Try lowering the tire pressure 5-7 lbs in the front and 5 lbs in the
rear (assuming you are running the proper LT or reinforced tire at
higher pressure and not passenger car tires).  Your tires will not wear
as long, but your teeth will, and you'll get better winter traction to
boot!

Firmer shocks will exacerbate the problem.  The Vanagon is a light
truck, not a minivan!

Martin wrote:
>
> We have an 85 and 87Vanagon.  Used to have a 72 Westy.  It seems that each
> newer Van has a poorer ride!  The 87 is a "Westburg" and rides terrible
> compared to the 85.  We changed the shocks to KBs then to OEM shocks with no
> improvement.  Can we change the springs?  Would this help?  It seems that
> the shocks work, that is we don't bounce, but the bumps in Chicagoland
> winter roads jarr your teath and rattle your head - in short its darned
> unpleasant.  Any ideas, could it be the springs?
>
> LJ

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