Hello im going to be lowering my panel van 3 and half ins all round could you tell what shocks are going to be best to replace my old ones with and Has anybody got there van this low and what they like to drive . P.s any pics would be great So i can see what my van is going to look like Thanks Simon
Had mine lowered recently by T2D, I didn't specify a height just told them it needs to be a usable height for us to use for camping etc. I went for adjusters in the beam, adjustable rear spring plates & lowered shocks all round! Pic before... Pic after... We are very pleased with it & will be loading up for the bus stopover this weekend so I will report back next week what it's like fully loaded
I left it completely in the hands of T2D so not sure how much lower it would go or what profile the tyres are lol, I will have a look at the tyres tomoz...
I'm not sure as I'm away with work at the moment but the tyres were sourced by Type 2 Detectives along with the wheels which came from VW Heritage so I presume they are suitable for my bus!
I wouldn’t presume they are suitable for your bus. Low profile tyres with a high enough load rating for a van are not common, the 175/55x15 probably has a load index of 77 (412 kgs) the 185/65x15 is probably 88 (560 kgs). The gross front axle weight of your bus is 1010 kgs, rear is 1300 kgs and the tyres should be rated to suit the potential load - your tyres could be overloaded and in the event of an insurance claim you might find your insurance is invalid.
ours is part lowered and when full of cmpaing gear it is fine .................accept to speed bumps then it is just painful ( its lowered about the same as Robo's)
