Call me crazy, but it would be pretty easy to swap the springs left for
right, especially in the rear.
 Jake
----- Original Message -----
From: "jimt" <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: OEM shocks

> I suspect it has to do with the wear on the shock from the misbalance of
> left right loading of the vehicle.  Note that the shock update changed
most
> of my lean but not all of it.  Would not surprise me that the springs were
> also showing signs after 25 years of leaning.
>
> A westy with standard configuration has approx 300 lbs more on the drivers
> side than the pax side and that is without the driver in the seat.  Add an
> aux battery and you have another 50 lbs.   13 gallons of water for another
> 100  lbs.
>
>
> jimt
>
> On 7/10/05 2:43 PM, "Jeff Oxroad" <Oxroad@AOL.COM> wrote:
>
> > This is intersting because I never thought shocks would make a
difference  in
> > the left lean. I guess the rear Boge shocks are gas charged?? Is this
what
> > would make the difference?
> >
> > Are the front Boge charged as well?
> >
> > I suppose I'm due for new shock. I think I put in Konis about 5  years
ago.
> > The rears seemed to be charged, by the way, if memory serves. But I'm
> > guessing Boge is a better shock.(?)
> >
> > Jeff
> > 83.5 Westy
> > LA,CA
> >
> > In a message dated 7/10/2005 6:52:56 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> > camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO writes:
> >
> > The oem  shocks "Boge" is what I replace my rear ones with.  The lean
was
> > reduced about 75 percent.
> >
> >
>