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• Re: Ultimate F+R Sway-Bar Test in 40MPH crosswinds
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 15:15:38 -0600
  OK so the 4 hour trip i drove 75-85MPH with white knuckles on the steering wheel. ---------------------- Slow down and live Phil. With heavy...
• Addco swaybars... anyone have a set for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 23:37:48 +1200
  J C Whitless doesn't have front bars... anyone got a set up for sale? -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand 64 (3) 453-4436...
• Re: Springs & Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 13:32:34 +1300
  >1) It rides like a Cadillac (or a Vanagon version of a Cadillac) now! Less >sway, no mind-jarring, rattling bumps, it's quiet...
• Re: Handling + Stopping?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 10:43:46 +1200
  ...Combined with Addco swaybars (sold by J C Penny) this should fix your problem of sway, as well as making you more moose-safe...
• Looking for Front Sway-bar Mount Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:06:55 -0400
  I need to find some for both sides (L&R), I believe it's part # 251411041. For early Vanagons, mine is an 82. Anyone...
• Re: Opinion regarding new lowered 88 2wd Doublecab w/ Porsche/Pirelli 17's
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:50:37 -0700
  On 3/11/08, Joseph Fortino <fortino1@earthlink.net> wrote: > > You might need swaybars if you ask me, the rear will like to " get...
• Vanagon Sway Bars - pics
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 23:21:41 -0700
  Here's a quick compilation of pics from my F/R addco sway bar install. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=xts9cjn.4h0sob1n...
• air conditioning / tachometer
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 14:32:42 EDT
  ...my air conditioner stopped functioning for some reason, is there a fuse or something i should check? also, when stopped my tachometer sways back...
• Re: looking for a front swaybar (complete) to replace mine that has a broken ...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:01:09 -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...
• Tire pressures
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:26:37 -0700
  ...Now has very firm ride without body sway in turns." I just purchased a set of Altimax 205 R70 14 XLs and the tire...
• Handling + Stopping?
  Historical mailing list - Ri
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 23:48:47 -0700
  ...It sways, and leans. The tires (8ply 14") all have worn edges from the body roll after just 10,000 miles. It stops poorly...
• Re: VW Van goes over the cliff.
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:21:59 -0700
  ...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1131184/Pictured-The-Italian-Job-goes-Colorado-camper-van-sways-cliff-edge.html Thanks, Miguel
• Re: Front end creeping resolved
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 May 2022 14:32:55 -0700
  ...net> wrote: > > First front end chatter then creeping.. > > Myy T# anti sway bar is great but I have not enjoyed the extra sounds. > > First...
• Re: Shims for front springs
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 21:38:29 -0800
  ...Basically you have to remove the strut bar, anti-sway bar, shock, and tie-rod end in order to lower the lower control arm...
• Re: Big Brakes (review) Whiteline swaybars
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 19:41:57 +1200
  ...6, 2004, at 5:19 AM, Andrew Grebneff wrote: >> >>>Google Whiteline swaybars. They are the best, they do not break or >>>corrode (unlike Addco...
• Re: shocks
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 18:16:13 EST
  ...I still want to increase the size of the front sway bar AND add a rear sway bar to help on "surprise" tight curves...
• syncro updates cont
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Fri, 5 Jun 2020 16:48:31 -0400
  ...is there an advantage to using the Schenk springs over the stock springs? I'm also considering adding the T3 sway bar. TIA Rick...
• Syncro Front Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Marilyn Nelson-Ehret
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 21:13:30 -0800
  ...Hardly any sway at all in the rear, but front is "mushy". What are my options? Thank you. Roger Ehret, Gig Harbor, WA
• broke my suspension!
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 17:16:18 -0400
  ...The connection rod for the sway bar broke down near the nut. Fairly common from what I understand. I ordered the parts from bus...
• Re: Protest Volkswagen over copyright infringements
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:47:07 -0400
  Unlikely, since they haven't been swayed by the protests of the far more numerous air-cooled bug owners. :-( At 07:08 PM 10...
• Vanagon Sway Bars - PST
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Thu, 31 May 2007 16:06:52 -0700
  ...The front sway bar mounts aren't well suited to the stock arrangement. You'll see when you get there, heheh. Again, you'll...
• Re: torsion rod bushings vs. upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:28:35 -0700
  ...They are a PITA to get over the sway bar ends. Then there are the sway bar mounting bushings, 251 411 041, which I...
• Re: Big Brakes (review)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 12:34:03 -0400
  ...On Jul 6, 2004, at 5:19 AM, Andrew Grebneff wrote: > Google Whiteline swaybars. They are the best, they do not break or > corrode...
• Re: hauling a GL on a UHaul auto hauler
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:09:49 -0500
  ...This will help prevent trailer sway from the van rocking on its suspension. If the trailer doesn't track perfectly straight behind your truck...
• Raised Eurovan Camper
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Quijano
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 16:07:56 -0500
  ...Lil'Bago does have a bit more body sway, but I've seen (and felt) worse on other vehicles. The ride is still very...
• NASCAR Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:16:20 -0500
  ...One only wonders what sort of sway bar they were using!! DM&FS
• Re: Ultimate F+R Sway-Bar Test in 40MPH crosswinds
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:08:47 -0800
  ...Also, the Yokohamas when inflated to 65psi reduce sway and they also have thick sidewalls. Again, the ride is very harsh when inflated to...
• syncro part
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Sat, 17 Oct 2015 11:13:34 -0400
  ...I have been updating my front suspension bushings on my '90 syncro westy and one of the brackets holding the anti sway bar to...
• Re: Earthquake in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 18:50:43 -1000
  >Thought the engine was running really rough as the van was swaying > side to side. Turned off the ignition and the van really started...
• Re: looking for a front swaybar (complete) to replace mine
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:20:47 -0700
  After replacing my droplinks several times, I finally had one "fixed" by welding on a bolt: http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/droplink.jpg It...
• Re: shocks
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 03:21:02 +0100
  Robert Lilley wrote: > I still want to increase the size of the front sway bar If you cant find a stiffer bar, try to...
• Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:13:19 +1200
  > I think it's a fact of life : Rubber bushings nice & quiet but short lived. > Polyurethane bushings (the only choice for off-roaders) have...
• Re: strange front suspension noises...
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 17:45:48 -0500
  ...In the interest of ruling out the sway bar, I put pictures of its connections up at http://cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/van.html...
• Re: Anybody using after mkt front && rear anti sway bars ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:51:16 -0800
  >This is something that I have been considering too. > Do you happen to know what the stock bar diameters are? I think it depends...
• 86 swaying like a boat
  Historical mailing list - Duclos Darie
  Wed, 12 May 1999 10:24:11 +0200
  ...The tail of the bus started to sway left and right almost uncontrollably. I managed to pull over onto the shoulder and calm my...
• Re: Update on Anti Sway bar T3. Rattle solved
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 29 Jul 2021 08:41:33 -0400
  ...Update on Anti Sway bar T3. Rattle solved > > > Hi folks, > > Today my friend Art showed up so we decided to do some vanagon projects...
• 83 aircooled front suspension
  Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
  Wed, 14 May 1997 17:10:02 -0400
  ...I am missing one of the link rods that connect the sway bar to = the lower control arm and the other is broken! If...
• Re: Has anyone added a rear swaybar to their westy?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 21:26:18 EST
  In a message dated 11/28/01 6:24:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, hunnam@pnc.com.au writes: << Unless I am mistaken there...
• Re: brake pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:52:56 -0800
  ...https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/SwayBarDropLinkTool.jpg Bar and links etc. were installed by a mechanic; my bus came to me w/o...
• Re: craigslist paying
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 12:28:28 -0500
  ...Again, if he balks, GOODBYE! Don't let the $$$$ signs sway your common sense! Cash talks............Bull sh*p walks! Skipper
• Re: swaybars
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 10:33:13 -0800
  It is my understanding that it is the relationship between the front and rear sway bar stiffness that can contribute to the oversteer or...
• Re: What needs to be replaced in a front suspension rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 27 May 2002 20:39:36 -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: List Must Mass VW On A/C
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 5 Aug 94 8:04:23 PDT
  ...I think a letter has more sway than just a phone call. Don't let this one go folks. -- Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
• Stabilizer Link Bushings ?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Tue, 12 May 1998 10:05:47 -0700
  I'm about to replace the stabilizer (sway bar) link bushings on my 86' Westy. It looks rather straightforward. But ... Does anyone know if...
• Rear Sway bar hardware.........anyone installed a factory rear ba r...I am looking for mounting hardware....links
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 23:13:03 -0500
  The bar is the same as the front....you just need to find out what links will work......anyone know where to get these...
• Re: Westy anti roll bars
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 16:13:29 +1000
  ...came standard with a thicker/stiffer sway bar but I know that I have a 22mm front sway bar....sold here in Oz as...
• Re: site with snow plough, high top roof/boat etc
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 08:27:26 -0800
  ...There are some interesting pictures there, including a very nice dashboard "extension that houses gauges and switches, Porsche disk brake, rear swaybar.> -- '82 Westy...
• Re: Earthquake in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 23:41:35 -0500
  ...Thought the engine was running really rough as the van was swaying side to side. Turned off the ignition and the van really started...
• Re: Sway bar bushings-Poor shape..
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 08:31:45 -0400
  90% at least of the instability in crosswinds is due to tires. Stiffer sidewalls take out most of the "funky chicken" in crosswinds and...
• Re: poor cornering - too much sway (tire update)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:39:37 -0700
  ...Thanks for all of the feedback regarding Billy Bones' tendency to sway too > much when cornering. > I failed to mention my tire situation. I...
• Re: Big Brakes (review)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 21:19:16 +1200
  ...Google Whiteline swaybars. They are the best, they do not break or corrode (unlike Addco) and unlike Addco, are available front & rear (Addco has...
• Re: Common front end rattles?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 18:19:09 -0400
  ...I also have the same Anti sway bar recently installed. I need to go on a few bumpy roads to test some ideas. >> >> Funny...
• Re: Re-Syncro Handling/Sway Bar
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Gary Soiney
  Wed, 19 Oct 1994 12:04:46 -0500 (CDT)
  On Tue, 18 Oct 1994, Norman Leong wrote: > Re:Syncro Handling/Sway Bars > Daniel G. Soiney comments: > > >in a fast car behind me on...
• Replacing front end bushings, Hardware questions
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 22 Nov 2016 08:04:01 -0500
  ...Radius bushings? sway bar stabilizer bars? Thanks, T.
• 85' eurospec'ed GL fs
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:31:37 -0800
  ...Addco front/rear sway bars. KYB shocks. No rust. Body straight, int. great shape. I originally listed the van at $4500. I'm selling...
• Re: hauling a GL on a UHaul auto hauler
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:34:30 -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: Common front end rattles?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 18 May 2021 12:58:41 -0400
  ...I also have the same Anti sway bar recently installed. I need to go on a few bumpy roads to test some ideas. Funny...
• Ever seen a Syncro TD tow truck?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 23:33:57 -0400
  ...Amazingly stable, even with crosswinds--I think the rear van sway cancelled out any sway in the tow truck. Call me crazy, but hey...
• RE: Handling Improvements
  Historical mailing list - Peter Pistner
  Wed, 09 Apr 1997 21:43:46 -0700
  ...I would like to lower the front end slightly from its stock >configuration. >4)Potentially add anti sway bars. I put 235/60-15...
• Re: Sway bar connection link - where to find one?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:02:26 -0400
  At 07:32 PM 7/29/2008, Jeannine Goren wrote... >I'm wondering if anyone knows where to find a sway bar connection >link...