Pics of your VAN! Post up!
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Umnak
Adventurer
You may not be able to embed images but you can certainly build out a Sprinter. I am really impressed ( envious ?) with the dinette set-up. Great work
Van did great this year on the dirt bits:
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villageidiot327
Explorer
Lookin good Shane
Mountainhound
Explorer
Philos are those black things on hood vents too let heat out? If so looks very great!
Yes. Hood vents from fleabay. They were around $25-30, steel construction. I rounded the corners, drilled holes, painted them black, and then riveted through the fiberglass. Cutting holes in the hood was super easy, followed some reinforcement ribs on the underside for placement. Temps do stay lower, water hasn't been an issue after more than a year and many many trips through nasty elements.
Thanks in very large part to those shocks!
Made the washboard sooooo much better this year!
Mountainhound
Explorer
Nice!
Bikersmurf
Expedition Leader
Which shocks? Link?
villageidiot327
Explorer
I traded him some bilstein e350 shocks I had on my e150 before I had my Weldtec suspension/fox shocks installed. Nothing "special" but gotta be better than a Monroe or Gabriel or such like that.
Bikersmurf
Expedition Leader
Bilstein... how do the Fox Compare? For street use would the Fox be worth the extra money?
villageidiot327
Explorer
In my case, having Jeremy do the full monty 4" system on the van, the difference in cost between the bilstein and fox was like $160 for the four of them. When I'm dropping $3500 on suspension, the difference between $3340 and $3500 is rather insignificant.
I would say the custom fox shocks from agile off-road are well worth the extra 10 cheeseburger meals.
villageidiot327
Explorer
But the biggest change in the suspension would have to be the steering shock/damper and the modified radius arms for more caster.
I had cooked up a 2.5" lift with off the shelf parts that rode excellent, but had a funky steering shake, no amount of tire/wheel balance, or alignment took care of it, I got fed up and changed all of it. Mo bettah.
I kind of prefer the 2.5" lift to the 4" lift, should have had him just do the damper kit, and the modified caster arms. I bet it woulda been great.
No complaints with the 4" kit, just a little taller than I'd personally like.
I had cooked up a 2.5" lift with off the shelf parts that rode excellent, but had a funky steering shake, no amount of tire/wheel balance, or alignment took care of it, I got fed up and changed all of it. Mo bettah.
I kind of prefer the 2.5" lift to the 4" lift, should have had him just do the damper kit, and the modified caster arms. I bet it woulda been great.
No complaints with the 4" kit, just a little taller than I'd personally like.
Bikersmurf
Expedition Leader
Unless plans change a lot, 2" would be the most I'd go. I'd like an inch, but don't feel it'd be worth the trouble.
The rear is finally starting to settle after new springs earlier this year. I'd like to see how much they settle before changing anything up front.
The rear is finally starting to settle after new springs earlier this year. I'd like to see how much they settle before changing anything up front.