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| | | Lowering 1995 Ram van #754981 December 17th 2019 12:23 pm | Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 5 stranger | OP stranger Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 5 | Hi everyone,
I'm planning on lowering my 1995 Ram van. I have done plenty of research and still have two major questions. When doing the axle flip, which car/truck kit do you guys purchase? For the front ill be using the dakota drop spindles. Do i have to use Dakota calipers? The rotors will be the factory van brake rotors. Any input from the people who have done this will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks | | | Re: Lowering 1995 Ram van | Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 old hand | old hand Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 | How much are you trying to lower it? There have been a few folks on here that have lowered their Ram Vans, here's one that does neither what you're doing for the front and rear but lowered none the less. https://www.vanning.com/threads/ubbthreads.php/topics/754894/1.htmlI can't find the other thread I was looking for but there was another member who was actually going to be raising their ram van back up after it being too low and had terrible bump steer.
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| | | Re: Lowering 1995 Ram van | Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 5 stranger | OP stranger Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 5 | How much are you trying to lower it? There have been a few folks on here that have lowered their Ram Vans, here's one that does neither what you're doing for the front and rear but lowered none the less. https://www.vanning.com/threads/ubbthreads.php/topics/754894/1.htmlI can't find the other thread I was looking for but there was another member who was actually going to be raising their ram van back up after it being too low and had terrible bump steer. I havent found out exactly how much i need to go lower, but i would guess it will be around 5". I have a set of 15x8.5 wheels with 215-60r15 tires. I will be installing them this weekend and ill have a better measurement of how much i need to go low. My plans are to have the fenders/quarters sit 1" off the top of the tire. | | | Re: Lowering 1995 Ram van | Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 56 journeyman | journeyman Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 56 | I used the Dakota 2" drop spindles on my '95. I had to ditch the backing plate. I was able to use my rotors and caliper mounts and calipers with it. I did have to clearance a little on the caliper mount as the rotor was dragging on it. With these spindle the arm on them is a bit shorter than the factory spindles so input is really twitchy as a mentioned above there is some bump steer. I have been contemplating trying to find another way to lower it to help maintain factory steering geometry.
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| | | Re: Lowering 1995 Ram van | Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 5 stranger | OP stranger Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 5 | Here is a photo of how the van looks with the wheels. Dajiban by aftermath1312, on Flickr Dajiban by aftermath1312, on Flickr
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| | | Re: Lowering 1995 Ram van | Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 5 stranger | OP stranger Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 5 | I used the Dakota 2" drop spindles on my '95. I had to ditch the backing plate. I was able to use my rotors and caliper mounts and calipers with it. I did have to clearance a little on the caliper mount as the rotor was dragging on it. With these spindle the arm on them is a bit shorter than the factory spindles so input is really twitchy as a mentioned above there is some bump steer. I have been contemplating trying to find another way to lower it to help maintain factory steering geometry. I beleive getting longer tie rods can eliminate the bump steer. Also raising or lowering the position of the tie rod can help too. | | | Re: Lowering 1995 Ram van | Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 36 newbie | newbie Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 36 |
I can't find the other thread I was looking for but there was another member who was actually going to be raising their ram van back up after it being too low and had terrible bump steer.
That would probably be me- I did raise it back up because of the bump steer. It was scary in the rain and I didn't think the steering was worth the sacrifice. I have actually gone the other direction and went up now. Moog 7272 springs with the Gabriel coil over shocks, air shocks in the back and 31" tires. What a different ride.
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| | | Re: Lowering 1995 Ram van | Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 5 stranger | OP stranger Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 5 | After a few years of neglecting the Van, I finally started to gather the parts needed to lower the Van. The front was lower 5†and the rear was lower 4â€. Untitled by aftermath1312, on Flickr Untitled by aftermath1312, on Flickr I also added a front air dam Untitled by aftermath1312, on Flickr
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| | | Re: Lowering 1995 Ram van | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,290 Likes: 137 veteran | veteran Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,290 Likes: 137 | Looks good man, came out really nice. | | |
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