Lowering

jono2912, Jun 14, 1:04am
Vehicle in question 1991 Liteace GLX (asking for advice not opinions, just making that clear.)

Anyway to lower this one or two inches, legally without requiring a cert!
jezz43, Jun 14, 4:55am
compresssed springs and lowering blocks! (assuming it has leafs in the rear)
berg, Jun 14, 3:38pm
Compressed springs still require a cert.
It should be "tosion bar" front syspension so they can be wound down and lowering blocks fitted to the rear springs, 50mm max.
Where you come unstuck with a van is the requirement to manintain sufficient suspension travel from unmodified suspension stops. Most vans with the torsions wound down that far end up sitting on the bump stops. Remember the "sufficient travel" is measured in a loaded state unlike ground clearance.
jono2912, Jun 15, 12:45am
Cool, cheers berg, could winding down the torsion bars make it rather bouncy! Not particularly a good feeling in a van. Not quite sure what you mean in the last bit of your post. But I guess the cheap way isn't the good way!
jono2912, Jun 18, 9:29pm
Err, bump.
jono2912, Jun 20, 11:38pm
Anyone.! Need some knowledge here! haha
snoopy221, Jul 8, 2:40am
The late night english version of torsion bars simplified. Contact heel with butt cheeks. You now have ZERO clearance between butt cheek(BUMP STOP) and lower control arm. straighten leg-remove foot from ass and arise.
The torsion bar in posterier terms moves the foot from the knee and a torsion bar setup can only be wound down so far before it's on it's proverbial bum.p.stops.
Kapeesh!