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Re: Warning about KYB front shock hardware
Historical mailing list - Koontz, Mark
Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:10:38 -0500
...Do they still sell these? (I think they acted like an anti-roll bar, in part.) Wouldn't they (or big anti roll bars...
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...
Rear anti-roll bar installed!
Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
Fri, 31 May 2002 13:03:56 -0700
...Rear anti-roll bar installed! A month or more back I saw a post saying that the rear anti-roll bar as installed on...
Re: Anti-Roll bar or stabilizing bar popping out of bushing
Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:19:13 -0600
I noticed that the roll bar was popped out of the top rubber bushing on the drivers side. After some effort, I managed to...
Rear anti-roll bar installed!
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Fri, 31 May 2002 09:12:21 -0400
A month or more back I saw a post saying that the rear anti-roll bar as installed on ambulance and other heavy models...
Re: steering still clunking
Historical mailing list
Wed, 4 Nov 1998 22:04:40 EST
Sounds like your front anti-roll bar is either broken or has come unattached somehow. This is not too uncommon from some other list...
Re: will new spring stop excessive leaning in turns.
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Thu, 2 Jul 2026 08:44:55 -0700
I installed the T3 anti-roll bar (and end links): https://t3technique.com/collections/front-suspension-parts/products/hd-anti-roll-bar-kit Warning...
Broken anti-sway bar, anti-roll bar, stablizer bar
Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
Sat, 1 May 1999 22:52:52 -0700
I was in slight error about my broken anti-sway bar. It was the drop link that was sheared at the attachment on the...
help- syncro part no:link bar
Historical mailing list - Cpt Curl
Fri, 17 May 2002 06:39:10 EDT
I have a '88 Caravelle GL Syncro and the "link bar" from the anti roll bar to theradius rod has snapped. I have tried...
Re: anti roll bars
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:48:40 +1200
>I need a source for >addco sway bars. Does anybody have any experience with the 7/8" sway bars >sold by J. C. Whitney...
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...
Bushings on Stabilizer bar.
Historical mailing list - VWQ47
Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:53:57 +1000
I need to replace a couple of the bushings on the stabilizer (anti-roll) bar in my '82 Vanagon. I have the replacements and...
Re: Thicker anti-sway bar
Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:24:08 -0700
...I have done some serious testing to prove this before I released my bar. What is happening is that the stiffer front anti-roll...
Westy anti roll bars
Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
Wed, 25 Jun 2003 02:38:10 +0000
This may be a subject thats been well covered ,but is it true that the westys used a22mm front bar vs the regular vans...
Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 16:17:41 EDT
...possible to get the factory roll bar from somewhere? What model years was the rear anti roll bar available on? >> This was an option...
Anti-roll bar
Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
Sun, 25 Apr 1999 11:00:13 -0700
I have a 1983 h2o after 186k miles has snap an attaching arm. If anyone can assist in locating one I would apprecitate it...
Re: anti roll bars
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 10 Mar 2002 13:36:59 -0600
...I bought JC bars for my 79 loaf years ago and they were ADDCO, but that was a long time ago. Max At 03...
Re: Thicker anti-sway bar
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Tue, 25 Apr 2017 14:31:37 -0400
...I > have > done some serious testing to prove this before I released my bar. What is > happening is that the stiffer front anti-roll...
Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 12:10:04 -0700
...a rear anti-roll bar was a factory option. The trailing arms (for that option) have mounting brackets attached. Alistair -- '82 Westy -> diesel converted...
Re: anti-sway bar
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Sat, 1 May 1999 09:58:02 -0600
As other listees have noted, the Vanagon indeed has a front anti-sway bar. These things are also variously called anti-roll bars and...
Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 14:13:29 -0500
...a rear anti-roll bar was a factory option. The trailing arms (for that option) have mounting brackets attached. Alistair -- '82 Westy -> diesel converted...
RE- squeaking body
Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
Wed, 26 May 1999 12:52:19 +0100
My 82 stopped sqeaking after I greased the rubber anti-roll bar bushes. A Syringe full of grease injected between the moovung parts did...
Re: Westy anti roll bars
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 24 Jun 2003 23:15:34 -0700
Actually, if you look at Etka, that is exactly what the factory did. (Place a front anti-sway bar at the rear.) The had...
Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 12:32:45 -0700
...a rear anti-roll bar was a factory option. The trailing arms (for that option) have mounting brackets attached. Alistair -- '82 Westy -> diesel converted...
Old vanagon steering parts - radius rod
Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:27:59 -0500
...our front ends: -radius rod (inner and outer) rubber parts -anti-roll bar bushings -track control arm and its assoc. parts...talking rubber only...
Re: help- syncro part no:link bar
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Mon, 20 May 2002 08:07:07 -0600
...help- syncro part no:link bar > > I have a '88 Caravelle GL Syncro and the "link bar" from the anti roll bar to > theradius...
1985 Vanagon - Upper suspension are/wishbone bushings at spindle
Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
Mon, 8 Oct 2007 12:46:08 -0400
...other related parts(ALL are OLD?): -radius rod rubber/bushings -anti-roll bar bushing(s) Typical tie rods, balljoints, etc. I can handle and...
excessive tire wear on outside while turning
Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:51:13 -0500
...our front ends: > -radius rod (inner and outer) rubber parts > -anti-roll bar bushings > -track control arm and its assoc. parts...talking rubber only...
Re: sway bar bushings
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 4 Aug 2009 15:24:07 -0700
then you'd want to upgrade to urethane anti-sway bar bushings..... if your goal is to have as much anti-roll as you...
Re: ISO anti-sway bar for 1983 Vanagon Westy
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:28:01 -0700
I'd get one of Chris's bars: http://www.t3technique.com/new-stuff/anti-roll-bar-(front)/ You'll be happy you did...
Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 08:13:15 -0700
...a rear anti-roll bar was a factory option. The trailing arms (for that option) have mounting brackets attached. Alistair -- '82 Westy -> diesel converted...
Re: Bushings on Stabilizer bar.
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 18 Dec 2010 08:06:46 -0800
...to replace a couple of the bushings on the stabilizer (anti-roll) > bar > in my '82 Vanagon. > > I have the replacements and can see...
Re: Increasing stability beyond the tires for windy days and winding mountain roads.
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Thu, 5 Sep 2002 08:51:59 -0400
...I made some stiffer > polyurethane bushings by buying a set of the poly anti-roll bar end links at > Autozone, then turning them down...
Re: ISO anti-sway bar for 1983 Vanagon Westy
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:32:00 -0700
...http://www.t3technique.com/ > new-stuff/anti-roll-bar-(front)/ You'll be happy you did! And, yes, > sway bars link the two sides...
Re: Thicker anti-sway bar
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:40:38 -0700
...http://t3technique.com/new-stuff/anti-roll-bar-(front)/ > On Apr 25, 2017, at 6:29 AM, Patrick Seurynck <climb12@gmail.com> wrote: > > I...
Re: sway bar bushings
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Tue, 4 Aug 2009 15:41:27 -0700
...sway bar bushings then you'd want to upgrade to urethane anti-sway bar bushings..... if your goal is to have as much anti...
Re: Front-end workout
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:12:12 -0500
...only one I needed was to press >> down on the anti-roll bar so I could compress the upper fitting down in >> its >> recess...
Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 15:14:19 -0700
...possible > to get the factory roll bar > from somewhere? What model years was the rear anti > roll bar available on? >> > > This was an option...
Re: excessive tire wear on outside while turning
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:26:45 -0500
...our front ends: > -radius rod (inner and outer) rubber parts > -anti-roll bar bushings > -track control arm and its assoc. parts...talking rubber only...
Re: Bay Window Shocks
Historical mailing list
Fri, 3 May 1996 01:13:54 -0500
...Are the KYB's worth it as all the mags would have you believe? How about addition of a rear anti-roll bar (Whitney...
Re: mixing urethane and rubber bushings
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 6 Sep 2014 11:05:55 -0500
I have Flennor hard rubber bushings on my inner upper and lower front control arms, poly on radius rods, steering rack, anti-roll bar...
Re: Has anyone added a rear swaybar to their westy?
Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 20:55:38 -0600
...Also known as an anti-roll bar. Look under the front of your van and look for a bar which connects the left and...
Re: sway bar bushings
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:10:15 -0700
...sway bar bushings > > then you'd want to upgrade to urethane anti-sway bar bushings..... > if your goal is to have as much anti...
Re: Westy anti roll bars
Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
Wed, 25 Jun 2003 16:13:29 +1000
...I can confirm or attest to the reduced bodyroll with the thicker bar...you would certainly notice the change although a thicker bar on...
Re: mixing urethane and rubber bushings
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 6 Sep 2014 14:01:58 -0700
...lower front > control arms, poly on radius rods, steering rack, anti-roll bar. No adverse > or particularly positive effects except to say it became...
Re: sway bar bushings
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:22:58 -0700
...sway bar bushings > > then you'd want to upgrade to urethane anti-sway bar bushings..... > if your goal is to have as much anti...
Re: Performance...any ideas?
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:20:38 +0100
Yes, keep the anti-roll bars - VW put them there for a good reason. Change their rates relative front back to tune the handling...
Benefits of a rear sway bar?
Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 12:28:27 -0700
...a rear anti-roll bar was a factory option. The trailing arms (for that option) have mounting brackets attached. Not in the US, from...
Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
Historical mailing list - Randy A. Bergum
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 16:48:46 -0700
...possible > > to get the factory roll bar > > from somewhere? What model years was the rear anti > > roll bar available on? >> > > > > This was an option...
Caught offside!
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Thu, 18 Jul 2002 04:01:36 +0100
...I suppose I could really get into this, 'sway bars' always make me laugh out loud, as I've always known them as 'anti...
Re: Increasing stability beyond the tires for windy days and winding mountain roads.
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Thu, 5 Sep 2002 08:38:51 -0400
...I made some stiffer polyurethane bushings by buying a set of the poly anti-roll bar end links at Autozone, then turning them down...
Re: front end clunking noise
Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 08:54:37 +0100
...the problem is - (sounds like a rubber bush on the anti roll bar has worn and you are getting metal on metal you can...
Re: Westy anti roll bars
Historical mailing list - Phil S.
Wed, 25 Jun 2003 06:35:15 -0700
Actually, if you are off-roading there IS a way to disconnect the rear Sway bars (where they attach to the A-arm thingie...
Re: ISO anti-sway bar for 1983 Vanagon Westy
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:33:36 -0400
...http://www.t3technique.com/new-stuff/anti-roll-bar-(front)/ You'll be happy you did! And, yes, sway bars link the two sides...
Re: Old vanagon steering parts - radius rod
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:33:14 -0500
...our front ends: -radius rod (inner and outer) rubber parts -anti-roll bar bushings -track control arm and its assoc. parts...talking rubber only...
Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 08:47:15 -0400
...In pure theory an anti-roll bar will actually cause the inside rear wheel to lift and spin in a hard corner. The advantage...
Re: mixing urethane and rubber bushings
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 6 Sep 2014 16:15:02 -0500
...lower front > > control arms, poly on radius rods, steering rack, anti-roll bar. No > adverse > > or particularly positive effects except to say it became...
Re: Front-end workout
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:29:16 -0500
...As for a lever as someone mentioned, the only one I needed was to press down on the anti-roll bar so I could...
Weird TiiCo behavior
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 14:54:21 -0400
...I'm thinking that possibly the combination of warm weather causing thinned oil along with my new rear anti-roll bar causing higher cornering...
Re: Swaybars-worth it(rear)?
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Fri, 5 Jan 2001 18:22:20 -0500
...This is why anti roll bars are more fun...right to the point where the tires let go. Since you are asking the question...