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Hi  Jess,
    I feel you are  right on with the recommendation of a rear anti sway
bar.  After proper  tires and shocks a rear anti sway bar will go a long way
toward taking the sway out of a vw bus / van or most any car  with a loose
rear end.   I bought one from jc whitney for my 78 and 86 westys and plan to
get one for my new 87 van.  Your suspension looses some flexibility but
unless you travel very rough roads or  do  off roading you will love a rear
anti sway bar. The ride is not changed and you will find your van will take
curves and corners like austin or tr3, well maybe not quite.
Darrell

-----Original Message-----
From: Jess Lopatynski <Jess_Lopatynski@COMPUSERVE.COM>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 12:07 AM
Subject: Re: wind problems

>Cam,
>Remember you're driving a 'high profile' vehicle with large flat sides,
>lots of sail area.
>Starting with my dearly missed '71 Westy, I've put a rear anti-sway bar on
>all my vans. The last I bought for my '87 GL from Addco Industries in Fla.
>Their number is
>800 3387015. I believe they have  web site now tho I don't know th exact
>URL. Seems I paid about $170. I installed it myself in a couple of hours,
>did require drilling some holes. It really minimizes the wind gusts and
>turbulence from trucks. My wife was pissed off when I bought the first one,
>she thought it was a silly waste of $ til she drove it once. I suppose
>there are others that make sway bars as well, I've only dealt with Addco
>and been satisfied. Now at 158k miles on my GL, I need to rebuild some
>front suspension parts to take the looseness out of that area, but that's
>another project...:-)
>And yes you may need new shocks. I've had good service from KYB's.
>Cheers!
>Jess Lopatynski
>89 911 Targa
>87 GL
>85 GTI
>