Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:13:21 +0200
Reply-To: Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
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From: Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
Subject: Re: Does a Rear Anti-Sway Bar Exist?
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The bar itself is the same as on the front of the Vanagon, having 19mm in
diameter.
For the front a 21mm bar is available, too. Maybe it also fits on the rear,
donīt know.
Raimund
----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Last" <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: Does a Rear Anti-Sway Bar Exist?
> Any idea what the diameter of the anti-sway bar is?
>
> Todd
> '88 Westy
>
> Raimund Feussner wrote:
>
> > The rear bar can be purchased directly from VW..
> >
> > The part no.s are:
> >
> > 1x 251 411 025 C for the bar itself,
> > 2x 253 511 049 for the linking bars between the sway-bar and the
trailer
> > arms
> > 2x 253 511 417 and 2x 253 511 413 to mount the sway bar to the vanagon
> >
> > These parts were used for the german ambulance Vanagons. You only have
to
> > weld a mounting onto the rear trailer arms, were the 253 511 049 fits
into.
> >
> > Originally, the ambulance versions used different rear trailer arms,
but
> > some people here in Germany use this stabilizer bar on the
> > "normal-trailer-arm"- Vanagons.
> >
> > I would have attached a small GIF, but since all attachments are
stripped
> > on
> > this list, I will post this pic on
www.vwbus-online.de/feussner/stabi.gif
> > Just a moment, please...
> >
> > Raimund
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Christopher T. Berchin" <ctb1@PEOPLEPC.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 11:02 PM
> > Subject: Does a Rear Anti-Sway Bar Exist?
> >
> > > > Hi everyone. Just curious - has anyone ever seen a rear anti-sway
bar
> > > (aka
> > > > stabilizer bar) offered for the Vanagon? There's no evidence of one
in
> > > > Bentley (I thought maybe later models or other models might have
one),
> > but
> > > I
> > > > wonder with all the folks that actually run these things on tracks
in
> > > Europe
> > > > if there just might be a rear anti-sway bar out there. I'm a nut, I
> > know,
> > > > but if I could find a rear bar, I'd like to investigate it. Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > > >
> > >
>
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