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• Going to bigger sway bars? Found: Urethane Bushings that have grease fittings.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 25 May 2002 19:14:38 EDT
  I found some Urethane bushings in 1" and 7/8" for the bigger sway bars at Autozone. They have grease fittings to help to...
• Re: Sway bars VS camber compensators
  Historical mailing list - Yvonne Reineke
  Wed, 15 May 1996 10:38:33 +1200
  ...I put a rear sway bar on a 1964 beetle years ago. It was ok for low speed, autocross style driving. The beetle handled...
• Have several 84 buses, on seems to sway more in wind.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:23:45 -0600
  If there is a worn part that lets the front in sway what is it? The sway bar and arms & are there. I've...
• 88 sway bar on a 1984.
  Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:04:52 EDT
  hey parts experts!!!! can I fit an 88 sway bar and links onto a 1984 gl no P/S/ thanks in advance.. CHris
• Swaybars-worth it?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 10:52:09 -0500
  Does anyone have sway bars on thier vanagon? Does it help any? Worth it? _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer...
• Re: Does a Rear Anti-Sway Bar Exist?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 12:04:59 -0700
  Any idea what the diameter of the anti-sway bar is? Todd '88 Westy Raimund Feussner wrote: > The rear bar can be purchased directly...
• Re: Addco anti-sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 25 May 2004 19:03:22 +1200
  >Just curious if anybody has put a set of Addco >anti-sway bars on their vanagon and what their >thoughts are ... any other brand...
• Re: Update on My Shocking choice...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 12:57:33 -0500
  Sway bars: http://www.p-s-t.com/swaytv.html#VOLKSWAGON Steel 15" VW Vanagon rims. From: http://www.tiico.com/prod02.htm Robert
• Re: Anti-sway bars
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 29 May 1997 18:00:53 -0400
  ...them. (...and if that doesn't fix the swaying, I'll put the heavier anti-sway bars on too, and if that doesn't...
• Re: Thicker anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 09:52:36 -0700
  ...Thicker anti-sway bar Anyone who has upgraded their front anti-sway bar. Is it worth the cost and effort? How noticeable is the...
• Re: Front end bushings -' 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 9 Nov 2016 04:12:26 -0800
  I am in the process of replacing the followings after replacing the ones on Oliver's list: - Sway bushings - Sway bar end bushings - Drop...
• rear anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:38:58 -0800
  I was wondering if anyone has installed a rear anti-sway bar from www.aircooled.net on their vanagon? � If so, how well does...
• Sway bar link?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:48:11 -0400
  Anyone parting out a front suspension? I'm in need of an '80-early '85 sway bar link (251 411 051) and the washers...
• sway bar bushings
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:08:27 -0600
  I've notices some discussion about sway bars recently. I assume that both the Addco and Empi (and others) will improve handling. However, I...
• Re: Does a Rear Anti-Sway Bar Exist?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:13:21 +0200
  ...Does a Rear Anti-Sway Bar Exist? > Any idea what the diameter of the anti-sway bar is? > > Todd > '88 Westy > > Raimund Feussner wrote...
• General Sway bar question
  Historical mailing list - Holly and Chris Mills
  Sun, 18 Feb 2001 23:31:03 -0800
  In some of the books on my shelf and I think in some of my old catalogs, the sways look like they are simply...
• swaybar/torsion bar
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:30:56 EST
  ...any chevy S-10 4x4 up front, or any standard beetle all around. Swaybars limit body roll, nothing else. They are not the same....
• Anti-sway bars
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 May 1997 17:16:06 -0400 (EDT)
  I'm looking for info on anyone who has installed aftermarket front or rear anti-swaybars. The brand you got, and if you feel...
• sway bars
  Historical mailing list - peter cobb
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 11:15:14 -0700
  a couple of months ago some one on the list was talking about sway bars for the westy, I have a 89 and want...
• Addco anti-sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Mon, 24 May 2004 22:42:24 -0700
  Just curious if anybody has put a set of Addco anti-sway bars on their vanagon and what their thoughts are ... any other brand...
• Addco sway bar installation -- thank you!
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 23:54:03 -0700
  I did the front sway bar this afternoon. I'd just like to thank whatever oddball figured out that sex loob was the ideal...
• anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Rick Ferguson
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 20:40:57 +0000
  Hi, has anyone installed an anti-sway bar on the rear of a WC Westie? I have an 85 that I would like to...
• Re: Has anyone added a rear swaybar to their westy?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 20:55:38 -0600
  ...Has anyone added a rear swaybar to their westy? What is a sway bar? Do you have a photo of one? William ----- Original Message...
• need sway bar end link syncrp
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 08:05:02 -0800
  i have a busted sway bar end link. anybody have a good used one for sale? needs to be the straight variety. matt "may...
• Re: vanagon off-road capable?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 15:02:01 EDT
  ...Could it be that we need a "unlocking front swaybar>> I got (by accident) the unlocking swaybar this weekend, and still did some spinning...
• Re: Addco anti-sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 25 May 2004 01:39:28 -0700
  ...Addco anti-sway bars Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 22:42:24 -0700 Just curious if anybody has put a set of Addco anti...
• swaybar link needed
  Historical mailing list - Shaggy
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 16:14:47 -0700
  does anyone have a good used left side sway bar link for an 82' Vanagon for sale? Shaggy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free...
• Re: ADDCO Rear Swaybar
  Historical mailing list - Bob Elliott
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 00:54:28 -0700
  ...I've got my rear sway bar and will be dropping it off with my mechanic for installation next week. I'd really appreciate...
• Re: Does a Rear Anti-Sway Bar Exist?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 18:12:30 -0700
  Heres a website that sells em' http://www.p-s-t.com/swaytv.html#Notes __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts...
• Does a Rear Anti-Sway Bar Exist?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 17:02:07 -0400
  ...Just curious - has anyone ever seen a rear anti-sway bar (aka stabilizer bar) offered for the Vanagon? There's no evidence of one...
• Anybody using after mkt front && rear anti sway bars ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:02:35 -0800
  ...I was surfing around and came accross these after mkt anti-sway bars http://www.performancecenter.com/product/Lowering+Kits+%26+Handling/Anti-Swa...
• WTB: Sway bar links "84
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sat, 29 May 2004 09:31:09 EDT
  I am in need of either complete sway bar assembly or links for an "84. both are broken on a friends '84. thanks for...
• Re: sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 17:44:47 EST
  ...JUNO.COM writes: << There isn't a lot of science in sway bars. Measure your frame and go to a wrecking yard and find...
• Re: Does a Rear Anti-Sway Bar Exist?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 14:14:27 +0200
  ...Does a Rear Anti-Sway Bar Exist? > > Hi everyone. Just curious - has anyone ever seen a rear anti-sway bar > (aka > > stabilizer bar) offered...
• Will nonpower-steer swaybars & hubs fit power-steer stubs?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 13:46:14 +1300
  I have Whiteline swaybars and have ordered Porsche brake conversion kit for my 84 with no power steering. I have a powered rack to...
• Re: poor cornering - too much sway
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:15:11 -0700
  ...poor cornering - too much sway > Lubbers, > > Billy Bones sways far too much when I corner, and this summer driving in the Sangre de Cristo...
• Re: Has anyone added a rear swaybar to their westy? YES
  Historical mailing list - Rich Propsom
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 22:24:33 -0600
  Added rear anti-sway bar about a year ago. Did not change the front to a larger size. Rear end seems to handle better...
• Re: vanagon rear sway bars..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Smythe
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 19:42:46 +0000
  Check out the following link for addco sway bars http://www.addco.net/Toyota-Yugo_AntiSwaybars.htm#Volkswagen 1" in front, 0.875" in...
• Re: anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 17 May 2002 11:36:46 -0700
  ...This may be your *perception*, but the fact is that a (anti-) sway bar works to keep the wheels at the same level. If...
• My Cool Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Apr 95 18:16 CDT
  Well, I got those sway bars on my '77. I ended up just using some great big hose clamps for the front end. The...
• Re: Anybody using after mkt front && rear anti sway bars ??
  Historical mailing list - Leslie H Schwartz
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:37:11 -0800
  ...Anybody using after mkt front && rear anti sway bars ?? Well I have done kono front shocks, monroe rear coil-over sentracs with some spacers...
• '85 Westi swaying
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 10:38:11 -0700 (PDT)
  ...At highway speeds my '85 Westy vanagon seems to be swaying more than feels right. The load we were carrying included 3 adults, 1...
• Re: sway bar wiggling
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:05:19 -0500
  ...I would suspect thatimproper motion in these components can dislodge the sway bar form proper position. Are the two inner sway bar bushings loose...
• sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Neal Powers
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:34:18 EST
  Do heavy sway bar help on a 76vw camper bus i think the one i bought is 7/8 or 1" also on my...
• Re: Anti-Sway Bar
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sat, 15 Jul 2017 07:49:25 -0400
  This is the stock sway bar. I passed on the T3 Technique sway bar as the cost of this project threatened to exceed $1...
• My Sway bar thoughts and Rear sway bars- Source: $119 kit F or R
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 11:14:30 EST
  ...4) Want more control, add a bigger front sway bar. 5) Still want more control (don't we all...) Add a rear sway bar...
• Re: anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 17 May 2002 20:11:55 +1200
  >Hello all- I was driving behind a Chevy Tahoe SUV today and it was >easy to see a anti-sway bar on the rear...
• Re: sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 18:43:53 -0800
  ...hehe still plugging in a peaceful world not swaying to far just enuff to sing silly love songs.. Love, Joe :) On 14 Feb 2003...
• Re: Thicker anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:59:28 -0500
  ...Thicker anti-sway bar > > Anyone who has upgraded their front anti-sway bar. Is it worth the cost > and effort? > How noticeable is the...
• Has anyone added a rear swaybar to their westy?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 18:16:55 -0600
  Has anyone added a rear swaybar to their Westy?....Vanagons too..... If so, Did you upgrade the fronts?....ie: from 7/8 to 1...
• anti roll bars
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 13:22:30 +0000
  Hey Guys, I am thinking about installing a larger front sway bar on my 91 carrat and moving the stock 19 mm front bar...
• Great Improvement {was anti-sway bars}
  Historical mailing list - Rick Ferguson
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 07:08:57 +0000
  Thanks to all who gave advice regarding the alignment/anti sway bar question. The second opinion worked and the bus rides much much better...
• anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Rick Ferguson
  Mon, 24 Aug 1998 18:05:19 +0000
  ...I'm wondering if a heavier anti sway bar in the front and the addition of an anti-sway bar on the back will...
• Syncro Sway Bar
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Gruber
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:21:04 -0400
  ...It has no front sway bar assembly. At all. It has the mounting holes but they are covered with rust as to suggest their...
• Re: Thicker anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 17:30:19 -0400
  I've not driven a Vanagon with only a large aftermarket front sway bar. My Vanagon under steered pretty badly with stock suspension and...
• anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 16 May 2002 21:52:14 -0700
  Hello all- I was driving behind a Chevy Tahoe SUV today and it was easy to see a anti-sway bar on the rear...
• Re: sway bar kit on a breadloaf
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 17:25:06 -0400
  ...Maybe the newer sway bars also make a difference. I have tried to hold my speed down to 65 then everything seems under control...
• Re: [oletrucks] General Sway bar question
  Historical mailing list - Jon Elerath
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:30:04 -0800
  ...Sunday, February 18, 2001 11:31 PM Subject: [oletrucks] General Sway bar question > In some of the books on my shelf and I think...
• Re: vanagon rear sway bars..
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 14:57:27 EST
  In a message dated 12/30/05 12:19:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM writes: > I hear of rear sway bars...
• Re: rear anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:37 -0800
  Glad to see you offering your advice about the need for properly matched anti-sway bars front and rear. And that 'normally' ....to add...