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Finally have the 2.5" kit dialed...this testing ground is literally 2min from my house. Took'er out for a rip :muhaha: These pics and video don't do this trail justice...I'll be working on better footage to really showcase it. A regular 4x4 with an open rear diff would have a very hard time cli...

If you have aftermarket shackles on the leaf springs...you probably had just the right amount of weight in the van that the pinion angle was "just so" and caused vibration that you don't notice otherwise.
That's one possibility anyways...

Welds courtesy of Dale at http://www.bajanorth.ca/ The 1/4" and no brace flexed more than I liked while getting the U-bolts to torque spec. While it probably never would have actually broke, I definitely didn't like it and I'm sure someone who payed good money for them wouldn't have been happy ...

Had to beef up the bracket substantially.
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Rasta...you have new rear leaf springs? They will settle a bit over the next yr.
No harm in running the stock shackles either.

I should visit the EP more...and certainly will be shortly. My van is almost done and will put up picture and info threads everywhere and hopefully feild any questions I can help with. I regularily link to this site aswell for those wishing to dig a little deeper on their own. Just got the THIRD att...

Yo Tee...this is the link I have in my Bookmarks
http://www.overlandvans.com/0104_liftkits.html
...seems to work fine

Too much nose to be a Van. More like a bigger, boxxier SUV/Wagon.

What's the deal with the E-Series Tee ??? They gettin' shut down? Replaced with what?!?!

That looks so good!

For the record...I was referring to dust problems only while travelling off paved roads at speeds of 30kmhr or more. The air flow induced vaccum seems to suck in the fine dust thru the rear dutch setup. Anyways...didn't mean to detract from the OP's concern of water infiltration...the dust fix is pr...

Mine is dry...but I need to do something to block the fine-dust infiltration one of these days.

Nope and I don't think I'd want to either!
The Dirty Jobs clip was better than the other one I saw...can't recall the title, some cook/chef guy who goes on the job for a week...

Sure...when I find a PETA forum, I'll go into their Off-Topic section and post about Vans to keep the world in balance :-s If the Mods want it in the Explicit section...that's their call. But this does fall under the "reality" or "documentary" column IMO and is a topic of general...

FAIR WARNING: Very Graphic commercial meat production/slaughterhouse clip

I was warned too...I wasn't ready.

http://www.meatvideo.com/