You need to follow the procedure to remove the front spring. Fit the shim at the top of the spring as you replace it in the perch. You can see a few photos of spring replacement at: http://rubatoguy.home.mindspring.com/springs2.html The bad news is that the fronts are a degree of difficulty harder than the rears. Its much more involved than the rears. Basically you have to remove the strut bar, anti-sway bar, shock, and tie-rod end in order to lower the lower control arm to get the spring out. Todd '88 Westy developtrust wrote: > Recently I put a shim in my left rear spring with great results in leveling > that lefty sway by one full inch. > > I've searched the archives to find a posting I saw about how to put shims in > the front springs but can't find it again. I want to raise my front about > one inch on both sides. > > Has anyone done this and can you give instructions. Or refer me to the > appropriate archive posting? I think it is a good temporary fix and would > like to do this soon. > > William Polowniak > 1989 Vanagon GL > 1988 Mercedes 300 SE |
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