mrwigglezdj Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 well ive been tinkering with the lift of the van to get it to ride higher so it doesnt look like it has so much weight in it, its a 1980 ford ecnoline e100 , well ive done some helper springs in the rear and it helped the rear a little, and the other day i bough 2 coils that a buddie said came off a ford ranger that was lifted and he said it was a 4 inch lift coil sping, so i took my front end apart on the van and put one side on, and it all went together rather nicely but when i put the van back on the ground lol that fucker had like 1foot of clearance over the front wheel, and the shock was about 1inch from being able to be bolted back in place...i was thinking about cuting a few inches out of the coil and puting it back on to see how it looks then but wasnt sure if it were safe to cut the spring, ie* would it sit flat on the seat ect or would it cock it out and pose a possible problem with it being sprung and shoot out of the location thru my tire going down the road lol... or does anyone know of a way to safely lift my van without doing some redneck ghetto lift to the van?... to give a idea of how wore my front springs are, the rubber bumper that are attached to the frame rite above a control arm, there is only 1/4 inch clearance before im bottomed out (and that bumper is basicly destroyed) im thinkin about the air springs for the rear, i know they make them for the e250 (not much diff in my van) but the front im not sure of and want to do it as close to rite as possible but make it 100% safe Quote Americas loudest work van2006 iasca heavyweight bassboxing champion at 150.4 db with 60second average TL8 memphis PR15s,12 memphis PR6.5's coax,4 memphis PR 1inch tweets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURRITO Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 personally... i would get some stock e250 springs, that should give you just enough lift FTW!!! (maybe) Quote Barretto MotorsportsTeam RFCTeam CHMTeam SMD "Blow Sand"Live Your Life Without Boundaries... http://www.jeffbarretto.acnrep.com/d_oppor...A=US_EN&BW= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron813 Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Do you have any pics of what it looks like with the coils in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwigglezdj Posted May 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 lol maybe i love that answer, i hear it enough from my ole lady.. i was thinking about that, the 250 has a decent stance and is a 1 ton van vs my 1/2 ton , ill find one and snag the front coils and get the rear springs as well,.... dont know what it is but i like the height of the e250s and 350s, just mean looking... Quote Americas loudest work van2006 iasca heavyweight bassboxing champion at 150.4 db with 60second average TL8 memphis PR15s,12 memphis PR6.5's coax,4 memphis PR 1inch tweets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwigglezdj Posted May 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 (edited) one sec and i have stock pics, ill put one coil back on tommrow and snag a pic heres a better one of the front, how the fender is almost ontop of the tire, and thats when i had the 12 10s my new box and batts weigh alot more than that old box Edited May 3, 2008 by mrwigglezdj Quote Americas loudest work van2006 iasca heavyweight bassboxing champion at 150.4 db with 60second average TL8 memphis PR15s,12 memphis PR6.5's coax,4 memphis PR 1inch tweets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURRITO Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 i think it will work... (maybe) lol Quote Barretto MotorsportsTeam RFCTeam CHMTeam SMD "Blow Sand"Live Your Life Without Boundaries... http://www.jeffbarretto.acnrep.com/d_oppor...A=US_EN&BW= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron813 Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 i think it will work... (maybe) lol I worked on my buddies 198? something F150 it should work on your van Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwigglezdj Posted May 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 i want the look like this van (just the ride height lol not the paint and niceness) http://www.edmunds.com/apps/vdpcontainers/...ry/photoId=3691 Quote Americas loudest work van2006 iasca heavyweight bassboxing champion at 150.4 db with 60second average TL8 memphis PR15s,12 memphis PR6.5's coax,4 memphis PR 1inch tweets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowlow1 Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 cuttting ur springs will work just make sure u cut a same points on springs Quote 2 C2 Audio 12s 2 Apsm 2000 2 Powerware batteries Big 3 2 runs 1/0 Pioneer Deck 145.4 dbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHOPPOMAN Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 also dont cut them with a torch...will temper them. cut each one at the same point with a carbide blade or cold saw. also cut a half a coil at a time until u get the hight u need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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