Thanks for the info Dennis.  To answer your questions, I believe the caster
angle was adjusted .  The spacer was added to the top control arm ball
joint mount and  I am running 15" wheels with tires in size LT215/75R15 .
Andre

On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 12:09 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Cupping or Scalloping! Either way these tires are known for that. Frequent
> rotation and restoring your suspension are your only defenses. Notice I
> never recommend this tire? BTDT with others.
>
> Depending on size this tires thickness and weight just make it a bit too
> much for the light duty character of the rest of the suspension. The outer
> tie rod ends interchange with early Rabbit, Dashers, Siroccos, etc. Adding
> the lift springs adds to the misery. With the vehicle raised, the strut
> (radius) rod is no longer in design range, angle with the vehicle travel.
> Was the caster angle even adjusted to try to correct for that? Did you add
> the spacer to the top control arm ball joint mount? With the change of
> radius rod angle, vehicle loading, accelerating, braking, road surface,
> etc. will all have increased effect on dynamic alignment. Are you using 15
> or 16 inch wheels? Maybe the Nokian Rotiiva in 215/65-16 would be a better
> AT tire choice. These are an XL tire load index 102 with full load capacity
> reached at 42 psi.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Andre Fiedler
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2018 11:42 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Suggestions for lights and shocks
>
> The original dash light above the tachometer housing on my 89 2WD Westy
> recently went out.  Suggestions for what might be a good upgrade for more
> light there?
> Also, I recently had my tires (BGF AT KOs) rotated and was told that they
> are showing signs of "cupping".  A mechanic thinks it is due to worn out
> shocks.  I am currently running the Bilstein yellows with Go Westy 11/2"
> lift springs.  Any suggestions as to what might be a good next choice in
> shocks?  About 20% of my driving is on forest service roads that have some
> washboards.
> Thanks in advance.
> Andre Fiedler
>