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• Re: Syncro Handling/Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Gary Soiney
  Tue, 18 Oct 1994 13:49:56 -0500 (CDT)
  I feel that my syncro handles great on or off road! Mine already has a 1 inch sway bar on the front, and the...
• RE: Bone yards near upstate NY? Need sway bar ('82 vanagon).
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 19:03:33 EST
  ...The link will come off with soapy water -- just pull it over the knob on the end of the sway bar. See the archives...
• Re: sway bar?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 1995 11:54:35 -0700
  >I was looking through some automotive catolog yesterday, and I saw a >anti-sway bar or something for old volkswagens with the swing axle...
• Re: Front end ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 May 2007 17:02:09 -0400
  AFAIK, Addco is the only company that make rear sway bars for the Vanagon. They do not make one for the Syncro although it...
• Sway Bars.., Passing Mac's in the Wind
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:22:23 -0800
  I'm thinking of adding sway bars.., saw some colored blue..., from a vendor (trying to recall who that was...) These should really help...
• Swithcing springs to correct sway to the left on a camper
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 20:20:38 -0800
  ...from left to right and visa versa to correct for the sway to the left? Because the front springs are so much more work...
• Re: anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 16 May 2002 23:01:21 -0700
  >I have been advised by the list that I should be careful on ice >since I installed the Addco sway bar . Ice is rarely...
• Anti Sway bar chatter returned but likely problem found
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 1 Jul 2022 14:12:39 -0400
  ...The shims in the anti sway bar seemed to help but the groaning continued. Chris at T# kindly reached out to me and will...
• Re: General Sway bar question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:07:23 -0500
  At 04:41 PM 2/19/2001, Cory Zumbrennen wrote: >There are some swaybars that are hollow, to save weight, and are very >effective...
• Rear Spring seats to correct westy sway & front sag fix
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 16:57:13 -0800
  Tomorrow (Wed) I am going to a local recycling VW yard to pick up an upper and lower spring seat to "fix" my sway...
• Sway bar connection link - where to find one?
  Historical mailing list - Jeannine Goren
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:32:10 +0000
  Hi, I'm wondering if anyone knows where to find a sway bar connection link. We have an '84 Vanagon. I've called around...
• Why would a brand new sway bar drop link break?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:06:25 -0400
  ...The customer had a new drop link that he supplied for the front sway bar since one side had snapped. I installed it with...
• Re: anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Mon, 24 Aug 1998 23:02:22 -0400
  ...I'm wondering if a heavier anti >sway bar in the front and the addition of an anti-sway bar on the >back will...
• Re: anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Jack
  Fri, 17 May 2002 18:47:05 +1000
  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Keezer" <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM> >I think that you can only gain by adding a anti-sway bar. Except if wheel...
• looking for a front swaybar (complete) to replace mine that has a broken end link.
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:49:10 -0500
  subject :)
• Re: Tire pressure '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Art Ames
  Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:51:47 -0500
  ...Actually, the sway is my #1 beef. At times, it was bad enough with wind gusts across the Texas flatlands that I almost had...
• sway bar drop link bushing question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:01:15 -0700
  Hi, I'm working on the sway bar of my "new" '86 syncro (7 passenger). One of the drop links had broken at the...
• Advise on sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Fran�ois V�zina
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 09:13:52 -0800
  Hi I have an 81 westy since last October and I had a broken sway bar changed a couple of months ago. I changed...
• Re: NASCAR Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:13:33 +1200
  ...Australian Whitelines are supposedly the best swaybars. Anyone seen the VolksWorld article on the 993-powered T4?
• Re: Getting a Handle on the Handling of the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 12:35:46 -0700
  ...I would try the larger sway bar to see its effect. I rebuilt the front suspension and added a 1" front sway bar. I...
• Re: poor cornering - too much sway (tire update)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 19:57:52 -0400
  The load rating should be on the sidewall. Mike
• Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 03:10:41 +0000
  "Other Dennis", you are correct that there was a bolt missing from the chassis bracket, except it's orange, not red (the sway bar...
• Correction: ISO anti-sway bar DROP LINK for 1983 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:32:43 +0000
  ...What is broken on my car is the drop link, not the anti-sway bar. I need a passenger side drop link only. For...
• Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:10:54 -0400
  ...Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success A photo of my radius rod arm/strut bar bushings at the chassis. http://images...
• Re: My Cool Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 14:05:54 -0400
  > >Well, I got those sway bars on my '77. I ended up just using I missed if you mentioned how much you paid. And...
• Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 18:00:27 -0800
  ...Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success >> >> Thanks Dennis. I'll switch the washers around. I read an explanation on the samba...
• Re: droplink.jpg (was broke anti-sway bar)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Tue, 4 May 1999 16:59:02 -0600
  ...droplink.jpg (was broke anti-sway bar) >>>Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 14:54:43 -0400 >>>MIME-Version: 1.0 >>> >>> >>>Richard, if you have...
• Front end creeping resolved
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 22 May 2022 16:53:10 -0400
  ...Myy T# anti sway bar is great but I have not enjoyed the extra sounds. First a front end chatter was resolved by adding...
• Re: Control Arm Bushing Squeak?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:58:05 -0500
  ...Do know that sway bar bushings can squeek too,and may be the problem.Upper control arm bushing is more expensive than difficult. You...
• Re: SWAY BAR DISCONNECTS.....GREAT FOR SYNCROS!
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 10:45:07 -0400
  <html> <font size=3>I have both front and rear sway bars on my syncro. <br> <br> In order to determine whether the sway...
• Re: Thicker anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:24:08 -0700
  ...Thicker anti-sway bar If you replace only the front sway bar you will get massive under steer. You need to replace both the...
• pulling a G in a Westy-----or how to make your van handle her bes t
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 01:07:33 -0500
  ...adjusted 4) you can add thicker sway bars in the front 5) you can also add a sway bar to the rear......but you...
• Re: Looking for cause of clanking beneath front end
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 6 May 2002 12:18:45 -0500
  Sway bar bushings? Ciao! Chris Mills Cookeville, Tennessee ICQ# 5944649
• Re: Vanagon Sway Bars - PST
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Thu, 31 May 2007 22:10:18 -0700
  ...Original Performance Sway Bar Kit Front or Rear $159 with Original Performance Bushings <http://www.p-s-t.com/truck/ordform.html> ------------------------------ High Performance...
• Re: Swapping late sway bar links to '82?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:01:25 -0800
  On 29 Mar 2006 at 11:40, Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > The late 85 uses the early sway bar with the late...
• Re: rear stablizer bar
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:47:26 -0300
  ...http://www.ratwell.com/technical/SwayBars.html * Addco Sway Bar Rear 7/8" K1-354-OU Rear 1" K1-719-OU Available at Jegs...
• sway bar?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 1995 11:36:34 -0400
  I was looking through some automotive catolog yesterday, and I saw a anti-sway bar or something for old volkswagens with the swing axle...
• stabilizer link hitting coil? (WAS: Re: sway bar wiggling)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:09:09 -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...
• Re: Has anyone added a rear swaybar to their westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 15:38:21 +1100
  Hi Tony, At 20:03 28/11/01 -0500, you wrote: >Has anyone added a rear swaybar to their Westy?....Vanagons too..... No,but...
• Propane Tank removal and sway bar swap...
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Sun, 16 Dec 2001 14:26:27 -0800
  ...How can I disconnect the propane tank correctly? Is there a shut-off valve? Also, I noticed that this van has a rear sway...
• Re: Tire pressure '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:15:38 -0400
  ...When you refer to sway are you referring to side to side leaning when cornering or during wind gusts or are you actually being...
• Re: Common front end rattles?
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Tue, 18 May 2021 11:32:27 -0700
  ...Diameter of the sway bar may be a factor in that. i.e. the bracket can bolt up to frame, the bushing might have...
• Re: Thicker anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 05:25:04 -0700
  ...Jim > On Apr 24, 2017, at 11:51 PM, Kk Al <kkalnsf@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Anyone who has upgraded their front anti-sway bar...
• Re: Why would a brand new sway bar drop link break?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:14:38 -0500
  If the sway bar itself is not 1) oversized and therefore too stiff 2) defective and too stiff or 3) or either it or...
• Re: model year differences?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:01:42 -0500
  ...However,the early sway bar(21mm > verses > the 19mm)is still used in this late 85 vanagon.The early sway bar can be > used...
• How much are addco sway bars then?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Fri, 1 May 1998 11:35:15 -0700
  So who has these bars for sale, how much? Does addco sell to the public? Joe
• Re: poor cornering - too much sway (tire update)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 12:48:17 -0400
  ...poor cornering - too much sway (tire update) > Check with Firestone first, but usually the 44 > psi max inflation pressure means that this tire > has...
• Re: Correction: ISO anti-sway bar DROP LINK for 1983 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 01:05:42 +0000
  ...Add the T3 sway bar. I would also suggest adding the T3 upgraded DropLinks. These DropLinks are a simple bolt in process with no...
• Re: sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
  03 May 1995 20:08:20 GMT
  >I was looking through some automotive catolog yesterday, and I saw a >anti-sway bar or something for old volkswagens with the swing axle...
• Re: anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Fri, 17 May 2002 11:10:23 -0700
  What do sway bars typically run? Are they hard to install? On 5/17/02 10:55 AM, "Robert Keezer" <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote...
• DUMB swaybar question - thanks (bit long)
  Historical mailing list - Holly and Chris Mills
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 23:17:06 -0800
  Well thanks for the informative answers on the homemade sway bars from electrical conduit. I haven't hunted out the old books yet but...
• '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 04:03:24 +0000
  http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/901951.jpg Finally succeeded in getting the nut on the anti-sway bar down-link threads. After...
• Re: T3 Anti sway bar
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:09:44 -0600
  ...For the rear a downside that while you reduce sway during turns you are also lifting a rear wheel which can result in loss...
• Re: T3 Anti sway bar
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:53:15 -0600
  ...For the rear a downside that while you reduce sway during turns you are also lifting a rear wheel which can result in loss...
• Re: ISO anti-sway bar for 1983 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:33:36 -0400
  Hi Stuart and others, Can you tell me a little more how this addition, anti sway bar, will change my van for my drivers...
• Re: looking for a front swaybar (complete) to replace mine that has a broken ...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:33:48 -0500
  ...I suffered the same fate and was able to just replace the broken end > link--this instead of replacing the whole swaybar assembly. Pretty...
• questions
  Historical mailing list - Alan Beck
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 11:26:12 -0700
  Hi, What is a Driver's side sway bar? Does this range of model years come with shoulder straps for the seat belts?. Alan
• Re: Anyone have a large front Sway Bar FS?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 18 Feb 2004 19:44:05 -0500
  I happen to like my ADDCO sway bar. I would recommend them to anyone. The protective coating is great and after a year of...
• Greaseable Sway bar Bushing Brand and part number...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 27 May 2004 21:15:42 -0700
  Energy Suspension www.energysespension.com 25 mm 9.5161 1" front 22 mm 9.5158 7/8" rear
• FS: 1988 Wolfsburg VW Factory Lowered Springs
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 11:05:22 EDT
  ...For increased control the addition of a larger front sway bar and possible rear sway bar will increase handling in corners but not increase...