It is more like 45/55 front/rear.  The rear is heavier.  We weighed 3
different vans (all campers) last month.  They were all in the vicinity of
1100 pounds per wheel in the rear vs. 980 or so for the front.  These
weights are for full Westy 2WD models.

Mike Snow
Camp Pendleton, California
1982 Westfalia 1.6TD
1983 ASI 1.6D

Do I remember correctly that the weight bias of Vanagons is ~55/45
front/rear, i.e. they're heavier at the front than the rear? (many-myself
included-have noticed Vanagons have crap traction in snow compared
w/loafs/splits)

Austin