van-sag:
To fix the rear sag on a vanagon is pretty easy.
All you need is a semi soft vinyl cutting board,
( I used a 1/2" thick one ) and a thin blade jigsaw.
First measure the height of the rear to determine how many
inches you want to raise the beast.
Now remove the rear shocks and raise the van till you
can remove the springs.
Take the big round rubber doughnut (or upper spring seat)
and use that as a pattern to cut some washers from the vinyl
board. Try to make them fit snug.
Now install the vinyl spacers where the rubber doughnut used to be.
Install as many as needed, to level and raise the van as desired,
but not more than 2 or maybe 3 of the 1/2 inch spacers.
Make sure there still is enough room for the orig. rubber doughnut
and the spring to seat safely.
Don't forget to reinstall the rubber doughnut (spring seat).
On my westy it only took a 1/2" washer on the left side to level it out.
If your westy sags, I would try 1/2 inch on the right, and
1 inch on the left. So all you need is three of the vinyl spacers.
Total cost from a FKSS ( friendly kitchen supply store) maybe 6 dollars.

Harald Rust
90 westfalia
Pacific Northwest camping club
http://members.tripod.com/~torlasco/WetWesties.html

Andrew wrote:
> can anyone help me with what should be basic information? i am trying to
find
> out about rear air shocks for my camper, and none of the local parts
places can
> seem to help me. they all say that there is no air shock available. i
would
> really rather not go to all the trouble to take one off and get the
> un/compressed measurements and then have her down while theuy are on
order. has
> anyone done this and still have the type and model number? if not, does
anyone
> have a better suggestion than air shocks to get her butt high and proud
again?
>