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Beautiful Morning Sunrise.... Travel Light, Travel Fast! Weighted our van this morning, fully loaded for travel (Except clothing and food) and weights in at 7320 lbs total, GVRW is 8550. Not bad as that includes the roof rack, 34" tires, full 47 gallon fuel tank, suspension with 2" lift...

Continued From Above.... After using the deflators to drop the pressure in the front tires to 25psi It's time to test out the new compressor and manifold to see how long it takes the compressor to air up the two 34" tires from 25 psi to 50 psi. Attaching the air hose to the valve stems...

Continued From Above.... The controls to the Switch pro are in my headliner, located within easy reach just above the dome light. With the compressor wired and now fully installed I turned my attention to setting up a dual tire inflation setup. This setup will allow me to fill (Or...

Continued From Above..... I used a 90 Deg air tool and a rotofile bit open up a hole to clear the new wiring, this will allow the cap to snap back in place and protect the terminal from accidental shorts. Shortening the trigger wire harness, only the small section on the bottom will...

Wiring Time! The wiring that comes with the ARB compressor is quite extensive and includes wiring for diff lockers and a bunch of stuff I won't be needing. I started by removing the wiring that I don't need so I'll end up with a clean harness. Here is a the factory wiring diagram, the red X...

Continued from above.... And installed. I used Stainless bolts with large washers on the back sides to reinforce the back side of the plastic. I installed another quick connect at the compressor. This gives me the option to plug my fill hose directly into the compressor if anything...

Time to get the plumbing installed on the air compressor. I stopped by a local industrial supply company and had them make me up a Teflon lined stainless steel braided hose, this hose will be the one that connects to the compressor. With the hose and parts in hand it's time to get started...

Continued From Above..... Shiny new ARB Twin Compressor ready to be installed. Bolting in the compressor. The vacuum line on the brake booster can easily be re-routed to clear the compressor, just slide the retaining clip from the side of the metal tubing and place it up on...

Next up time to start the air compressor install. I'll be installing a VanCompass mount coupled with an ARB Twin air compressor. This compressor setup will be used primarily for airing up tires after we have deflated them for off road travel. Typical VanCompass....parts came well packaged...

Thanks mate, I'm exited to see the van finally coming together with the vision that I had in my head when I started this project. :) Hodakaguy

I've been on Adv a Loooong time :-). Hodakaguy

Thanks Rob, recieved the Shirt and Hat.....Awesome. Much appriciated! Thanks for the quality products you provide! Hodakaguy

On the rears they should be a direct swap, you would have to ask VanCompass on the fronts. Would be cool if you can just swap out to the Falcons. I'm really loving this kit and tire size so far....I won't lie, the looks are a big part of it :-) Hodakaguy

Continued from above... Paint-able marine sealant installed. Once this fully cures I can paint match. I'll eventually make a custom mud flap setup. Trimming the inner liners to fit. Lot's of clearance now and looks great! And out driving it around! Spent a good chunk...

Continued from above... That's better! Ready for the tires to go back on! Here I just finished bleeding the brakes and topping off/bleeding the power steering fluid. First shot of the front wheels installed....oh yeah! Unfortunately the tires are rubbing pretty bad so the tires...

Continued from above.... Drivers side front shock going in. On the passenger side these two tabs need to be removed, once again the ultrasonic tool made quick work here. Using snap ties to hold the wiring in place. Passenger side shock installed. Trimming the...

Continued from above..... Next up I'm installing the front Falcon shocks and mounts. This job is pretty straight forward and again the VanCompass instructions are excellent. Installing the lower mount. On to the upper mounts. On the 17's there are a couple bolts on the...

Continued from above..... Installing the brake hose drop brackets. I'll bleed the brakes at the end of the install. A good shot of the front composite suspension. The sprinter uses a single transverse composite spring on the front, very unique setup. Continued below.....

Continued from above.... Using a counter sink bit to give some surface area for the weld and keep the weld from becoming to high (The steel washer needs to fit flush). Since most of the spring is rubber I had to use the C-clamp for the ground. Welded and painted...disaster adverted...

Continued from above.... Removing the upper transmission bracket to install the new drop bracket. The quality of manufacture on the VC kit is top notch! At this point I ran into my one hang up with the VC kit...they forgot to prove the M10 bolts to bolt the transmission drop bracket...