Vanagon Stuff

Stock light on the left, stock plus same bulb in the fog light socket on the right. 

Brake lights including Lucas high-mounted third brake light

Taillight bulbs replaced with Sylvania P21

Brake lights with Chevy Astro high-mounted brake light in pop top

Door speakers replaced with 6 1/2" MA Audio coaxial speakers mounted from behind the door panel

The silk dome tweeter sits just on the point of the dash and sounds good

Sub-woofer and amp under the rear seat.  A sub is mandatory when you travel with a bass player!

Holes drilled in the seat bottom let the bass out

6.5" x 15" Mercedes alloys with 205/60-15 Yokohama Avid H4S tires - a big improvement over the stock 5.5 " x 14" wheels with 185R-14 tires

7" x 16" Mercedes steel wheels with 225/55-16 Continental ContiTouring Contact CH95 tires - even better handling!

Maybe the best reason to install larger wheels is to be able to fit bigger brakes like these Audi units from Van Cafe in Santa Cruz

The big Audi calipers and 1" vented discs make a big difference in both stopping power & pedal effort

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Vanagon Wheel Alignment Specs

2WD Van Front:

Caster: ’80 to ’85 --- + 7 ¼ degrees

           ’86 to ’91 --- + 6 ½ degrees

Camber: ½ degree negative or - 30" (.4)

Toe: 3/32" toe-in or -2 mm or 20’ or .2

2WD Van Rear:

Camber: 1 degree negative, plus or minus       1/10th of a degree

Toe: 0