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Their website says that as part of the conversion the Transit will be lifted by about 2 inches.

Isn't Quigley lifting as part of the conversion? The Quigley I saw were all higher.

Lifts kids certainly void the warranty and I wouldn´t do them anyway. They do not increase ground clearance under the differential and they change the suspension geometry and center of gravity and not for the better. For bigger tires I would check with Ford.

Based on my research the 245/75R16 are the best compromise. They com with 120 load rating. For possible tire sizes look here https://vancompass.com/products/van-compass-ford-transit-terrain-2-5-front-leveling-kit-15-present-1500-3500-single-rear-wheel?variant=13607221264480 All larger tires seem...

Does anybody know whether the 2020 Chassis Cab and Cut Aways will get AWD and the Ecoboost engine? I am asking because from what I can see on the Ford website the 2019 Chassis only come with the 3.7 l gasser and the diesel.

I have just looked up the specs of the PW. It's GVWR is more than 8000 lbs. That means it is over 3500kg. With that GVWR it is legally a Heavy Vehicle in Europe or in other words a commercial truck. This classification depends entirely on GVWR and not on use or actual weight. With a Heavy...

I agree that composite campers are a lot more solid than conventional RVs. I have seen conventional RVs where the seams between the panels opened and the cabinets fell off the wall after a few years in South America. I have seen 2 composite camper in a ditch falling on their side with an...

I guess you will be stationed in Southern Italy. Driving there is different. The most important rule is that you never look in your mirrors and you don't expect others to do it. You focus on traffic ahead of you and you should be prepared for anything there. The good news is that the driver...

I haven´t decided yet whether to convert a van or to use a composit box. I am open for both options. I will decide in June or July 2020 when more info on the Transit AWD is available.

I am familiar with the advantages of a box. I owned a Transit AWD with a Ormocar custom box for 8 years. The problem is to have a comfortable 2nd row of seats with 3 point seat belts which is comfortable for the passengers.

I am really curious to see what you build on it. I will be in the market next year for a van or a small rv (max 20ft or 6.1m) which can safely seat 4. A chassis with a box just has more usable space with the same footprint.

I live in Europe 4 months per year. There are a lot of RVs bigger than your truck. Parking will be possible but not in normal parking lots. You will have to look for oversize lots for buses or RVs. Driving with a full size truck will not be a problem. The local RVs are bigger. You will have to...

I am not a seller only a retired guy spending a lot of time on the road in various parts of the developed or not so developed world. I have owned 4 RVs since 1998 with Truma Combis. The first one was actually already quite old when I bought it. It must have had a first generation Truma. None of...

Container shipping certainly is more flexible than RoRo because you can ship basically from anywhere to anywhere. But in my experience (we shipped 6 times so far) it is only cheaper if you can share a 40 foot container with someone else. But given your budget the priority is to get some reliable...

I have been on the road in Africa, Europe and the Americas since 2010 and I can only confirm what luthji is saying. If you are full timing you want enough creature comforts to be reasonably comfortable even in bad conditions when clean washrooms and showers are scarce and you spend a lot of time...

According to the UN Convention on International Road Traffic a vehicle that meets the legal requirements of the country it is registered in may be temporarily driven in any other country which is a signatory of the Convention. EU countries are signatories. In other words a car which is street...

Not if gas is about 4 US$ per gallon.

Do you really need this type of extrusion? The Europeans have been building and using composite panels in expedition vehicles since the 1980s. I only know one builder (Bimobil) who uses extrusions like the ones you are looking for. Everyone else just glues the panels together and simply covers...

I have lots of pictures on our website http://reisephant.blogspot.com .

Until a few months ago I had a European AWD Transit with small tires (225/75r16) a fairly big camper box and without low range or diff. lock. We did almost 100.000 miles with it in Africa, Latin America and parts of the US. We had a mild lift of about 2 inches and good skid plates. It is...