I had a stock one up front.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben McCafferty" <ben@KBMC.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Shims Swaybars CVs and Steve's Spings

> Derrek, did you have a front sway bar to begin with, and just put on a
> thicker one?  Or were you bare up front?
> tx,
> bmc  :)
> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
>
>
> > From: John Clemens <jbclem@EARTHLINK.NET>
> > Reply-To: John Clemens <jbclem@EARTHLINK.NET>
> > Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 16:27:44 -0800
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > 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"
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
>