Fitting Guide for Rear Suspension Lift Spacers
This guide assumes that the work will be carried out by a competent person who has the equipment and knowledge to change a set of shock absorbers and springs on a Volkswagen Transporter T5/T6 safely. As such this guide only covers the steps required to fit the lift kit from the point that the shock absorber / spring has been removed from the van.
Your new Rear Suspension Lift Spacers can then be fitted in just 3 simple steps.
Fitting to a 4-motion van
If the spacers are being fitted to a 4-motion van, the rear driveshafts will need to be released at one end to allow for sufficient movement of the trailing arms to get the springs in/out and the spacers fitted.
Before You Start
- Check you have all the correct parts. You should have 2 spacers. Please check that these are size you have ordered and are for your vehicle. They will be marked T4 or T5/T6.
- Please contact us if anything is missing or you have received the incorrect parts.
Step 1
With the spring and mounting rubbers removed from the van, place the rear lift spacer up onto the spigot on the van that locates the top part of the spring.
The lift spacer sits between the van body and the top rubber spring isolator pad with the chamfer facing up to the body shell.
This allows for the odd van that has excess weld on the spring locator tube from factory.
Step 2
Replace the spring and it’s standard rubber mounts as per standard fitment.
Step 3
As fitting the lift kit will have changed the geometry, we recommend having a 4 wheel alignment performed.
Up to 7mm more than the thickness of the spacer
Please note: The lift you get from these lift spacers may be up to 7mm more than the thickness of the spacer. This varies based on a number of factors, e.g., weight of the van, condition of the springs. If you have any questions, please contact us.