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• Re: droplink.jpg (was broke anti-sway bar)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Sun, 2 May 1999 21:25:43 -0600
  I posted the unqualified name in the link to the scan of my welded-bolt droplink. The link should be http://coyote.colorado.edu...
• poor cornering - too much sway (tire update)
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 18:17:38 -0500
  Hi all, Thanks for all of the feedback regarding Billy Bones' tendency to sway too much when cornering. I failed to mention my tire...
• Re: Disappointed with Yokohama Y370 Tires
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 11:55:28 -0400
  ...I might suggest that you check out your shocks, that too will make a big difference in sway. Wendy & John Cape Cod, MA '85...
• Re: Swaybars-worth it(rear)?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 17:48:44 -0800
  I just happen to have the July 1980 R&T in front of me... "Weight dist: 55/45" So, the 2wd air-cooled Vanagon...
• 90 Westfalia handling
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Fri, 02 May 1997 09:57:29 -0400
  ...I've got new shocks and sway bar rubber bits, and steering rack mounting bushings on order, but the old ones are not noticably...
• Re: Sway bar connection link - where to find one?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:19:51 -0700
  ...Sway bar connection link - where to find one? > At 07:32 PM 7/29/2008, Jeannine Goren wrote... >>I'm wondering if anyone knows...
• Are Sway-bars all the same?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 15:31:34 -0700
  Hi All! Being the cheap farrgin' bastidge icehole that I am, I went and bought a set of F/R sway-bars from P...
• Re: Swaybars-worth it(rear)?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 13:52:55 -0800
  ...I put a huge 3/4" sway bar with urethane bushings on the rear, and I think a smaller 5/8" on the front...
• Re: poor cornering - too much sway (tire update)
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:09:55 +0200
  ...poor cornering - too much sway (tire update) > Hi all, > > Thanks for all of the feedback regarding Billy Bones' tendency to sway too > much when...
• Re: T3 Anti sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Apr 2021 04:12:24 +0000
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• Current ETKA?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 23:56:04 -0700
  ...Thanks in advance, Ry '89 westfalia, with a new front sway bar
• Aftermarket suspension parts..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 12 May 2007 20:08:35 -0700
  ...For example, the rear sway bar. While it will feel like the vehicle works better, you can almost count on it working worse..Because...
• Re: Replacing the grommet, sleeve, washer and nut
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 10 May 2013 09:47:07 -0700
  ...One can back off the sway bar mount bolts to allow that side of sway bar to drop a tad, that helps too. good...
• Re: Addco anti-sway bars: Best Price is PST G-Max (renamed Addco...)
  Historical mailing list - Robet Lilley
  Tue, 25 May 2004 09:36:12 -0700
  http://www.p-s-t.com/ Is the best price I have found for the Vanagon sway bars. BUT get the greaseable 1" for...
• Leveling shims for Vanagon springs
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 00:59:21 -0800
  ...One solution suggests leveling shims for the Vanagon springs to coorect the sway to the left. One post says that when you put a...
• Swaybar and lowering sport spring kits from England
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 14:47:42 +1200
  Just Kampers in England is selling swaybars at 69.95 pounds each front and rear, but the ad doesn't state the manufacturer (<www...
• Syncro body work & end bar sway links
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 11 Sep 2010 07:59:55 -0700
  ...note, does anyone have a Syncro passenger (right) side end bar sway link for sale out there?* http://picasaweb.google.ca/Beeceetee/BodyWork# I...
• Re: Squeeking Noise Passenger Front
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 23:45:12 -0500
  > Front suspension passenger side is squeeking (Very Annoying almost as > annoying as the loud fuel pump:) > > My Diag: > Possible bushing for sway bar > > Diagnosis...
• Re: Who has installed Addco rear bar?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 10 May 2002 15:00:54 -0700
  ...I got the sway bar from it and installed on my Westy. Anyone who wants pictures please e-mail me. <DIV></DIV>&gt;I...
• Re: T3 Anti sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:52:34 -0500
  ...list member who first suggested I look into the T3 Anti sway bar. > > Dennis installed this along with the links and Along with the...
• Re: HMHYPFAFEA?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 May 2002 19:59:43 -0500
  ...407 175) 2 each sway bar inner bushings #3 22mm, .085 diam diameter ( 251 411 041 A) 2 each sway bar outer bushings #5...
• Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:17:18 +1000
  ...Benefits of a rear sway bar? >> >> Heres a company that sells "G-max" front and rear sway >> bars for $119.....thats cheap! They come...
• Re: anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 16 May 2002 23:24:30 -0700
  ...The sway -bar was a start in the right direction- now for the springs and Bilsteins. The Vanagon Westfalia porpoises with more power and...
• Re: '85 Westi swaying
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 23:32:10 -0600
  ...Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > Subject: '85 Westi swaying > Date: Tuesday, August 19, 1997 10:41 AM > > Hello out there...
• Re: NASCAR Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:32:47 -0700
  ...One SVX-powered T3 was seen to leave > its gearbox in pieces all over the track. > > Swaybars will be Addco, though the TUV refuses...
• Re: What is the best trailer hitch? Anyone have any experiencewithFast Forw...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:27:42 -0700
  ...and forth on the hitch. > > But mine doesn't swing and sway, because I secure the bike rack when > loaded, to the bottom of...
• Re: right front clunk noise
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:21:23 -0700
  Yes....this happened on my '91 Westy (the clunk on turning) and my left end sway bar had come out of the rubber bushing...
• Re: Is there anybody out there?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Fri, 9 Feb 2018 19:07:58 -0600
  Yes! Saving for the HD end links for my HD sway bar On Feb 9, 2018 7:04 PM, "Christopher Schimke" <christopher@t3technique.com...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 00:58:08 -0700
  ...car has that a vanagon doesn't is a rear anti- > sway > bar. Maybe I should ReName mine to VDubarucedes as mine has a...
• addco anti roll bars
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 00:21:02 +0000
  ...I'm looking for a source for addco sway bars, any one know who sells them , drop me a line. Thanks Dennis _________________________________________________________________ Enter for...
• Vanagon sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Brian Tipsword
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 00:34:28 -0800
  I have spoken with John at Aircooled about these, they are Whiteline bars. www.aircooled.net: Front bar --> http://www.aircooled.net/new-bin...
• Re: '84 anti-sway now radius arm bushings now steering rack boot
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:55:28 +0000
  ...Re: '84 anti-sway now radius rod arm bushings Any other observations? Thank you. > > Skip > '84 Westy 1.9L WBXR Bushing discussion aside, the...
• Re: poor cornering - too much sway (tire update)
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 08:22:31 -0500
  ...poor cornering - too much sway (tire update) > > > > Hi all, > > > > Thanks for all of the feedback regarding Billy Bones' tendency > to sway too > > much when...
• Re: Bad Shimmy in the Steering Whell, front End "Jiggles"
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 21:14:37 -0600
  Marshall wrote: > > How can I tell if it's my ball joints, tie rod ends, sway bar clamps or just > my tires - or something...
• Re: anti-sway bar (longish)
  Historical mailing list - sudhir desai
  Mon, 20 May 2002 06:27:49 -0700
  I could > never figure out why VW moved the engine up front > for the Eurovan. John, maybe they were trying to keep the weight...
• Re: strange front suspension noises...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:14:20 -0400
  The sway bar bushings(inner)wear on the outsides. If you swap the left bushing for the right bushing you will get new wear...
• Re: hauling a GL on a UHaul auto hauler
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:54:38 -0500
  ...I found it swayed a bit much and the Jeep wasn't quite heavy enough for the load. It had plenty of power and...
• Re: New springs on my 1989 Vanagon with shims for the lefty camper sway
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 06:17:05 -0800
  Could you say that this is a better solution to reduce sway than to add front and rear sway bars? I would much rather...
• Re: vanagon off-road capable?
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 09:25:09 -0700
  ...I figure it might be partially due to the stiff front sway bar. On uneven surfaces the stiff sway bar could be holding the...
• Re: Vanagon Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 31 May 2007 23:53:16 +0000
  ...Ryan Miller <rmiller@AZTECA.COM> > Spoke with John at Addco about sway bars for the Vanagon. Below are the part > numbers for the records...
• Re: ISO upper and lower cupped steel washers for bottom sway bar mount
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:12:04 -0700
  some old cars use the same cupped steel washers for the upper bold of the shock absorbers. I went to a junk yard, open...
• Re: Ultimate F+R Sway-Bar Test in 40MPH crosswinds
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 14:44:12 -0500
  ...Overall these sway bars performed very well, the body hardly ever wobbled or rocked after a gust and the sway bars just transfered the...
• just in case you might know someone who is interested ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 11 Aug 94 12:48:02 CDT
  ...5x13 steel factory rims $150 aftermarket 22mm front sway bar $45 aftermarket 19 & 22mm rear sway bars $40 each front upper stress bar $30...
• Re: brake pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Jan 2015 02:50:31 -0500
  At 10:43 AM 1/21/2015, tysonfroh wrote: >Does anyone know what sway bars and drop downs are interchangeable >yrs ? 1980 is what...
• Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:48:47 -0400
  ...Benefits of a rear sway bar? > > >One caution though; from the factory VW set up the Vanagon with a lot of > >understeer for safety...
• Re: driving without sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sun, 19 Mar 2006 07:42:06 -0500
  Wesley Pegden wrote: > To try to isolate my problem, I was going to go ahead and remove my sway > bar and stabilizer links and...
• Re: looking for a front swaybar (complete) to replace mine that has a broken ...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:36:43 -0800
  ...I suffered the same fate and was able to just replace the broken > end > > link--this instead of replacing the whole swaybar assembly. Pretty...
• Re: Vanagon tire ?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 94 09:14:08 PDT
  ...The van had a terrible understeer, it swayed, and generally felt really shaky. I put a set of Michelin LTX on it, and it...
• Re: Sway bar connection link - where to find one?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:12:47 EDT
  ...Remove the entire sway bar with the broken drop link still on it. Take to a machine shop and have them weld on new...
• lost front wheel bearing cap!
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 17:21:29 -0400
  I the process of breaking my sway bar connector rod, and loosing a hub cap, I also lost a front wheel bearing grease cap...
• Mercedes C220 Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 9 Jun 2007 18:54:30 -0700
  ...www.ezaccessory.com 54mm Sway-A-Way studs: p/n 8054 www.bugsandbuggies.com (drop shipped from Sway-A-Way at a 20% discount...
• Benefits of a rear sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 21:47:59 -0400
  >The *bar* may indeed have the same p/n, but aren't there links that >connect the bar to the suspension? These, I believe...
• Re: Trailers, Portable Generators and the like
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:17:28 -0600
  ...Coil over shocks, sway bar included. 5 lug bolt pattern. Some welding and adaptation required. With brakes, how cool would that be? Howard >I...
• Re: hauling a GL on a UHaul auto hauler
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:35:10 -0600
  ...I found it swayed a bit much and the Jeep > wasn't quite heavy enough for the load. It had plenty of power and...
• Re: '84 anti-sway now radius rod arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:38:44 -0400
  Any other observations? Thank you. > > Skip > '84 Westy 1.9L WBXR Bushing discussion aside, the steering rack boot in the background looks like its...
• squeeks
  Historical mailing list - hugo lerner
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 11:17:33 -0700
  ...I'm trying to reduce swaying on the open road, but maintain a nice comfortable ride. Any suggestions? Thanks, Hugo(& Stella)
• Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:32:48 EDT
  In a message dated 4/10/02 11:24:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time, warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << I suppose for the sake of...
• no sway bar = no improvement
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 19 Mar 2006 14:56:12 -0500
  So, without the the stabilizer bar and associated links, my problem is exactly the same---popping/knocking noises coming from the front end, especially...
• site with snow plough, high top roof/boat etc
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 08:24:09 -0800
  ...There are some interesting pictures there, including a very nice dashboard "extension that houses gauges and switches, Porsche disk brake, rear swaybar. Alistair -- '82...
• Re: wind problems
  Historical mailing list - Jess Lopatynski
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 01:06:12 -0500
  ...Starting with my dearly missed '71 Westy, I've put a rear anti-sway bar on all my vans. The last I bought for...