Stumpalump
Expedition Leader
Is there a solution for not having the sliding door hit a wide tire? I could grind the rivets off of the track and space it out but that will look funny.
Sliding E350 van door hits tire
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Harald Hansen
Explorer
The VW T3/T25/Vanagon sliding door can be made to tilt out further by the use of a longer arm. Does your van have a similar mechanism? I tried to Google up a picture of what I meant, but failed.
vanderpooch
Authentic Adventurer
here's what Harold was looking for:
http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/VehicleSpecific/T3/info/mods/hinge/hinge.htm
http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/VehicleSpecific/T3/info/mods/hinge/hinge.htm
Stumpalump
Expedition Leader
The Ford uses a similar arm but as you close the door part of the arm rolls around towards the inside of the van on the trac. It looks like a flat trac on the VW.
I think it was Quadvan. www.quadvan.com
Adventurerider
Adventurer
Your Right
It's Quadvan,
They make the kit and have the skills to do the job. I contacted them well over a year ago & they said they would send me the kit (even though it needed to be installed by a qualified body shop) and to give them a week or two because they were swamped at the moment, so I said ok. But when I called back (spoke to the same person) I was then told that "they" had changed there mind's and had decided that they didn't want to take a chance on the parts copied so for the only way for this to work was for us to bring our van in and have them install "the kit". Well this was not an option being well over a 16 hour drive. If anyone can convince them to sell some, maybe we can get a group buy together, maybe that would help change things, maybe not??
Jamie
It's Quadvan,
They make the kit and have the skills to do the job. I contacted them well over a year ago & they said they would send me the kit (even though it needed to be installed by a qualified body shop) and to give them a week or two because they were swamped at the moment, so I said ok. But when I called back (spoke to the same person) I was then told that "they" had changed there mind's and had decided that they didn't want to take a chance on the parts copied so for the only way for this to work was for us to bring our van in and have them install "the kit". Well this was not an option being well over a 16 hour drive. If anyone can convince them to sell some, maybe we can get a group buy together, maybe that would help change things, maybe not??
Jamie
Stumpalump
Expedition Leader
I have left a message with Quadvan and noticed the phone is busy one minute and nobody answers the next. Maybe they are hurting or swamped.
Adventurerider
Adventurer
Ya, I had to deal with the same thing, just keep calling and eventually he'll or someone will answer.
Keep us posted on what happens when you finally get ahold of someone, and you might want to check & see if they would be interested in doing a group buy?
Good luck,
Keep us posted on what happens when you finally get ahold of someone, and you might want to check & see if they would be interested in doing a group buy?
Good luck,
Stumpalump
Expedition Leader
LukeD
Observer
what about how much space there is to get in and out of the slider?
Stumpalump
Expedition Leader
27 1/4" from front door edge to sliding door edge but your results may vary depending on tire width and where the door actually contacts the tire.
Quadvan did call me back and left a nice message but unfortunatly they still only offer the service on conversions they are performing in house.
Stumpalump
Expedition Leader
The rims are off of a stock Superduty p/u but I added steel wheel spacers to correct the track width difference. For some reason vans use a narrow rear end and it dosn't match the Dana front ends that are used on 4x4 conversions. Those spacers were one of the best mods I have done. The van drives strait and stable with less wander.