Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:15:11 -0700
Reply-To:     Claudio Cella <claudiocella@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Claudio Cella <claudiocella@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: poor cornering - too much sway
Comments: To: wlail@OU.EDU
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STOP right now !!!!
Make sure you have the right tires.  You will not believe what difference it
makes when you run the right tires on your Vanagon, be it a passenger van or
Westfalia.
I purchased 4 Michelin  - 195  14  "C" load tires and the beast handles like
it was on rails.
Before the purchase the van handled like a wounded snake.
Claudio Cella
1987  Vanagon GL  7 pass

----- Original Message -----
From: "Warren Lail" <wlail@OU.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 8:03 AM
Subject: poor cornering - too much sway


> Lubbers,
>
> Billy Bones sways far too much when I corner, and this summer driving in
the Sangre de Cristo mountains
> in New Mexico was incentive enough for me to do something about it.  I
replaced the shocks with Bilstein
> heavy dutys - nice ride, but no help in cornering.  Would I gain much by
simply replacing the torsion/sway bar
> bushings?  Are OEM bushings okay our should I go with urethane bushings?
>
> I've read quite a bit about this in the archives, but most references are
for aftermarket sway bars, not just
> rebuilding the old ones.  What's the current thinking on this topic?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Warren
> 88 Westy "Billy Bones"