Mk1 and 2 independant front suspension conversion!

[carnut1100]

This idea is back in my mind big time...I think I might know where someone is wrecking a Mk5...and I would kinda like IFS and Rack&Pinion in my Mk2 truck...certainly know I want power steering in it!

[jnwferguson]

HI
does any one know if any body has fitted jaguar front suspension to a transit as I believe it will just bolt in as its on a subframe .
cheers jim.

mk2 camper
mk2 4x4

[slogger]

How is it mounted to the chassis , that has to be one of the best mods to do to a mk1 aside from putting in a di

[Luke]

How is it mounted to the chassis , that has to be one of the best mods to do to a mk1 aside from putting in a di

at the back like this
but the metal bit is now welded to the chassis rail
and the front pritty much on the origanal hangers

and the van this went on WAS a Di and that came OUT

[carnut1100]

Haha! Mine's a 4.1 litre crossflow six, and if that changes at all it will only be for the EFi version of said crossflow six...

[Luke]

Haha! Mine's a 4.1 litre crossflow six, and if that changes at all it will only be for the EFi version of said crossflow six...

one thing to think of is there's a bit less clearance with the ifs crossmember over the beam

[pat stevens]

i did this about 10 years ago to my lwb mk2 it took several atempts but the best way i found was to before i removed it from original van weld some bracing to the shocks so they are in the position needed then i cut out the inner wings and fabricated some turrets (simlar to mk 1 escorts) welded them into place then fitted it all together once ground and painted looked like they were supposed to be there .i hadthe van for a long time was regularly seen around nsva uksv shows and created a lot of interest. i must admit ive seen some pretty dodgy attempts of doing this some clearly unsafe with wheel angles totally wrong i fitted power steering on mine was well worth the effort especially as i had chevy v8 in it if your gonna do it make it safe take your time and check everything at least twice before you weld it all up. the difference is worth all the work if you get it right

[Luke]

have you got any pics of the van

[pat stevens]

unfortunatly my pic collection has long gone but bob from uk streetvans got several

[24v]

I am in the middle of this conversion at the moment and see that the spindle to take the column is up against the filter which in turn is very close to the exhaust.Can I rotate the filter bracket to clear it?

Cheers

[Luke]

I am in the middle of this conversion at the moment and see that the spindle to take the column is up against the filter which in turn is very close to the exhaust.Can I rotate the filter bracket to clear it?

Cheers

i dont fully understand (got any pics) but do you mean the oil filter behind it is the oil/water cooler (i never had this on) this will unbolt and screw the filter direct onto the block - you can get remote filer location kits if you need then you can either swap to a oil/air cooler

[24v]

I have the oil/water cooler still attached and a leg that goes down aboct 3 inchs and the filter attachs to this.You have all this removed and the filter direct to the block?If so did you just connect the water pipes together?

(you know me and pictures it would be the middle of next week before I would get them on the page.... )

Thanks

[Luke]

I have the oil/water cooler still attached and a leg that goes down aboct 3 inchs and the filter attachs to this.You have all this removed and the filter direct to the block?If so did you just connect the water pipes together?

yes - filter is directly onto the block, i got rid of the whole arm thing, i can't rememebr what i did with the pipes - i think from memory they come from the heater so you can remove one pipe and fit the other direct

i always intended to fit a decent oil/air cooler but never got round to it

[24v]

Without the cooler did you ever have any temp problems?

Also I am going to shorten the new column so as not to get the "notch" you were talking about.

Next are the shock mounts as I never took measurements from the original van.Would you have any suggestions?

[Luke]

for the column - once it aligned it using the welded up U/J it was spot on - brownysV6 has the welded u/j now not sure if shortning the column would do - i'd have to sit down and get my head round it

for the shock tops - personally i'd go to the trouble of getting a scrap van doing what i did and welding the shocks to the cross memeber then bolting that in yours to align the strut tops spot on ........... what are you using mk3 or mk4/5