Date:         Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:49:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Brent Christensen <bpchristensen@MINDSPRING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Brent Christensen <bpchristensen@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Listing Westies on the List

Sorry, couldn't resist the pun.  :-)

I just measured my spring sag for the Syncro Spring project, and I realized
that my Westy lists toward the driver's side by around an inch front and
back.  I assume this is due to the extra weight of the camping gear,
cabinets, etc.  (In other words, it sits about an inch lower on the driver's
side)

Does everyone's Westy list like this?  Anyone ever swapped their springs
from side-to-side in order to correct the problem?  (I used to do this with
old Jeeps, since the gas tank sat under the driver's seat - they always list
to the driver's side and swapping the leaf springs side-to-side usually
helped quite a bit).

With nearly 200,000 miles on them, I imagine the springs on the "camper
side" have gotten pretty tired of carrying the extra weight - maybe swapping
the rears (when I replace the fronts <g>) will help level things out...

Brent Christensen
'89 Syncro Westy "Klaus"
'95 Cherokee Sport