What did you do to your connect today?

[SWtechnologies]

so i got my rear disc conversion fitted today... still need to fit h/brake cable as motor factors i use couldn't get me one till tomorrow!

thanks to modyourtransit.com for helping to empty my bank account!!!

could you put a pic up of your van because its looks amazing on your profile pic

so here is a few recant pics of the van..... used instagram for a few of the pics!

[valetech]

i like the first pic mate,thats a nice looking van.i dont say that very offen
did you get the sticker?

[Drizz]

I did nothing to mine today but the sun did! Sat at KFC having lunch and could see the rear bumper top trim start curling up and then it fell off lol
Good job ive got a new one in the garage ready for the new bumper going on!

[SWtechnologies]

i like the first pic mate,thats a nice looking van.i dont say that very offen
did you get the sticker?

yes i do have the sticker mate thanks, it will be going on the sun strip soon!

[paul2012]

My new complete 2011 axle with disc brakes has finnaly arrived !











Brake disc have ligh surface rust, so would clean up

Thsi axle is ABS, But as I have the Brake Load Sensor on my old axle. I'm Going to fit just the complete hubs, So the axle beam is not required

[Drizz]

Do you want to sell the rear axle then?

[reaper73]

Hi all,
I drive a Connect built in 2011 with 110 hp TDCI and search for various tuning parts.
First Lowering the front axle.
Second Exhaust system or muffler
Third spotlight
4th Strut
5th has anyone had experience with chip tuning?
6th a front bull bar in black, as in U.S. Police cars
7th an underride protection

That's it for today!

Thank you. .. reaper

[Dub-77]

Made some templates for the new axel plates ready for lowering soon (hopefully).

[robbie.cee]

nice. get em water jetted in bout 5 or 6 mm thick plate and your laughin, or get busy with power tools for about a week lol.

be worth googling water/laser cutting services! save you sooo much time. get any other sizes drawn out too for reinforcing/spacers etc get all cut at same time!

[Dub-77]

nice. get em water jetted in bout 5 or 6 mm thick plate and your laughin, or get busy with power tools for about a week lol.

be worth googling water/laser cutting services! save you sooo much time. get any other sizes drawn out too for reinforcing/spacers etc get all cut at same time!

Power tools LOL, no got a local steel fabricator lined up to do me a couple. Just not sure weather or not to get the 5th middle hole bang in the middle or off set fwd due to the axle not sitting in the middle of the arch once lowered.... Mmmm decisions ?

[Drizz]

How much do you need to move the centre hole to line the axle up? And is it moved towards the front of the van or the rear?

[Dub-77]

How much do you need to move the centre hole to line the axle up? And is it moved towards the front of the van or the rear?

I've been speaking to another member on here and he has to re drill his centre hole 15mm towards the front of the van thus moving the axle back. But I'm not saying 15mm is the norm. I know Valetech has had problems in the past but seems to be able to sort them very easily.

[connect_4]

How much do you need to move the centre hole to line the axle up? And is it moved towards the front of the van or the rear?

I've been speaking to another member on here and he has to re drill his centre hole 15mm towards the front of the van thus moving the axle back. But I'm not saying 15mm is the norm. I know Valetech has had problems in the past but seems to be able to sort them very easily.

i had an issue with the axle not sitting in the middle.... this issue arises because the leaf spring pivots just ahead of the rear wheel, so lowering the van puts the wheel nearer the end of its movement arc, so the wheel is closer to the front of the van.

The lower the van the closer to the top of the arc so the closer the wheel is to the front of the van..... that's why a standard height van has the wheel in the middle of the arch because it is at the centre of the arc.

(so by moving the axle back you can reposition the wheel in the arch)



As seen here..... the wheel was too far forward.





The edge of the tyre is 70mm ( from the bottom of the arch ) at the rear and 100mm ( from the bottom of the arch ) at the front, so moving it 15mm will make the wheel 85mm from each edge.

The plate that the leaf spring bolts to has 5 holes in it ( like a 5 on the face of a dice ), SEE CRUDE PIC BELOW...



The leaf springs have a pin through them which locates in the centre hole, so moving the hole will move the axle position.

So to move the wheel into a central position i had to get the centre hole on the plate welded up and re-drilled 15mm FORWARD ( so the hole is 15mm further towards the FRONT of the van ), this will bring the axle 15mm BACK thus making the wheel central.



SO IF YOU MEASURE YOUR WHEELS DISTANCE FROM THE ARCH YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WORK OUT HOW MUCH YOU NEED TO MOVE THE AXLE ( IE MOVE THE HOLE WHERE THE LEAF SPRING PIN LOCATES ).

hope this helps

Andy

[Dub-77]

Andy you explain it very well thanks (again) but I'm having my plated made and wanted th holes all drilled and ready to go straight on so I as looking for a defo measurement without fitting and unbolting and re drilling etc. so was gonna get centre hole drilled 15 mm fwd ??

[valetech]

i agree with some of it,BUT you do not need to move the axle back for it to sit in the middle