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Subject:Re: Rebuilding suspension - suggestions
From:David Bjorkman
Date:Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:39:00 -0500

<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On 08/28/12, <SPAN>ddbjorkman@verizon.net</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN></DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px"><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>I went with the urathane bushings, put them through grueling action, and am nothing but pleased with how they perform.&nbsp; Upgraded/rebuilt suspension&nbsp;saved my life on a few occations on a recent road trip.&nbsp; These&nbsp;Vanagons are a complete system.&nbsp; There is alot more&nbsp;to do than upgrade engines and brakes.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Dave B.</FONT></DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 5px 0px; BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On 08/27/12, <SPAN>ralph meyermann&lt;ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">Bushings,balljoints rod ends all good?<BR><BR>Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy<BR><BR>On Aug 27, 2012 7:49 PM, "brett rueff" &lt;<A class=parsedEmailparsedEmail href="mailto:rueffy@hotmail.com" target=_blank>rueffy@hotmail.com</A>&gt; wrote:<BR><BR>Well its time to address the bone-jarring bumps that happen every time the<BR>van rolls over the smallest of train tracks or rocks.<BR>New Springs and Shocks..anything else I should consider changing? Any<BR>brand recommendations? Lots of people seem happy with the Bilsteins.<BR>BrettVancouver, BC91 Vanagon with Subaru 2.2L, Manual Tranny.<BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></div>