Speaking as someone who has only experienced Chicago's roads briefly last
September I'd be stunned if anything outside a French car could be
comfortable on them.  They are, without exception, the worst highways and
city streets I have ever driven on in a non 3rd world country.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Martin <nitram@TBCNET.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 1:57 PM
Subject: springs/ride

> 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