I've used the ADDCO rear sway bars on many Vanagon's with great success. The
mounting brackets could be better designed. I have made brackets to use this
sway bar on a Syncro. The Vanagon has so much under steer that adding this
bar without changing the front sway bar has not been a problem.

Dennis

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of
Robert Lilley
  Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 11:15 AM
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
  Subject: My Sway bar thoughts and Rear sway bars- Source: $119 kit F or R

  I was told by ADDCO to get the bars from a dealer to get a better price
than
  direct.

  http://www.p-s-t.com/  Home page

  http://www.p-s-t.com/swaytv.html#VOLKSWAGON

  If you are going to add a rear, you need to increase the size of the front
so
  that it is larger than the rear, to keep cornering balance correct.

  If you want better control for cornering:

  1) Look at the current bushings.  If they are rotted/cracked/mushy you can
  replace them to improve control.

  2) If yours are OK, The stock rubber bushings have about an inch of play
  before the bushing "catch" and slows body roll
  There is a metal spacer tube that the bushing fit around.  The nut is
tight
  on the spacer.  You can cut some of the spacer off to make the sway bar
act
  quicker.
  (I have access to a set of spacers that I will experiment with)

  Say cut the spacer in half, bolt it back together to see if this gives you
  adequate control.

  3) If not and you want more control, you can replace the stock soft rubber
  with urethane.
  You need to take the current bushing out and go to a speed shop and get a
  bushing that matches.

  4) Want more control, add a bigger front sway bar.

  5) Still want more control (don't we all...) Add a rear sway bar. Just
make
  sure that you have added a size larger than the rear bar to the front
  otherwise the steering might get off in corners.

  Robert

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