Hi Jim, Dennis Haynes leveled out my 85 when he had it for service. He did a incredible write up and used 4 scales. In the end the thing I remember most is that he replaced the worn out original rear pads under the springs and also added a shim in the driver’s side rear back wheel. this technically made the weight on the wheels unbalanced a bit but balanced the van. I also have a set of inexpensive air bages in the rear springs. Before Dennis worked on the van I had about 48 pounds on the driver’s side and about 42 on the passenger side. this balanced the van nicely. I know some folks use these air bags when they have heavy loads on the back. I found them to be a nice addition. Now that my van is balanced the air bags are I believe at about 25 PSI both sides. Eric caron 85 GL Auto
On Aug 15, 2018, at 09:02, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: Thanks for the advice. Best, Jim On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 7:58 AM Andrew Berg <andrew@bergweb.ca> wrote: |
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