"Just do it"! It's only nuts and bolts Christina... Look at what you've done so far!

Thanks buddy. Vid with the "VID". Finding a happy medium Mike.

Thank you.

Thanks for watching and getting in touch. "Copper grease" I love the stuff - after years of old Land Rover restorations. Next time, as you can guarantee there'll be a next time, it will come off!

Hey Tattoo...I hear ya! But we are retaining the spring rather than replacing it so there will be some sharing of the load. Also the "bump stop"/ assister, the air spring is replacing, took and transferred the hits prior with no problems so assume all will be well. My build should come out light as well....famous last words.

Hey Stan, thanks for watching this one too. I'll bare that in mind but hopefully this'll be getting a lot less hammer than an ambulance. My mate Mad Mick has sympathetically converted an ambulance with about 300k on the clock, his is on full air at the rear which would sit hard if failed. Paul

Thank you. The kit is available @ www.specialistautomotiveproducts.co.uk/ Very, very comfy. The whole front and rear system is now very "air" like. Paul

Hi Neil, I went for the full kit on the front from VB Air on the reccomendation of using their "light" spring set up. It was reccomended by another facebook user and I have not been disappointed, it really feels as smooth as riding on air. The spring has given me a 50mm lift which gives the van a much better stance and the shock supplied in the VBair kit is a koni. I perhaps assumed the strut was longer but another user mentions it's the same length and can accommodate the extra length within its operation. The koni does make a world of difference though so perhaps glad I didn't just use a std strut with an extended coil. But if on a budget the Kilen spring and std shock would be worth researching and considering.

Hey Carl, it does unfortunately spread, especially when you factor in several months of heavily salted roads and ingression. Those rear wheel arches are not sealed where they meet the body hence why many people find their internal sills awash. Take a look at my vlog on fitting a raised bed and see the rust I had to deal with behind the side door slide and my van has only covered 28k....that's a galvanised pannel. Undernieth there is very slight edge corrosion on many of the seams where they meet the load bed but spreading. Last year I welded 2 patches over holes on the sills of my friends 2012 Ducato Ambulance conversion. I believe prevension is better than the cure. I do admit though we are lucky compared to many Transit or Sprinter owners.