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Subject:Sagging rear on 71 bus
Date:Fri, 28 Apr 95 11:37:08 PDT

My '71 bus sits kind of low in the rear, even while empty. I've been
told that this may be the result of worn rear torsion bars. I have several
questions:

1.) Are the rear torsion bars in a '71 bus adjustable? If not, can they
be made so? Would this just postpone the inevitable?

2.) How difficult is it to replace rear torsion bars in a '71 bus? Has
anyone out there actually DONE this? Any hints or tips?

3.) Anyone ever put coil-over shocks (with helper springs), or air shocks,
on a bus like this? Where can I find them? I've seen both for bugs, but
not for buses. JCWhitney has them for bugs only. Any help would be much
appreciated!

-Steve Maher           smaher@ball.com         '71 Transporter