One can devise "droop-limiters" to stop the suspension from going too far.
Not good, letting the internal parts extend beyond their design limits.
I have both a Safari van and a Vanagon... the Safari has at least 2 inches
more droop at the rear wheels when lifted.
   I used yacht rigging wire on my racecar.

On Sun, Jan 6, 2019, 6:05 AM mike riley <mkriley1@hotmail.com> wrote:

> >"The shock length is also the lower or extended suspension stop. Some =
> >aftermarket shocks are too long."
>
> "Dennis is right" I put a pair of gabriel hijackers on the rear of my last
> van and they were listed for the vanagon and astro van.
> drove for a few thousand and did not notice anything.  Had some problems
> with the Michelin tires and had the van on a lift and noticed the rear
> axles binding during rotation. Dug into the specs for the shocks and found
> too much travel, these shocks  were made for an american van and just
> offered for the vanagon
> I suspect all american shocks are the same as the vanagon has too small a
> number for production. this is the same problem with american belts!
> This may be the cause of the cheap Chinese axels crapping out as most
> people would put shocks on when changing axels and due to price they would
> be american.
> I suspect they would have destroyed my axels over time.>
>