Date:         Sat, 9 Nov 1996 20:44:50 PST
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         kdlewis@juno.com (kenneth d lewis)
Subject:      Re: Vanagon rear suspension

Just curious, but should not camber remain the same with any vertical
wheel travel on this rear  independent suspension?

On Sat, 9 Nov 1996 10:04:54 -0600 Beth Young
<young@sherlock.sims.berkeley.edu> writes:
>
> A couple of weeks ago a list member posted questions about the
> Vanagon rear suspension.  The poster was experiencing excessive wear
> on the inside of the rear tires, and wondered:
>
>      1) could worn springs affect the rear camber to such an extent
>         to cause this wear, and
>      2) was it possible for the shade tree mechanic to fix this
>         condition with new springs?
>
> I only saw one reply posted which suggested getting some gas shocks
> for the rear.  The reply _suggests_ the answer to 1) is "Yes" and the
> answer to 2) is "No" (or "it's too hard").
>
> Since I'm having the same rear tire wear problem I thought I post the
> questions once again.
>
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>Tom Young                 young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU
>Lafayette, CA  94549      '81 Vanagon
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