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Originally Posted by Jsweezy
Well agile said there isn't a cost effective way to do an RIP for my rig so it looks like I'm going Ujoint if I want to stay leafs or some other new option that comes along.
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It wasn't me that talked to you, so I don't know exactly what was said, but here are my thoughts.
First, we can absolutely help with the overall ride quality, and especially with the rear end ride and stability.
Here is the problem we run into with the front suspension that you have.
The primary problem is the lack of front bump travel. There is nowhere (up) for the front axle to go, because it will collide with the frame.
This is the same case for ALL straight axle conversions (the axles are the same basic shape and the frame is the same) regardless of type of spring, coil or leaf, that it rides on.
The first part of the remedy is to get more bump travel - this can ONLY happen by raising your ride height. If you need two more inches of bump travel, you need to raise the ride height two inches...
In our Quigley RIP Kit we increase the ride height and bump travel ~1.5 inches.
Your van needs additional bump travel...
The next part of the remedy is to get the right springs and spring rates to carry the vehicle load and g-forces.
Your front springs are not designed correctly and neither are their mounting points. As Mentioned before, they are short, flat (or negative) and they have the wrong rates.
Lastly, you need the correct shocks to control the springs and the sprung weight of the van. That will also require changing the mounting points for the shocks as they are too short.
So it can all be done... and we could offer a Advanced 4x4 RIP Kit, but there is just not enough demand, unlike Quigley where there are tens of thousands out there. It would also have to increase the ride height...
No "4 inch lift" leaf sprung straight axle 4x4 conversion is going to make enough improvement to make it cost effective.
We have sold FOX Shocks to Advanced 4X4 owners, valved for them, that the owners reported improvement from, but they require changing the lower shock mount. Without fixing the spring problem though, there is not much a shock can do alone.