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Hello,

It's probably time to bring this thread back up again.

I just bought my 2002 EVC recently and installed new Bilstien shocks
on all four corners. (Beautiful ride, by the way!) (I'll post a more
thorough message on this later)

Of course, I remembered that folks were losing rear torsion bars all
the time, so I checked the security of mine. Good thing too! ALL
fasteners were loose and two bolts were nearly ready to fall out.
And, this EVC was maintained *religiously* by a VW Stealership.
(Boneheads!)

I pulled all fasteners, cleaned them up, applied "Lock Tite" and
cranked down again. That's a solid fix now.

Let this be another "wake up call" for those with rear torsion bars.
(2001-2003, I believe) Anyone can do this. Just slide under your
EV/EVC and check it out for yourself!

Best wishes to ALL,

Garrett
1999 EVC, "DolphinJazz"
2002 EVC, "Serenity"

In a message dated 5/13/08 11:13:44 PM, garrett.elists@... writes:

Let this be another "wake up call" for those with rear torsion bars.

Garrett,
Aren't you referring to the rear "anti-sway" bars.
I suppose, in reality, they are a form of torsion bar.

Kent Kirkley
'97EVC
(with no rear anti-sway bar:)


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It's a good idea to check the rear shock mounts too. I had my pass
rear upper back all they way out after 30 miles of tough dirt driving
near Aspen. Even P'tex Blue didn't hold them after that. I finally
bought a long breaker bar and must have put 300 ft-lbs torque.
Heaven help me when I replace the shocks.

On a related note, I am really struggling with whether to abandon the
Sachs-Boge's for Bilstein. I drive my EV GLS gently and rarely fully
laden, and have been very happy with the life and ride of the OEM's.
Any sales pitches for the Bilsteins (or Koni's for that matter).

Ariel Calonne
'99 GLS 97k
Santa Barbara, CA

--- In ev_update@..., "Garrett" <garrett.elists@...>
wrote:

Hello,

It's probably time to bring this thread back up again.

I just bought my 2002 EVC recently and installed new Bilstien

shocks

on all four corners. (Beautiful ride, by the way!) (I'll post a

more

thorough message on this later)

Of course, I remembered that folks were losing rear torsion bars

all

the time, so I checked the security of mine. Good thing too! ALL
fasteners were loose and two bolts were nearly ready to fall out.
And, this EVC was maintained *religiously* by a VW Stealership.
(Boneheads!)

I pulled all fasteners, cleaned them up, applied "Lock Tite" and
cranked down again. That's a solid fix now.

Let this be another "wake up call" for those with rear torsion

bars.

(2001-2003, I believe) Anyone can do this. Just slide under your
EV/EVC and check it out for yourself!

Best wishes to ALL,

Garrett
1999 EVC, "DolphinJazz"
2002 EVC, "Serenity"

I have the Bilsteins which replaced the OEM shocks on a Weekender about 30k
Miles ago. They are OK but unimpressive. There are two varieties (maybe
more) of Bilsteins; I have the lighter duty ones. The heavy duty ones are
suitable for Campers only.

I had a 93 Weekender on which I tried the HD Bilsteins. They make for a
harsh ride. I changed the front HD Bilsteins back to OEM.

Bob W.

Garrett, did you install HDs or regular?

What do you guys recommend for the EV Weekender? I rarely drive with
it ladened down either. I'm use to a sporty ride in my cars. The
current OEM shocks are not bouncy, but certainly soft.