The picture of the rear blue sway bar on Aircooled.net is off my old 78
Westy if I remember Whiteline was the brand name. They came complete with
front and rears in one kit. Made the old Bay handle much better than it did
before. I ended up putting shorter links on the rear than those that came
with the kit. Those arn't shown in the picture from aircooled.net. The
quality of the bars were excellent. Plus I recall when I bought those bars
dealing with aircooled.net was a pleasant transaction. I wonder if they
could get a complete set of whitelines for the vanagon?

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> Glad to see you offering your advice about the need for properly matched
> anti-sway bars front and rear.
> And that 'normally' ....to add a rear bar where there wasn't one ...one
> would make a change on the front one too.
>
> now I want some !
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed McLean" <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:51 AM
> Subject: Re: rear anti-sway bar
>
>
> The picture of the rear sway bar on aircooled.net appears to me to be the
>> same product at the same price as the Addco rear bar.  I have Addco bars
>> on
>> the front (1") and rear (7/8") of my '86 Subaru powered full Westy and
>> they
>> work great.  Handling with Koni shocks (Fronts at full soft, rears at one
>> notch back from full firm), and 215/65x16 Michelin Hydroedge tires (load
>> rating 98) is actually close to "crisp".  The ride is firm but very
>> comfortable.
>>
>> When I installed my rear sway bar I used a shorter link so the rear end of
>> the bar doesn't hang down so low.  I also installed the brackets on the
>> rear
>> trailing arms on top of the seam rather than below the seam.  Installation
>> is relatively easy although it requires drilling several holes.  I've had
>> no
>> problems with the bars in the 4.5 years I have had them.
>>
>> I am very, very satisfied with the handling with this setup.  The larger
>> sway bars contribute significantly to the whole package.
>>
>> I wouldn't install the rear bar with the stock front bar.  This could lead
>> to some unpredictable oversteer conditions.  Install them as a front and
>> rear set.  Additional roll stiffness in both front and rear contribute to
>> a
>> more balanced handling.  Front and rear Addco bars are available from
>> several vendors for under $200 each.
>>
>> Ed
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:38:58 -0800, Brian T. <nobleman1962@YAHOO.COM>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone has installed a rear anti-sway bar from
>>>
>> www.aircooled.net on their vanagon?
>>
>>>
>>> If so, how well does it work?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Brian
>>>
>>