Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 08:22:31 -0400
Reply-To: Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
Subject: Re: Westy rear end sag..air bag kit for sale
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I used this a little over a year and they worked fine.but recently i lowered
my van and the bags will not fit........
$25 and shipping Air lift brand.........One bag for each rear spring with
its own air line.I can even show you where to run the line!
Adam P
81 Westy "The Brick "
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
75 Campmobile "for sale'
Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Steele" <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 11:48 PM
Subject: Westy rear end sag
> With both Westies now running and parked out front I have the opportunity
to
> compare and contrast the two vans on the streets and roads.
>
> The '84 sits high and level. The '87 sags in the rear. ( I'll measure the
> difference tomorrow (doing so at 11:40 pm would only serve to support the
> neighbors' suspicions of continued aberrant behavior in this "VW person").
> This height difference (nor the neighbors' impressions) wouldn't bother
me
> a whole lot except I've noticed a major difference in the way they each
> handle the road and particularly curves. I, at first, attributed the
> difference to the better tires on the '84; and because of this, I switched
> wheels/tires. This yielded a slight improvement in the '87's ride but not
in
> the handling in dips, sways and curves.
>
> What to do? What to do?
>
> Shocks? ... no body-springing when I do the bumper dance like my Dad
taught
> me; and I don't really feel much difference in either van in the way they
> act through pot holed alleys and such.
>
> Springs? ... the front end of the '87 is actually higher in addition to
the
> rear end being lower.
>
> Oh blessed, rational Listees.
>
> Answer my pleas, and in doing so put your knowledge into the archives
under
> a logical subject line..."Westy rear end sag"... a search of which yielded
> no results in all forms of querying said archives.
>
> BTW... Isn't the List much nicer lately? It seems to be back to normalcy.
> TY TC!
>
> {Personal PS to JC, JP, & GS... the outhouse is almost done.}
> --
> Stephen Steele*
> Chillicothe OH
> '91 Caravelle "Hans"
> '87 Westy "Franz"
> '84 Westfalia "Fritz"
> '81 Diesel Rabbit "Ol' Yeller" by PO
> '82 Caddy VW Diesel P.U.
> '90 Jetta GL 17 yo Sons' "together" car
> '74 MGB My first car...yep, I've kept it since '74
> '93 Chevy S-10
> *all rights reserved/no portion of this document may be reproduced w/o
prior
> written permission
>
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