longer shock because the stock length shock was...

i hope you made some templates for that front bumper. i might need one for my '79. i really like the design of the sliders. they should be a nice lift point for a high lift if necessary.

great build. i am in the market for the same van as yours. keep up the good work. that second battery would be great for powering up a power converter when you want 110v.

i did a little snooping around and noticed that Bilstein has other Tiguan struts that might be worth looking into they were listed on O'reiley auto part website. they were listed at $109 each. but did not show them in stock. i think I'll try to order them and try them out. i could use an extra...

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now that's the info I needed!!! thanks a bunch. I wish I could have done this before my trip but i'll be ready for the next one for sure now. did you get a chance to compare the front struts and see if they were different in any way? the front of your wagon looks a little bit higher than the set...

i just finished my first two week trip through Nevada, Oregon and California. while it wasn't a true overlanding trip we drove on back roads and scenic byways as much as possible. we did some camping when weather permitted (it rained the first 8 days). rain doesn't bother me, but the wife is new...

I think wagonersx4 is correct. my front struts "top out" and clunk going over speed bumps. not on the compression but on the quick rebound. I removed both front and rear sway bars as I had big aftermarket units installed when I was running very low coil over suspension. so I am sure that the...

this is the box i picked up at Lowes. inside the box so far. it messy as I'm still building it. 2 yellow top optima batteries (not strapped down yet), 110v battery charger tucked next to the batteries on the left, one of the 800w converter mounted on the right with a Belkin surge protector...

I have the H&R lift springs. but I am looking to add the front strut spacers as well. I just haven't been able to get some made up yet. the springs seem to be a little to soft as I bottom out sometimes when carrying a load and driving like a mad man. so, I am also going to reinstall the bump...

I got some more work done on the rabbit. I tacked in a few cross bars to the roof rack frame to support the floor then tacked the floor on. the perforations in the floor allowed me to bolt two Rotopax 3 gallon fuel cans. I will be removing one of the Rotopax mounts and double stacking them as my...

I love that DIY! I bet you could do the same thing to certain motor mounts and not have to replace them with expensive aftermarket units. I have just the motor mounts to try it out on. thanks. BTW LOVE your car. keep posting updates.

the light bar has yet to be wired up. it should throw a good amount of light. the light bar is a cheaper unit so i don't think it will be too blinding to people in the next town over but it is sort of overkill for this build. i was going to install it onto my chevy truck but it was too tempting...

I don't have pictures of the mounts. everything seems very solid. no rattles or shakes. the carrier is mounted to where the steel bumper (behind the plastic) was mounted. right now I am using the factory bolts to hold the carrier into place. while it works fine, I will be drilling out the blind...

I got to get more stuff done this week. I trimmed the factory rabbit lower bumper to fit around the tire carrier and got it installed. my buddy Devvon at SinCity metal works machined some plugs to integrate a roof basket to the Yakima rack. he machined plugs that insert into the aluminum Yakima...

The tire you posted looks good. I do not have any experience with them. I have owned a few sets of BFG AT's although they were on a K5 blazer. They dry rotted before they wore out. I plan on getting 55,000-60,000 miles out of these. Plus they work very well in the desert where they will be...

sweet!!!!! please post more pictures as you get further along.

got most of the rear tire carrier built this past weekend. it should be finished up today. we are still trying to figure out how to mount my (2) 3 gallon Rotopax fuel cans. I have a Rotopax tire mount but how the rear tire is mounted it wont work. plus I didn't want them hanging out that far...