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I designed and manufactured a one=off bolt-in transit connect lowering kit. I am a mechanical engineer. The kit can be uninstalled and is completely reversible and rode awesome. It includes new front coil springs and a new rear suspension system. I have the engineering drawings for all the parts so these could be reproduced. It lowers the van 3+" in the rear and over an inch in the front. It is designed to level out the ride height while still being matched to the factory dampers and allowing some usability of the van (cargo capacity). $750 for the kit. $500 more for the engineering drawings. (This kit took many many hours to design and much more money to produce)

I had these wheels custom made for my 2010 Transit Connect and they looked awesome! I started with 4 17"x4" Volvo spare wheels, had the centers cut out on a lathe and then had them welded to brand new 17x8" hoops. This was all professionally done by a company called Rally America in California. Then I had them professionally stripped and powdercoated and mounted some Kuhmo Ecsta 225/45/17 tires to them. I have well over $1000 into these wheels. I am asking $650obo for them with tires. I had an error in the original post. The wheels are actually ET40 What they look like now: Photo after I received them back from the wheel builder: Really high quality work here: Not the best photo of them on the van as they were dirty during this photo:

Thanks man. The transit was awesome when I was running my business out of my garage. Now that I have a warehouse with daily deliveries and pickups, it seemed like an unnecessary expense. (gotta keep overhead low right?) Anywho, the kit does flip the axle but in a different way (and superior way IMO). I was really happy with the kit. I had it on for 10k miles and 1.5 years with never a squeak. I am just too busy to try and reproduce and market it but I think it could be successfully sold in the US and the UK.

zombiechad, just outstanding! Where have you been the last three years? I read from your other posts that you have sold your Transit Connect. Too bad for this forum. As for your lowering design, is it similar to the way our UK cousins flip the rear axle? Once again, terrific posts. Thank you.

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