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Instead of saying "drop", Ford seems to install a "body lift", hence kept the chassis and suspension the same as they were designed? This was how we used to do it to the old Datsun and Toyota pickup trucks, back in the 70's.

dude stop telling people it shouldn't take four hours. Untill you have to scrape and remove foam wire and plumbing to keep from drilling holes you don't want, you are going to give RV owners false Idea.

Well Done!!!

Ran into the coil rubbing issue on my 2015 HR148 3.2 diesel. I'm running VC's first run of the 2.5" sub-frame lift kit and added the TOPO kit with the red coils,B6 struts and 3" spindle lift. You're gonna need a BFH!

Thanks for putting this up Rob, appreciate the resource!

We recently upgraded to your Falcon 3.3 Fast Adjust Inverted Rally Strut and Falcon 3.3 SP2 Fast Adjust Rear Shocks. The difference is huge between stock and the upgrade. We didn't think we would adjust the settings that often but we do it frequently depending on road conditions, wind, etc. We've been very pleased so far! They seem solid.

We added these when we upgraded our stock shocks to the Falcons - they seem like a great product.

Done. I’m in 👍🏻

Lol this van drives better than Mercedes X class ... this is ridiculous. this suspension turns the sprinter into a completely different class of vehicle.

I have no money in my pocket. I don't even know what I will eat tomorrow but one day I will own one of these and it will take me from Kwa-Zulu Natal to Morroco and I will cross over to Europe, I'll spend a year there before driving through Turkey into Asia from there only time will tell.. the first step is to get my hands on a van , the next step is to seek advice on how to replicate this if I cannot afford to ship it. We do have industry and engineering in our country but this design of Van isn't common. we only have Land Cruisers built for taking tourists on Safari drives and for the Rich Game reserve owners charging far too much, that is enough for them but there isn't anything like this. I pray I will be able to accomplish this before I am too old

Looking very good!

Thanks for the high qualified Review...best greetings from Germany...

Me need now!

Bring it back and to the UK :D

Hello, I wonder if this brackets fit the AWD 3500…?

I had my Van Compass suspension installed at Anaheim about a year ago. Immediately after picking up my vehicle, it pulled hard to the left and the steering wheel was no longer centered. I immediately told them this wasn't the case when the van was dropped off earlier that morning. In prepping for a cross country trip I had my alignment recently checked and to get the annoying crooked steering wheel fixed. The techs at the alignment shock told my they had never seen a vehicle whose suspension geometry was so bad and I had to buy a whole new set of tires as the resulting wear was so bad. My van is a 2023 and had less that 15K miles on the tires.... Just a heads up for anyone getting this done at Anaheim as they don't know what they are doing.

That’s sick

the factory wheels and tires on a transit are way to small. they look dumb.

I don’t understand why Americans still use Imperial measurements. What the hell does 2 3/8” look like? Why not just nice simple mm?

This lifting way for front suspension is wrong😊

From my experience in de-badging, try using dental floss to 'saw off' the fender flares adhesive bonding.

Lets say ur not the Van Compass dude. Is it safe to say if one has a choice of a regular commercial transit verses a transit trail, you'd prefer to get the commercial transit and do after market lift instead of getting what they did to the trail? Their dropping isn't a plus at all?

science!

If what you're showing us and saying is accurate then to spend the additional $12,000 to get the "Trail" package is ludicrous. The vital parts, tranny, radiator, etc that you pointed out got lowered so ground clearance is the same as if you buy a regular Transit. Didn't anyone in ford's engineering department see this? Thanks for sharing this.

Thanks for this! -- i sure hope Ford sees your video

What is the max tire size with this configuration and what is the overall height compared to a transit with the regular topo 2" kit? Can you run your lower control arms with it?

Ford continuing the Detroit legacy.....

Im glad I ordered a Cargo if I don't have enough clearance for my needs then ill look into getting a lift. This doesn't seem like a lift. Its just the body is higher and that sounds like a negative.

When you say they dropped everything, sounds like the new design lowers the center of gravity. Wouldn't this mean a more stable van?

!!!! Advice for anyone thinking about the VANCOMPASS lift for their transit van. After I installed the kit I now experience the shock topping out. I am not talking about driving on dirt roads, this happens in town driving on regular highways. Whenever there is a slight dip or bump on the surface, the shocks make horrible noise and top out. When I do go on the dirt road I actually have to go very very slow, almost walking speed and deflate the tires. It’s a bit disappointing as I have to go even way slower than with just stock suspension. That being said, the shock topping out is avoidable on dirt roads. On the other hand, on highway driving it is not avoidable and where there is a dip in the surface the shock fully extends and slams into its travel end. I am afraid that if this keeps happening it will not only damage the valving or internal parts of the shock but that it can also cause further damage. This is happening because the shock sits higher in its travel with the kit on and therefore it's easier to top out and slam into its end. I have reached out to VanCompass regarding this issue and they are fully aware of this. (I believe this should be mentioned on their website or wherever you purchase the kit) They said that mostly low roof vans or lighter builds experience this. Unfortunately there is no fix for this. I tried to work it out with them but they said to just put more weight on the front axle, after I explained to them that that’s not what I would like to do they offered me a%10 discount on their next product. That was the last bit to make me want to share my experience. I usually don’t share negative reviews but I don’t want anyone else ( with low roof transit or light build) to pay $ for the kit and install labour and then another $ for removal of the kit which I have to do. Hope this might help someone.

🤦‍♂️ I ordered one over a year ago it hasn’t even showed up. I suppose I’ll have to bring it to you if I decide to pick it up.

They lifted the body.

Great video, the Sprinter still has it over the Transit and the ProMaster, in my opinion.

Thank you for the video and explanation of what they did. I watched the other video from Vandoit where they compared a Q-lift van to the Trail Transit. My initial thoughts was the Trail Transit lift was better. However now I see some other drawbacks of the Trail Transit lift. That intercooler drop and extra body cladding has me thinking it might not be the best route either. It's great that we have more options but in the end nothing is really a great option. The passenger side short axle shaft is still our nemesis. I just want some better shocks and about 1" of lift. Keep everything as close to stock as possible and run some Falken Wildpeak A/TW4 in a 243/75/16 ( 30.3 x 9.8 ) vs the stock of 235/65/16 ( 28.1 x 9.4 ). Any status on when your new front shocks will come out?

Great video. What size wheels / tires do you recommend with the 6.3?

I feel sad for the owners who waited so long for smoke and mirrors

is the Transit Trail lift a copycat version of the QLift?

Does your lift void the warranty? That’s the whole reason I went with a trail for a factory lift and bigger tires. Fml…

Is this only on 24 transit trails or are they all like this?

Wow! I'll stick with the VC lift thank you😁 This is lameskiis 1000😆

My 23 Sprinter AWD comes with a lot of stock crap. The first on the list was I had the falcon suspension system installed. I’m very happy. Struts are next. 🤙🏼

We have a vid coming out stating Ford should have called it the "Transit Outback". $12k, or something like that? for an AGM battery, Plastic Fenders, hockey pucks and... clearance lights. You'd def. be better off spending that money on the aftermarket to make the Transit a more capable adventure van.

You can hear the frustration with the new design even though he's doing his best to stay as diplomatic as possible 🤣

Thank you! Can you offer insight into how Ford will fix the Tire Rubbing Recall on the Trail models?

Looks like Ford got lazy on this.

Love the transparency of this video! Much needed info on the transit trail for sure.

@vancompass Do you recommend upgrading the rear gears to help handle the larger tires? I currently have the 3.31lsd on my Transit 250.

I have the Topo 2.0 Stage 4 installed on my AWD van. I'm very happy with the rear suspension but, not so much with the front. I'm running the blue springs with the OEM struts and I get the dreaded top out issue going down dirt roads with small pot holes. It's very loud and annoying. There are plenty of other people over on the Ford Transit USA forum also claiming to have the same issue. To be quite honest, I'm pretty disappointed that you guys aren't more honest and forthright about this being an issue with the kit.

Great video!

where can I buy the monotube struts, can't find anywhere