Lowered my van this weekend

[Kent Discos]

you sir are a good man mylee.

be good to see what your beast looks like now, not seen it since you had the bumper off, that was pre-colour coding etc.

[keirv6]

ah and you also said that you didn't put the assisting spring on?

so you have the van on one spring per side? - is that not bad for weight bearing and would possibly make it a little lower?

maybe its just the picture, have you got a picture on flat ground, would make it look better if the front was lowered slightly again, maybe it would level the van out too?

My van is T220L my mate has a 200l and that only has one spring per side,think my van can carry more weight hence having the assister spring to help out when nearing the max weight dont think they do much with no weight on will take some good pics on level ground.

please please please, never carry any weight then, otherwise you might be the first person on here with no rear axle, because it snapped off and ended up 10m behind

only joking bud, just be cautious matey, hopefully on level ground its sorted out

Dont think the axle will be falling off nuts and bolts are strong little suckers,dont forget they hold your wheels on,with the hole weight of the van and load and driving forces

[Kent Discos]

good point my friend.

just hope nothing bad happens to it, just a bit cautious that's all, hopefully can get mine done at some point



oh and front setup...

mk1 focus springs, top mounts, bearings and spring cap is all we need - straight over the top of the connect shocks is that right or am i missing something?

[keirv6]

Your van looks sweet would probably finish it off nicely

[keirv6]

good point my friend.

just hope nothing bad happens to it, just a bit cautious that's all, hopefully can get mine done at some point



oh and front setup...

mk1 focus springs, top mounts, bearings and spring cap is all we need - straight over the top of the connect shocks is that right or am i missing something?

Yep thats it best to try and find some second hand springs ford only £80 each plus vat

[Kent Discos]

small fords centre is only 5 miles away from me, so no problems, i'll go and see what they have, hopefully something good

[stephenferguson]

Its times like these, i miss the connect.... Well i do see my dad driving about in it now! It will be a skip on wheels in the next few weeks

Excellent work on the lowering there anyway mate You look like you have a steady burning hand!!

[mrtn]

I lower my van about the same amount every time I load a ton of stuff in it.

[M4carp]

Lowering the van is for short people who struggle to get in the back

[SCANIAMAN]

Just my own opinion,but I think they look lost when lowered or maybes its my age

[phillo]

Yeah , too much slamming going on. Anyone thought of lifting one?

Who's up for a Connect Bigfoot ?

[ginsters]

Yeah , too much slamming going on. Anyone thought of lifting one?

Who's up for a Connect Bigfoot ?

When ive the time and money id love to stick one on a defender chassis...

[phillo]

Yeah , too much slamming going on. Anyone thought of lifting one?

Who's up for a Connect Bigfoot ?

When ive the time and money id love to stick one on a defender chassis...

I once saw a 2cv on a Suzuki jeep chassis - brilliant !!!!!

[SCANIAMAN]

Yeah now your talking. ..get one on a hummer chassis

[marky_g]

looks good mate but can u just use lowering blocks? like the used to on mk1 and mk2 escorts