I find that the judicious application of a Heisenberg Compensator works well
for nasty problems like the mudflap.

ed "But cap'n! The dilithium crystals!" devinney

PS - perhaps new springs are called for (did new Westies exhibit this
behavior?)

Karl Wolz wrote:

> The mudflap is not very heavy, but it creates turbulence.  The real trick is
> that the amount of turbulence varies by the cube of your speed, which is
> very difficult to compensate for with a simple front end alignment.
>
> Karl Wolz
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marc Perdue" <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 7:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Shocks
>
> > I wonder if there's anything that can be done to balance the Westy's
> > side-to-side weight distribution?  Wait (or is that weight?), what I mean
> > to say is, is there anything that can be done to tune the suspension to
> > compensate for all of those cabinets, the stove, sink, fridge, water
> > tank, propane tank and big ol' driver all being on the driver's side of
> > the vehicle?  Oh yes, and don't forget that heavy driver's side mudflap .
> > . . :^)
> >
> > Marc Perdue
> >
> > Jim Cain wrote:
> >
> > >  From THe Bus Depot page on suspension, talking about KYB shocks: "On
> > > a Vanagon, the proper combination is GR2 in the front and Gas-Adjust
> > > in the rear. "
> > >
> > > Any comments pro or con?  This is for an '85 Westy.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jim with Herbie in Atalanta