Date:         Wed, 15 Aug 2018 08:02:57 -0500
Reply-To:     "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Looking for advice on leveling Vanagon
Comments: To: Andrew Berg <andrew@bergweb.ca>
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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
>