2005 Ford E250 lift

[dirtgirlz]

Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum and it is awesome. I just purchased a 2005 Ford E250 Sportsmobile . 2wd. I have been told by Quigley and SM that it is too light for a 4wd conversion... So I would like to lift the van and beef it up for rugged roads around the southwest. Any suggestions ? By the way, it only has 29,000 miles on it and I got it for a VERY low price. Looks brand new!

 

[skyrat]

Too Light for 4x4?
Why would that be? The gross weight is almost twice that of a Jeep CJ7.
I have driven many E250's that have been converted and they can be very nice. Perhaps they feel that their systems are overkill for a vehicle of that size but I gotta say how can anything that weighs almost 4 tons (mine is 7800 pounds) be considered under weight for 4x4??

If SMB and Quigley don't want to do it I would suggest giving Ramsey at agileoffroad.com a call. He is in San Diego, CA and is one of the very few that does independent suspension 4wd and they drive very well indeed.

I love this forum too, but... You should also spend some time at Sportsmobileforum.com for a very vibrant community of SMB owners.

 

[Abe Froman]

If you want to keep it 2wd and lift it. Action van and camburg both offer lifts. They are both in Southern California.
If 4wd-talk to ujoint off-road.
Sound like a nice van.

 

[lonepeak]

Sounds strange that they said it was too light. Usually they don't do E150 anymore but a E250 is a typical 4x4 conversion. Contact Chris at Ujoint Offroad. He'll guide you through the process. Email is his best contact and he responds fast. Barry

 

[ujoint]

Yea, there's no issue with converting that van!

 

[dirtgirlz]

Thanks for the info

 

[Badback12]

Did you lift it? If so, what did you end up doing.