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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 09-02-2013, 02:50 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,677
Posted By BajaSportsmobile
Re: Quadvan Upgrades/Modifications etc....

I agree with you, they can leak down. This has metal to metal stops that can't be released without lifting again first. I can tell you these vans are heavy and need extra attention to safety.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 09-02-2013, 12:44 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,677
Posted By BajaSportsmobile
Re: Quadvan Upgrades/Modifications etc....

We used a pneumatic bumper jack, with mechanical safety stops, to lift the van. The floor jack under the axle was only to position the axle and raise the axle up and down to cycle it - it was not...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 08-05-2013, 11:10 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,677
Posted By BajaSportsmobile
Re: Quadvan Upgrades/Modifications etc....

Follow up on your build thread.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 08-05-2013, 10:49 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,677
Posted By BajaSportsmobile
Re: Quadvan Upgrades/Modifications etc....

Steering stabilizer can help mask DW problems, but there is something else causing them - worn components, tires...

Is it a QuadVan also?
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 08-05-2013, 10:08 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,677
Posted By BajaSportsmobile
Re: Quadvan Upgrades/Modifications etc....

A steering stabilizer should not really improve anything except the steering. On a vehicle with steering component problems it can help to mask the problems but is not really a fix.

On a vehicle...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 08-03-2013, 04:27 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,677
Posted By BajaSportsmobile
Re: Quadvan Upgrades/Modifications etc....

We have spent several hours on Brent's van improving the handling and ride quality. We re-sprung the front with a longer higher rate spring and and increased the bump travel as well as overall...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 08-03-2013, 04:10 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,677
Posted By BajaSportsmobile
Re: Quadvan Upgrades/Modifications etc....

We modify the jack for use in the pits in desert racing - easier to move around in the sand and taller to help lift the higher ground clearance vehicles.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 06-30-2013, 10:00 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,677
Posted By BajaSportsmobile
Re: Quadvan Upgrades/Modifications etc....

The original springs were Ford, they had a Free Length of 16 inches and a Spring Rate of 575 lbs. The replacement springs were Moog CC880S with a Free Length of 16.60 inches and Spring Rate of 652...
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