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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...

Continued from above.... Removing the struts. I marked them as they came out so they can go back in on the same side. Note, I also used a scribe to mark the lower bolt locations so I can get the alignment close again upon re-installation. I'll have the van re-aligned once everything is...

Well....time to get rolling on the front lift kit install. I installed the front lift and shock upgrade mostly by myself over a couple days this past weekend. The Vancompass instructions were spot on and very well done! I'll also compliment VanCompass on the quality of the kit, everything...

Continued from above..... Now it's time to mount up the new rear tires/wheels. Just a bit of difference! Installed. It's got that 70's hot rod vibe going on lol. I will fix that soon! The 285/75-17's and Arsenal wheels play well with the sliding door....but only by...

Continued from above.... With the bracket bolted in place it's time to re-install the rubber bump stops. These are an extremely tight fit! After coating them with Windex to allow them to slip a bit they are inserted into the brackets. The first one I used a quick clamp and a flat blade screw...

Continued from above.... Removing the alignment pin that's holding the two OEM leafs together. Here I'm using some Aero-Kroil to assist in removing the nut, the bottom portion of the pin can spin freely so a pair of vise grips keeps it from spinning while the nut is being removed. Notice the...

Time to get this suspension install going! First up I jacked up the rear of the van and supported the van with two 5 ton jack stands, since I'm working on gravel (Yeah I know not ideal) I cut a couple pieces of 3/4" ply to support the stands. I put another pair of 5 ton jack stands on the...

I've seen that setup, It's awesome but WAAAAY out of my budget! Hodakaguy

Thanks Mate. Nothing wrong with Bilstein's (y) Hodakaguy

Oooohhhhh yeah. The UPS man brought me some goodies today! Vancompass 6.3 kit that I ordered from Cory at Peak10Customs showed up today.......Now it's just a LOT of work and it will be all installed. ;) All laid out on a table to take inventory and prepare for install. Rear lift kit...

:p Hodakaguy