Vannin' Home Forums Dodge General Discussion really want to lower my 96 van

it was in part due to the dajiban style that i ended up going with the dodge. but what i didnt research enough was how to actually lower the van. looks like no one makes a kit for the van, so i gotta get parts for other vans and make it work on this one. the rear suspension looks simple enough, get some shackles, maybe have to cut it down to fit, and you got the rear lowered. the front however sounds like a major thing. what ive seen so far that makes sense, is:

• get a g20 front lowering spring, maybe cut this down ??
• get custom or shorty shocks intended for some other vehicle
• possibly get new spindles for a dakota??
• possibly get new brake calipers ???

im not going true dajiban racing, but i will bne on the highway a lot and most likely with a motorcycle or two in the back. so keeping some suspension is important. i just want it to be about 2" lower. hows my list sound?

I found a shop (thanks to SocalDajiban) that's going to help me lower the beast. Just dropped it off earlier today, maybe a couple of days at the shop, but excited to see the result. If you look closely, you can see a motorcycle in the back.

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What’s their plan to drop the front?

cut the coil, remount bump stops. they said they've done a ton of times and sound like they know what to look out for. we'll see
if it all goes to hell, I can just get new springs

I lowered my a few years ago with drop spindles like a few others, there are plenty of post about lowering these Vans if you search.

I ended up having to raise mine back up due to severe bump steer. I got tired of it and decided it wasn't worth it but I did love the look.

Words of wisdom.