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.
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
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.
Sorry to hear your van was alignment job was not performed after installation by the installer. This is noted as needed in our installation instructions.
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?
They’re charging you $15,000 for a hack lift kit and a body kit to cover their hack job. I’d definitely save my money, get the base van and lift it myself
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.
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?
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.
The centre of gravity becomes higher, although he is saying lowered to everything, in relation to the road the main body has become higher and all the associated parts have remained the same height, the spacers have created a body lift
!!!! 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.
Don't pick it up, buy a regular cargo & do the lift kit, "Transit Trail" sounds lame & expensive. I have a 22 AWD cargo, I've done some stuff to it, lift & tires being one. I waited a year for mine & they charged an extra 4K from the time I ordered, I was pissed but bought it anyway, I got the turbo.
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?
They really didn't have a choice, details on the lift were very limited. Even the Qlift details are/were very limited. They still won't sell that kit (only authorized dealer) cuz they are afraid it will get copied. They charge an arm and a leg for some metal drop brackets. Cost to produce these parts is maybe $300 bucks. They have R&D time invested but what they are charging is excessive...at least IMOP.
It shouldn't, but you would want to clarify that with the dealer doing your service work. That's just not a guarantee we can make for you though, ultimately the dealer can try to refuse what they want.
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.
@@Noisycowonline Trail package includes options that can be added to the regular transit (HID headlights, 12" display, dual batteries, keyless entry, push start, etc). If you are to add those options to the regular transit it would cost you about $7k. So trail off-road add-ons cost about $5k.
@@Artmac375 Awe correct, I just meant the WHOLE trail package is $12k. $5k would definitely be better spent on non-OEM suspension, tire upgrades - thank.
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.
@@sandiegojody I ended up pulling my VC stuff off of the front and having the Q-Lift installed with the Bilsteins and leaving the VC Topo components in the rear. This includes the Falcon adjustable shocks, shock relocation brackets and mini spring packs, plus I added the yellow 2800lb Sumo springs. I think it's the best of both worlds.The VC rear stuff is really good but I think the Q-lift is just a better way to go up front. Plus with the Q-lift/Bilstein combo up front it's a little more lift than just the VC and it eliminates most of the rake and keeps the CV geometry closer to original. I may end up adding the VC lower control arms down the road.
Can somebody please tell me how the fox shox us adjusted once installed... Do I need to lift the truck 1st...? Or do I just crank the blue knob... The knobs seem extremely hard to turn. It's not possible by hand unless I'm missing something...
Boy that thing was COOOOOKING. These guys have taken it to the next level by manufacturing suspension for the sprinter rather than just bolting on truck hardware. You can see the momentum and movement of that van that it is loving this suspension. I thought the suspension on LTVL dude was good and I believe he also got the kit from Van Compass but that was 2 years ago.... I am frothing at the mouth I don't know how i am going to afford this
Wow...Incredibly detailed. I was sorta questioning getting Falcon SP2 3.3 verses Fox until now. SOLD! Ordering 4 SP2 3.3 along with an EF 2.2 with my Clayton 3-1/2" lift. Thank you so much for this video!
