Mission 3- Operation Road Less Traveled.
My battle with creating a Lifted Ford Transit.
When I purchased the van I knew lifting the Transit would be difficult. Many people lower their Transit, which looks great, but I've been down that road before; I decided to take the road less traveled. I previously had a Subaru that was lowered, making it difficult to go on road trips and off road. The Transit only has and inch less ground clearance then a Ranger See Transit vs. Ranger. So I figured a 1inch lift wouldn't be too extreme. I decided to start with the front to see if I could level out the front and rear end of the vehicle.
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There were three options that could work.
1) Strut spacers, AKA Saggy Butt spacers in the Subaru community.
A spacer is placed on top of the strut tophat raising the vehicle
STATUS:ABANDONED
2) Spring Spacers
A spacer is placed on top of the spring raising the vehicle
STATUS:NO APPLICATION SPECIFIC, PART MEASUREMENTS TAKEN
3) Coilovers or Coilover Sleeves
Such as Ground Control
STATUS: EXPENSIVE AND NO APPLICATION SPECIFIC PART
May explore an à la carte kit.
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Before shots:
(Front)
7" clearance on front bumper
3.5" of fender / wheel gap
After shots:
(Tires)
8" clearance on front bumper ( +1")
2.75" of fender / wheel gap (-.5")
First Transit Connect with All Terrians?
205 / 70 R15 Yokohama Geolander A /T installed on the Transit Connect
I'll keep this forum updated on the progress of Operation: Adventure Transit.