Jim
Adding 1 of those Pads to the DriveSide Rear will also help to Level the Front ~
In addition to that, the addition of a Rear AntiSway Bar will not only help the Level
but improve the Handling, as it is of course meant to do & Spacers can then be added
to the ASB DownLinks as Needed for extra help in leveling ~
Are Your Measurements with or without a Full Tank of H2O ~
ORR ~ DeanB
On 15 Aug , 2018, at 7:02 AM, Jim. Felder wrote:
> Thanks for the advice.
>
> Best,
>
> Jim
>
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 7:58 AM Andrew Berg <andrew@bergweb.ca> wrote:
>
>> I used one of these at driver side rear:
>>
>>
>> http://www.gowesty.com/product/coil-springs/4346/spring-pad-for-rear-coil-spring-
>>
>> Leveled things out pretty well. Your numbers don't look too bad though.
>> Mine were worse.
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 15, 2018, at 8:47 AM, Jim. Felder wrote:
>>> I have a 1983 Westy with 2012 GoWesty replacement springs (normal lift).
>>> Almost from the time of installation I noticed the car wasn't sitting
>>> level, presumably because of the imbalance caused by the westy interior
>> and
>>> camping equipment.
>>>
>>> The sag hasn't changed much in 6 years. Here's what it looks like. The
>>> measurements are from the lip of the wheel arches to the center of the
>> hubs:
>>>
>>> Driver front: 16.5 inches
>>> Passenger front: 17
>>> Driver rear: 16
>>> Passenger rear 16.75
>>>
>>> I realize that you can't shim these springs like they were mechanical cam
>>> lifters, but that they are means of racking the car around the center of
>>> gravity as a fulcrum, and in the front the suspension geometry has some
>>> mechanical gain to it affected by the height changes in the rear. So, I'm
>>> not going to try to learn all that for what I hope is a one-time fix.
>>>
>>> My question is a) what are the best options for shimming and b) where to
>>> get the shims?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance to those who know.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>
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