hi, i have a 03 plate transit connect with 18" alloys and its sitting like a tractor lol.
does anyone know where i can get a lowering kit from to lower the rear end as its on leaf springs and i want to slam it on it arse, and what springs will fit in the front

thanks marc

 

any joy yet?

 

speak to geoff from chorley street motors

 

Ive just done one mate, the most u can safely lower the rear is 2" unless you put the springs under the axle but that is dangerous

 

how did you do it

 

any pics m8 ?

 

Took rear leaf springs off, sent them to Owen springs in Teesside who re-profiled them, there is a way to lower them 6" but i am still working on it and i need a spare set of connect leaf springs to see if it works.
The fronts are just focus set up

 

2 mins i will get them up

 

im thinking of putting a full focus st rear beam in mine

 

will it fit i wounder

 

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after

 

Throw some bags of sand in the boot like you're supposed to with a van

 

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nice m8 i like the light where u get these?


needs 2 be i bit lower tho
im sure the x press van is lowerd 7 iches how did they do it then any 1 know ? maybe put focus rear axle?

 

lights are custom made by the guy that owns the van, if i can get a spare set of rear leaf springs i an confident i will be able to lower it by 6"

 

nope still no joy mate, im going to look in to getting my springs re profiled.

 

have you tryed turning the leaf springs upside down??????

havent tried it myself but know the vw guys do that with the caddys!!! reckon youd get a good 6"-7" drop if it worked and was safe!

let me know if any1s tried it or fancys a go????

cheers

 

leaf springs on ebay £75 for the pair. item number 280310899557 if thats any help

 

i would not recommend doing that as all the axle weight will be hanging off 4 u bolts if they let go you are dead

 

Hi just bought a 04 Connect LWB, any news about lowering the rear?

 

jus bought myself a wee connect too wi st 18's and it badly needs lowered, been looking into this and cant find anything that would lower it a good amount without the danger as stated above, anyone got anywhere with theres?

 

What about all the 4wd's (Series Land Rovers, Suzuki Sj's etc) and all RWD Escorts, Capri's, Mk1/2 Cortina's, Anglia's that run spring under axle. They don't fall off the road and kill people.

I think an axle flip locating the spring under the axle as a posed to over will be safe. If in any doubt use stronger tempered u bolts and nuts.

 

what springs fit the connect??
focus 1 or 2?
i drive a connect tourneo 2010
gonna put it on 18
but it needs some lowering
if some one can help me
just let me know

 

also let me no if you find someone close to u as im in aylesbury

 

I take it no-ones really sussed this yet ?? I need mine decking too but heard about the focus set up but not sure which front springs to go for ! Im sure theres a guy in sheffield that can de-camber the rears by whatever drop you want but for the life of me i cant remember who . He gave me a quote on here for doing my ezcort van a couple of years ago but i just cut the spring mounts off my axle and ran the spring under it ! This time though i want to do it the proper way .

Anyone ???