I think it's fairly clear that Vanagons and crosswinds will never mix well.  The fact that your problem is "progressively worsening" makes me wonder........could it be your shocks?

Dane Tessler
http://members.aol.com/Dane714/westfalia.html
-----Original Message-----
    From: Cam Murphy <murphys@HS-ONLINE.DE>
    To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
    Date: Monday, November 30, 1998 2:43 PM
    Subject: Westy Wind Problems
    
    
    My '84 Westy handles terribly in just about any crosswind situation.  I have owned it since '91 and have always had the same complaint (especially at higher speeds). The problem appears to be getting slowly and progressively worse.  I have been on the mailing list for approximately one month and do not recall seeing anything wrt this problem.  I have talked to others and they seem to have the same problem.
     
    Can anyone tell me if this is an inherent design flaw from the beginning and/or does it get worse with age?  Also are there any relatively inexpensive fixes?
     
    Thanks,
     
    Cam
    Canadian Forces
    Geilenkirchen, Germany

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