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[starsailor]

Hi guys
Just bought a 71westy, lowered on transporterhaus drop spindles, creative engineering adjusters and Monroe air shocks. The beam clearance is only 1.5/2 inches and far to impractical, also the front tyres are a lower profile from rear, 185/65 I think? Any issue with changing front to same as rears?

So daft questions. I know I need to pop bottom ball joints and use adjusts to raise height of beam but what's the safest way to jack up the van, normal jacking points and axle stands? I was considering a local garage with a lift as the jobs sounds pretty straightforward = low labour charge? Is so any recommendations close to Walton on Thames?

Thanks for looking!

 

[Happystamps]

Just adjusting the beam should be relatively cheap but beware that they're often stuck requiring a bit of lateral thinking.
I jack my bus up under the beam, and use axle stands under the same making sure that the stands don't foul any grease nipples.

 

[starsailor]

Wouldn't that make it unstable when adjusting beam though?

 

[starsailor]

Bump

 

[gvee]

I don't jack up via the beam after I had a near miss with it slipping off.
So my habit is to use the jacking points/chassis for a lift and support the thing with axle stands in a similar place.

If your bus is lowered, you almost always need lower profile tyres up front. This is so that the tyres don't rub on the wheel tub itself. Based on your set up I'd say it is a necessity.

P.S. Just a thought: are your air shocks pumped up enough? 120psi from memory for Monroes!

 

[le catweasel]

I need to move the adjusters on our bus soon, why does the balljoint need popping?

 

[gvee]

I need to move the adjusters on our bus soon, why does the balljoint need popping?

Tension.

The spindle is pulling the arms against each other, making rotating the thing really rather difficult (not saying impossible, but I couldn't manage it!).

You don't necessarily have to take the spindle off completely. I hear that you can get away with leaving the nut a few threads and popping it against this. Incidentally, you'll want to leave the nut on when you first try and crack it anyway so that the release of tension doesn't cause the thing to fly!