in this video we'll show you how we turn this into this all right real quick for all you nerds
out there the van is a 2006 ford e350 it's got the u-joint off-road kit with a six-inch lift
on 35-inch tires a dana 60 with 410 gears with a manual shift transfer case and manual locking hubs
and put this on that we live in the van full time so we did this conversion in just four days
sleeping in the van on the lift in the shop we are philip and lydia make sure to like and
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so in order to make this easy i've broken it down into ten simple steps step one mounting the front
spring hangers to do this i removed the bumper clamped them on and drilled a bunch of holes
20 drill bits later and a fresh coat of paint and they're on step two install the shortened gas tank
first you have to remove the old one you're gonna need to make the gas tank a little shorter
in order to make more room for the transfer case step three is for the oil filter adapter
so now i'm going to be installing the oil filter relocation kit so what it basically
does is it clocks the oil filter 90 degrees sideways to make room for the front drive shaft
step four remove all steering and suspension components now it's time
to strip it down so coil spring shocks radius arms i-beams sway bar all the steering linkage
in this step you'll be removing all steering and suspension components this is a big one so
make sure to not hurt yourself and go ahead and remove the drive shaft while you're at it too
i started at the front and then moved on to the back
in step 5 you just remove the old pitman arm from the steering gearbox and install the new modified
one so here's the old pitman arm here's the new one and on to the next step six more modifications
for this step we had our buddy come and help us out with his welder and plasma cutter
we use the supplied template to make holes in the frame
and weld in sleeves for the rear shackle bushings
rear shackle sleeves welded in as well as welding in the new shock mount
inspection
shock mount welded in as you can see passenger side
and cutting the subframe to add more clearance for the front differential we'll be installing later
step seven now the fun starts installing all new steering and suspension components
new joint provides a pretty detailed instruction booklet so no need to splurge on the details here
starting with the leaf springs and shocks in the back then moving on to the front
onto the front installing the front shackles and springs
voila
step eight time to install the front end i used the dana 60 out of an f-350 pickup truck
i tore it down to paint it and replace some seals which made it way easier to move around
u-bolts painted
now we're going to install the shocks
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the u-joint kit comes with a new hub and adapter plate that allows you to have crossover steering
which greatly improves the geometry of the steering components once you have the front
differential in with hub assemblies you can then install the new steering components
and also the sway bar too
and i almost forgot the extended brake lines also
step nine is installing the transfer case and drive shafts
in order to put the transfer case on we're gonna need to put this adapter plate on with the new
short slightly shorter output shaft on the 5r 110 transmission you need to change the
rear housing to the new 4x4 one with a shorter output shaft then you install your transfer case
we use the manual shift one and cut a hole in the floor to add the shifter
once the transfer case is on you can now install the pre-measured custom drive
shaft
in the grand finale step 10 install your wheels and tires
just go ahead and slap the wheels on and send it
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