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Subject:Re: sagging van question...
From:Tim Demarest
Date:Wed, 17 May 2006 11:30:25 -0400

My '85 sits higher in the front as well, I've handled the problem by
applying a nice, liberal coat of "live with it"  ;-)

At 11:02 PM 5/16/2006 -0500, Jeff Palmer wrote:
>My 85 sags exactly the same.  I bought new springs but haven't
>installed them yet.  Hopefully there will be an improvement.
>
>Is there something unique about 85s that would result in this sagging?
>
>Thanks
>Jeff
>
>On 16-May-06, at 6:41 PM, Mike Collum wrote:
>
>>My '85 Westy doesn't lean to the left but, as seems to be the case
>>with
>>'85s, it's higher in the front.  I'm considering spacers under both
>>rear
>>springs to level it.
>>
>>Have you thought about swapping your springs from left to right
>>just to
>>see if there's a difference?  Who knows ... maybe in time it will
>>level
>>out that way and you'll end up with a unique lowering job.  LOL
>>
>>Mike