Date:         Tue, 11 Jul 2017 11:03:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Correction: ISO anti-sway bar DROP LINK for 1983 Vanagon Westy
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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https://www.vanagain.com/shop/sway-bar-drop-link-for-80-85-vanagon-curved (replace both sides and use new bushings. Best not to bother with used ones. I'd still add the T3 bar while you are at it.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jim Felder
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:33 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Correction: ISO anti-sway bar DROP LINK for 1983 Vanagon Westy

Correction: What is broken on my car is the drop link, not the anti-sway bar. I need a passenger side drop link only. For older stamped steel 2WD suspension, not cast.

Thanks and sorry for the confusion,

Jim

On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 12:18 PM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've been perplexed at seeing my Vanagon Westy  tilted over toward the 

> drivers side. I would normally attribute this to old age and worn out 
> springs, but these springs are GoWesty progressives that were 
> installed
> 38,000 miles ago. They shouldn't be sagging.
>
> The issue prompted me to stick my head under the car with a flashlight 

> and it didn't take long to find a problem, if not THE problem. The 
> anti-sway bar on the passenger side doesn't reach to the bushing. In 
> fact it is broken off about three inches above the bushing, which of 
> course has fallen out.
>
> What are my options in years to replace this item, and does anyone 
> have a spare?
>
> Would a broken bar make the car sag to that side?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>