Thanks - has anyone queried this yet with their dealer?
Could you please tell me what page as Ive scrolled through & cant find this section & Im going to query with my dealer - thanks - sorry found now on page 1
I have taken to paying the A13 toll so as to avoid it. I was not sure of the height and had only gone in a car before.
The sag was an optical illusion created by rear wheel arch being lower than the front one. The vans were actually level, now they’re raised at the rear and slope toward the front. Fine for empty panel vans, don’t know if it’s an improvement for the Cali, now with height issues.so many people complaining of rear sag o previous models. VW fix that, now people complaining it's too high at the back!
The T6.1 mattress is half the thickness of the T6 mattress - so together with the springs the same bed thickness as before.
Interesting decision by VW. Presumably they think its more comfortable with the new springs, and you don't need a mattress as thick. Perhaps it lighter too
The roof mattress looks identical to the T5.1 to me.
@andyinluton has made the point that if the newer rear springs are now 40mm higher at the rear than the previous standard ones, the 30mm lowering springs could actually lower the rear 70mm while lowering the front the same 30mm as before. The only solution is to measure if it's important to you.
Is that with 30mm lowering springs already installed, or standard set up?
That would explain the change. Didn't we recently get a new member who works at VW, like VWGuru used to? Maybe he could shed some light.
By looking at the higher rear wheel arch gap, suspension. The body panels haven't changed, as can be seen by the door sills and side body line, which used to be level and are now higher in the back sloping down to the front. I suspect that @GrumpyGranddad 's lowered van is now the same distance off the ground at the door sills at the front and back wheels, which would support the idea that 30mm lowering springs are now lowering the back by 70mm. That could be helpful to many prospective buyers, as long as they know it before ordering!
I assume standard
Mine measures 194.5 cm to the highest point , the top of the factory awning. I had the factory 30mm springs fitted so I find it lower than I expected. Van is loaded but no passengers
The one i measured on Saturday was a 4Motion 6.1 Ocean, undriven, on 17" wheels. 2030mm to the rear offside corner of the poptop lid.
That's 45mm lower than the measured height of @andyinluton and 35mm lower than the measured height of @bob_summers .
The smaller wheel arch gap at the rear shows that this van is now sitting level, which would indicate that the rear has been lowered more than the front compared to standard vans which now come raised at the back and equal wheel arch gap front to rear.
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