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Old Jun 4, 2015 | 10:32 AM
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While I do not recommend this, I do understand the look you are going for so here is a little info that may be helpful.

Nothing is permanent: you just need to buy a pair of front springs springs from a used truck and cut them. If you aren't happy with the results, reinstall the original springs. Installing and removing coil springs can be quite dangerous for the uninitiated, just FYI.

JC whitney appears to have universal lift kits that fit your van's rear axle


http://www.jcwhitney.com/pro-comp-ax...1313d50221u0j1

Rather than going this route I would personally just install new rear springs ( or have a shop recurve your existing rear springs) and maybe adjust tire size to get the stance you desire. Running lower profile tires in the front and taller LT tires on the rear should get the look you want without radically altering the suspension geometry but even this approach is tricky.. hope you don't intend to take this vehicle on the highway, these vans can get pretty squirrely over 75mph even with a stock suspension. Good luck.



Originally Posted by SteveR
I would start with the rear first since it isn't permanent. You may be OK with just raising the rear. If not, you'll have a better idea of how much to change the front.
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Old Jun 4, 2015 | 12:24 PM
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I See what you mean! I dont want to make the cars handling much worse..
At present the car feels really good on the highway, but i NEVER cruise over 60 mph , i dont like stress while im in my beauty
 
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Old Jun 6, 2015 | 11:55 AM
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If i would change my mind and lowering the car in the rear, whats the best method to do that?

Has anyone here "flipped" the rearaxle?

 
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Old Jun 6, 2015 | 06:38 PM
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Has anyone here "flipped" the rearaxle?
Flipped? Never heard that one, what's it mean?
 
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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by alloro
Flipped? Never heard that one, what's it mean?
Step #2 in this guide is what i mean with "flipping the axle"

http://www.wikihow.com/Lower-a-Car
 
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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 11:56 AM
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The problem there is the support plates are welded to the bottom of the axle tubes, not the top.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 01:03 PM
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But you can weld new ones right?
 
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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by mickedeville
But you can weld new ones right?
I suppose, but you'd have to get the old ones off, grind off the old welds to eliminate their interference, then weld the new ones on and hope you haven't weakened the axle tube in the process. Seems like a lot of work to me just to satisfy vanity.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 02:08 PM
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Thats fine with me, i have great patience and interest
 
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