

| Subject: | Re: Shims Swaybars CVs and Steve's Spings |
| From: | Derrek Wittmann |
| Date: | Thu, 21 Feb 2002 19:31:27 -0800 |
http://www.p-s-t.com/ I just looked and could not find them on there web site so just call them. They are made by addco I think. Derrek Witmann ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Clemens" <jbclem@earthlink.net> To: "Derrek Wittmann" <kerred@HOTMAIL.COM>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 4:27 PM Subject: Re: Shims Swaybars CVs and Steve's Spings > Derrek, > > Could you tell me where you bought the sway bars for you Vanagon, and any > other information that would be relevant. > > > Thanks, John > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Derrek Wittmann" <kerred@HOTMAIL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:06 AM > Subject: Shims Swaybars CVs and Steve's Spings > > > > I got a set of Steve's springs. They are great. My van was restored to the > > stock ride height plus a little. I added shims on all four corners. > > 12mm(1/2") in the front > > 19mm(3/4")+12mm(1/2") in the back. > > With all the shims I have added it is a little too tall in the back. This > > lead problems with my old cv's. I had to replace them with good used ones. > > The new steeper angle of my axle had changed the range of motion that my > CVs > > were going through. It was just too much for my worn out CVs. I still > have > > a slight vibration. I should take the small shim out but I like the way it > > looks. The rear axel to fender lip height is 18". The addition of a 1" > > swaybar in front made the biggest difference on the reduction of sway. > > Later I added a rear swaybar which I did not feel the effect of as much as > I > > did the front. > > > > Derrek Wittmann > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "phil stanhope" <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 6:17 AM > > Subject: Re: [VANAGON] New springs on my 1989 Vanagon with shims for the > > lefty camper sway > > > > > > > Could you say that this is a better solution to reduce > > > sway than to add front and rear sway bars? I would > > > much rather do this if it REALLY reduced swaying, and > > > from reading Developtrust's posts it seams to be so. > > > > > > > > > Phil, > > > 84' "Westy Millenium Falcon" > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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