Anyone have any pictures of vans that are either rated or reverse raked?
And if anyone owns one what's the effect on handling.

Can't seem to anyone doing anything with these vans. I know the twin ibeams limit you, but if it would look good, I was thinking flipping the rear axle, and having an auto collision shop bend the beams enough for mayby a 2 inch drop in the front ending up with about 3 inches of rake front to back.

 

We have talked about lowering vans on this forum a few times.

One issue I have noticed is that I only have a few inches of travel between the rear axle and the frame/body. I wonder if yours is the same.

The other issue is that bending the I-beams is a fantasy more so than a possibility. We have spoken on here of finding drop spindles but no one has been fruitful that I know of.

I would seriously consider a 3 to 5 inch drop of my van if possible. Let me know if you find any good stuff.

 

Well I looked closer at the rear end and your right the frame is closer then I would like to flip. So I guess I'll have to de arch the springs and do a little drop or do a partial c notch to flip it.

I've heard that old school truck shops can bend the beams on some other forums but is this not really effective?

 

 

I'd fab spindles before I'd bend the I-beam.
This would not be a job for a novice.

 

Well it looks like you've convinced me not to modify the suspension. I guess I'll have to play around with wheel and tire combinations until I find one that gives me the look I'm going for.

 

I might have missed it but did you say what year your van is? If it's a 75-91 then you've got king pin front I-beams. 92+ will have ball joints.


With the king pin I-beams you can lower the front. It requires changing or cutting the front coils and then having the beams bent at a truck shop to correct the camber. Bending the beams is the only way to adjust the camber on the king pin beams.

A lot depends on how much you are trying to drop it. If you really want to slam it then you would be looking at having to hunt down or fabricate some dropped I-beams.

 

even the front suspension has surprisingly little travel. I think mine is only an inch or two to the (rubber, triangle shaped) bumpstops.

I drive the sh*^ out of my van: those bumps are well utilized.

i have seen some frame-modified, slammed vehicles, but they are:
1. Small : two seater small pickup trucks
2. Just for show : ain't nobody mistaking them for actual daily useage.

I like lowered vehicles and if I found drop spindles for my van I would definitely want to get them. (Then struggle to make a plan for the rear suspension).