Nice! I love the air bags on my truck for hauling my truck camper. Don't know if yer instruction said to, but I leave about 5-10 psi in mine minimum to prevent bag pinching. Mine are Firestone brand and that was in their instructions. Also said not to jack the vehicle up by the frame with air bags installed. Always lift by the axles. Reason was if you lift by the frame, the axle and wheel weight will be hanging off the air bags and brackets and can damage them. Not sure this is the case with all installs, but better safe then sorry. Just have to remember each time to tell the service mechanic each time the van goes in for work. I usually tape a note to the steering wheel to remind them, to avoid Murphy's Law. And if the bags are to bouncy, you could try taller blocks on your over load springs (the stock blocks can be seen at 10:17 of the vid, at the end of the overload leaf). These are them.....www.etrailer.com/Vehicle-Suspension/TorkLift/TLA7311.html Probably easy enough to pop on and off for when you don't need them. Many slide in truck camper folks use them instead of getting whole new spring packs built. If you do upgrade you shocks at some point, avoid Rancho air shocks. I currently have them on my truck. One the third set on front and rear. They do come with life time warranty, which is good. But they don't last and you keep having to pay out for removal and install of the replacements. The 9000xl's are great when new as they are adjustable. But then the adjust knob breaks and they are hooped. Or the seals fail. Or......I've had it suggested that they may fail due to overheating on bumpy dirt roads. As they are air not oil, the air heats up and kills the seals, where as oil shocks run cooler b/c of the oil keeping the temp down and not cooking the seal. Was a theory from my mechanic, but one that made sense. Anyway, again, just passing on first hand experience in case it'll save you headache and $$$. Best wishes!!
Love those airbags, had them on 3 trucks, 2 to improve ride, my Tundra now to level with cap and tools loaded up, rides great. You will be very happy, ask them to send correct brackets for safety
i don't know how you guys are so effective working on your van out the streets! great job with the air bags. if you guys are ever in colorado, and you need a place to work on the van, hit me up. also the mtbing is pretty good here too.
try contacting sulastic rubber spring to find out if they sell sulastic shackle for transit. i think it will help u obsorb most of the rear axle vibration. better ride
Nice work!! I did that on my old truck before but i only Tee the supply airline for both bags so they have the same pressure all the time and only one pump port. just a suggestion...Good luck for more adventures!!!
Our van on the right side has more weight so we put more pressure. We thought about install one airline but in the end, having 2 airlines was a better decision for us. Thank you Ted!
compressor under van sometimes condensate and freeze in winter i think. its better if u buy a good quality portable compressor(for tires) and keep it in ur van.
You'll probably realize that over a short period of time, the rubber will deteriorate and no longer hold air. Temperature fluctuations will also change the air pressure. So hopefully you kept those original parts as an emergency backup in case of failure. In the long term, adding an additional leaf to your leaf spring array would be the best solution. While you were in SoCal, you could have gotten it done quite inexpensively.
@@MyNameIsNotEmail.ItsEmail Yes, OEM materials are better quality than aftermarket. Have you bought any aftermarket auot parts lately? Finding good rubber anything is next to impossible. Much of it is junk in a year.
@@marlinlikethefish yes I have and without issue. This video is old and there's several updates on other videos and they are pleased and glad they made the purchase. So you're wrong. Obviously.
@@marlinlikethefish I've owned a trucking company, with currently 27 trucks since 1998. Plus I watched the videos with them saying they are glad that they made the purchase. Ask yourself how can you know better than the person living it? Also I rarely buy OEM parts. Because they are overpriced. I have no problem buying off brand airbags. Off brand anything for that matter. Why? Because dealing with logistics for over 20 years I understand that most similar items come out of the same building with different names. You are the typical "know it all RUclips professional in everything commenter" that actually knows nothing.
I am not a mechanic but you might want to double check those are the proper mounting brackets. Those square edges look like they could wear a hole through your differential housing.This could be catastrophic damage not covered by warranty.
@@rjeezy.5746 Why is that (not saying you are wrong, I don't know much about this, genuinely curious)? I would think metal on metal where parts are in motion/vibrating would cause wear over time.
@@hobmarg Axle tubes are generally 1/8" or so and made of stronger steel then the brackets. So the brackets would wear way before anything happened to the axle tube IF the brackets were left loose enough to move at all. The only twisting motion that would cause any movement between the two would be from hard acceleration which would be what "axle wrap" describes...Doubt a ford transit has enough power to cause any significant axle wrap and to overcome the friction the two "faces" of steel are creating. Bolt on leaf spring brackets, 4 link brackets etc have been around forever and see WAY more stress and twisting then bolt on airbags.
I just received my Air Lift kit today. I like you will install the kit myself. I don't want to buy jack stands though. I'm currently in Pahrump Nevada. I have to find a cool piece of level pavement to perform the install. ありがとうございました Arigatōgozaimashita
Nice work, should help a little with body role too. Did those valves come with caps? I'd be putting on some cheap mudflaps as well, it's crazy the money you spend on vehicles and they don't include mudflaps or wheel well liners as a standard and consider them options, just like my f150. Safe travels, thanks for sharing.
Yes it came with caps! Our van have a lot of option accessories but mudflaps... it'd be nice to have! Yeah we are spending a lot of money on our van...at least we don't have a house so I guess it's okay?
I thought this was going to be about installing airbags (for collisions) on your bikes! I was wondering how that was going to work out....you're next project.
I know it's just an assister device, but I didn't like the square bracket against your round axle tube. Later on you should get someone to weld something round in there for you.
Take a look at the Ford Transit Forum here: www.fordtransitusaforum.com/wheels-tires-brakes-suspension/67217-list-tire-sizes-fit-transit.html There is discussion of the largest tires you can fit without rubbing in the wheel wells. Taller tires will give you more ride height.
@@VanGirlYukaNo I haven't talked to him yet! I tried texting you but I think your number doesn't work anymore? Looks like so much fun what you're doing! It's like i know all about your life now ahha.
Nice! I love the air bags on my truck for hauling my truck camper. Don't know if yer instruction said to, but I leave about 5-10 psi in mine minimum to prevent bag pinching. Mine are Firestone brand and that was in their instructions. Also said not to jack the vehicle up by the frame with air bags installed. Always lift by the axles. Reason was if you lift by the frame, the axle and wheel weight will be hanging off the air bags and brackets and can damage them. Not sure this is the case with all installs, but better safe then sorry. Just have to remember each time to tell the service mechanic each time the van goes in for work. I usually tape a note to the steering wheel to remind them, to avoid Murphy's Law. And if the bags are to bouncy, you could try taller blocks on your over load springs (the stock blocks can be seen at 10:17 of the vid, at the end of the overload leaf). These are them.....www.etrailer.com/Vehicle-Suspension/TorkLift/TLA7311.html Probably easy enough to pop on and off for when you don't need them. Many slide in truck camper folks use them instead of getting whole new spring packs built.
If you do upgrade you shocks at some point, avoid Rancho air shocks. I currently have them on my truck. One the third set on front and rear. They do come with life time warranty, which is good. But they don't last and you keep having to pay out for removal and install of the replacements. The 9000xl's are great when new as they are adjustable. But then the adjust knob breaks and they are hooped. Or the seals fail. Or......I've had it suggested that they may fail due to overheating on bumpy dirt roads. As they are air not oil, the air heats up and kills the seals, where as oil shocks run cooler b/c of the oil keeping the temp down and not cooking the seal. Was a theory from my mechanic, but one that made sense. Anyway, again, just passing on first hand experience in case it'll save you headache and $$$. Best wishes!!
続き、この動画がもっとミリオンになることを東京から祈ってます。エリックの心優しさ・ユカさんのポジティブな素直さに感銘を受けました。応援してますよ！
いつかミリオンまでいく動画を作ってみたいですね！応援ありがとうございます👍
Very interesting! I never would have thought something was needed for a van but it totally makes sense! Great job!
We are so glad to installed the air suspension! In Mexico the roads are quite rough😓
Love those airbags, had them on 3 trucks, 2 to improve ride, my Tundra now to level with cap and tools loaded up, rides great. You will be very happy, ask them to send correct brackets for safety
We love them too! Even on the Mexican rough road, those airbags are working great!
Nice camera work Yuka!
I cannot believe you guys did that on a dead end road out in the desert!! So badass!
Thank you dave beauchamp! Still we were kinda told to leave by a security guy. We thought nobody is bothered there...
These videos are great. Love your sense of humor.
Wow, very good setting up the van, i learned something new haha
I'm glad if you could learn something from my video! Thanks to Eric 😁
Need to connect this to an electric pump with a gauge and control in your cockpit. Great DIY vid.
Thank you Jack Adler! We are still not sure we will install electric pump yet... we will see😉
You guys make this stuff look so easy
I was just looking! Looked easy haha😍
i don't know how you guys are so effective working on your van out the streets! great job with the air bags. if you guys are ever in colorado, and you need a place to work on the van, hit me up. also the mtbing is pretty good here too.
We went to Grand junction before we came down to Mexico! We loved there❤️️ We will be back!
Great video. Careful in Mexico you two. Want to see many more BCpov and Van Girl Yuka vids!
More videos are coming👍 Thank you for watching Ken McCarty!
Seeing that bc plate warms my heart
We are so far form BC now! I miss bc
@@VanGirlYuka im from Alberta but have travelled to B.C many times its my second home
try contacting sulastic rubber spring to find out if they sell sulastic shackle for transit. i think it will help u obsorb most of the rear axle vibration. better ride
Nice work!! I did that on my old truck before but i only Tee the supply airline for both bags so they have the same pressure all the time and only one pump port. just a suggestion...Good luck for more adventures!!!
Our van on the right side has more weight so we put more pressure. We thought about install one airline but in the end, having 2 airlines was a better decision for us. Thank you Ted!
Great job guy's, you can tell Eric spent his youth fiddling with car's. Good on the spanner's !
Yapp lucky me! He used to like racing cars👍
Good job! Next time use a large box, flattened out to lie on. It makes moving around and sliding out easy.
That would help me from my back getting scratching! We didn't think about it much haha
nice job on installing airbag, more DIY for sure hehe
We have a long way to complete the van! More DIY video will come soon😉
compressor under van sometimes condensate and freeze in winter i think. its better if u buy a good quality portable compressor(for tires) and keep it in ur van.
Omg yuka that look so hard to install and eric kept is patience at the top wow !!!
Do you guys plan to install air tank? Which model did you order from Amazon? Do you plan to bag front as well?
You'll probably realize that over a short period of time, the rubber will deteriorate and no longer hold air. Temperature fluctuations will also change the air pressure. So hopefully you kept those original parts as an emergency backup in case of failure. In the long term, adding an additional leaf to your leaf spring array would be the best solution. While you were in SoCal, you could have gotten it done quite inexpensively.
Not true. Every commercial truck on the road in the US uses airbag suspension and there's absolutely no issue.
@@MyNameIsNotEmail.ItsEmail Yes, OEM materials are better quality than aftermarket. Have you bought any aftermarket auot parts lately? Finding good rubber anything is next to impossible. Much of it is junk in a year.
@@marlinlikethefish yes I have and without issue. This video is old and there's several updates on other videos and they are pleased and glad they made the purchase. So you're wrong. Obviously.
@@MyNameIsNotEmail.ItsEmail Prove it. Because obviously your scope of experience is quite small.
@@marlinlikethefish I've owned a trucking company, with currently 27 trucks since 1998. Plus I watched the videos with them saying they are glad that they made the purchase. Ask yourself how can you know better than the person living it? Also I rarely buy OEM parts. Because they are overpriced. I have no problem buying off brand airbags. Off brand anything for that matter. Why? Because dealing with logistics for over 20 years I understand that most similar items come out of the same building with different names. You are the typical "know it all RUclips professional in everything commenter" that actually knows nothing.
I am not a mechanic but you might want to double check those are the proper mounting brackets.
Those square edges look like they could wear a hole through your differential housing.This could
be catastrophic damage not covered by warranty.
Ya that square edge looks scary to me.
You cannot wear a hole through a axle tube.
@@rjeezy.5746 Why is that (not saying you are wrong, I don't know much about this, genuinely curious)? I would think metal on metal where parts are in motion/vibrating would cause wear over time.
@@hobmarg Axle tubes are generally 1/8" or so and made of stronger steel then the brackets. So the brackets would wear way before anything happened to the axle tube IF the brackets were left loose enough to move at all. The only twisting motion that would cause any movement between the two would be from hard acceleration which would be what "axle wrap" describes...Doubt a ford transit has enough power to cause any significant axle wrap and to overcome the friction the two "faces" of steel are creating. Bolt on leaf spring brackets, 4 link brackets etc have been around forever and see WAY more stress and twisting then bolt on airbags.
I did check out other peoples installs, they do seem to be normal. Not super comfortable with it, but it'll probably be okay.
Great work I think it takes a lot of adventure to tackle a task like that without a garage!!
It's really nice to have a garage! There was a security guy came to us and gave us a suspected look😂
I just received my Air Lift kit today. I like you will install the kit myself. I don't want to buy jack stands though. I'm currently in Pahrump Nevada. I have to find a cool piece of level pavement to perform the install.
ありがとうございました
Arigatōgozaimashita
Eric very good machanic Yuka very good job 😉👌🏴🤟
Thank you Taffy Cymro Uk MTB!
Nice work, should help a little with body role too. Did those valves come with caps? I'd be putting on some cheap mudflaps as well, it's crazy the money you spend on vehicles and they don't include mudflaps or wheel well liners as a standard and consider them options, just like my f150. Safe travels, thanks for sharing.
Yes it came with caps! Our van have a lot of option accessories but mudflaps... it'd be nice to have! Yeah we are spending a lot of money on our van...at least we don't have a house so I guess it's okay?
Terrific video - nice job on the install.
Thank you Bruce MacNeil👍
They are bumpers Eric and they boost the height a bit but air suspension is much better
Will these air bags lift the van higher than stock unweighted height? Or does it just bring a heavily loaded van back to stock height?
I'm surprised you don't have a site like van x in Canada.. They do great stretchy blackout curtains. Maybe they ship internationally..?
We will check on that! Thank you👍
I really enjoyed this
Yuka your vids are so cute!!
Cute?! Oh Thank you😍
I thought this was going to be about installing airbags (for collisions) on your bikes!
I was wondering how that was going to work out....you're next project.
Lol sorry! That'd be great if I could install the air bag on my bike 😂
I know it's just an assister device, but I didn't like the square bracket against your round axle tube. Later on you should get someone to weld something round in there for you.
Somthing, somthing, somthing hhhhh. Lovely video. Thanks for sharing.
Will you guys go through SanDiego on the way to Mexico?
Probably on the way back Canada!
also plan to upgrade the wheels and tyres
Yeah we should get better tires 💪
エアサスと同じように私達の人生は柔軟だねという締めくくりが良かったです。
Take a look at the Ford Transit Forum here: www.fordtransitusaforum.com/wheels-tires-brakes-suspension/67217-list-tire-sizes-fit-transit.html
There is discussion of the largest tires you can fit without rubbing in the wheel wells. Taller tires will give you more ride height.
Thank you David! We will look up!
Watch AutoEdits on RUclips, AirLyft 5000 install with the AirLyft controller unit from JCW. Great Choice.
I'm so excited to drive on rough road now! Thank you for watching!
エアサス自分で設置するなんてすごいです‼︎エリックさんは車に詳しいのでしょうか？元整備士とか？
元整備士ではありませんがカーレーシングをしていたので車をよくいじってはいたみたいですね
Would you recommend it
Guys put up some shades or curtains like you guys you make a good couple 👍
Next mission will be installing curtains! Thank you Martha Vazquez😁
Your van is so flexible. :D
Yes! like we are😍
@@VanGirlYuka 😆😂
めっちゃわかりやすいです😂!!素人のする事じゃまずないっすねww
Can I know what model air lift load 5000 ultimate u install .....?
I think your next purchase should be some curtains. Will make a big difference I'm sure!
Yap! We're planning of it now 😆 we need sawing machine!
Master customizing
Thank you David Lopez😍
Van Girl Yuka どういたしまして！
Good
ゆかさん、今回も面白く拝見しました。なかなか、説明書通りにはいかないものですが、たいしたもんです。
柔軟性のある人生、いいですね。仕事で結構多数の国に行きましたが、日本人女性、どこでも逞しいですね。
これからも、自分らしく進んでください。そうそう、今は北米ですが、帰国後はワンボックスを購入して
日本全国のMTBコースへ行きたいと思っています。（２回目のリタイヤ）長野へも、もちろんね！
ワンボックスで日本を周るなんてとても楽しそうですね！日本ではMTBコースは結構探すの大変なので、旦那（BCpov)の日本でのライドのビデオを是非参考にしてください。長野が一番熱い場所ではありますが、熊本・吉無田のDHレースの雰囲気なんかは一体感があってとっても良かったですよ👍北米に住んでるなら日本食も楽しみですね！
@@VanGirlYuka Yukaさん、レスありがとう御座います。シリーズ楽しく拝見しています。日本だと、
こちらと違いコースが近在には少なく（静岡なのでまだいいかな？）、リタイヤ後でもないと
全国制覇は難しいですね。旦那さんの日本ライドも視聴させていただき、すでにマーク済みです。
昨年のトップ５も良かったです。こちらの業務、来年の６月までで切り上げ出来そうで、オリンピックと
併せて帰国は楽しみです。UCIのXCOレースを見ているので、直接トップライダーの走りを見れることも
今からわくわく、もちろん日本食も！で、バン改造の技術と根性、脱帽です。安全確保だけはしっかりと
注意してくださいね。!(^^)!
maybe put some locktite on those nylon nuts.
Yeah if it's getting looser we should put locktite! Thank you💪
That van must be brand new, as there is no dirt underneath.
Probably 1 year old at that time
So you are going to Mexico, it’s seems appropriate you are putting suspension airbags in your van 😂
Yapp! This is helping us a lot!
T150? this must be the T250 because its the extended length
So gangster.
Haha thank you 😘
Airbag , it how much?
My girl.
Air bag itself was 320USD on Amazon👍
Your title is inappropriate and very Getto looking. All extended vans need this or a full bag system.
始めまして。
ゆかさんはとてもチャーミングですね。
初めまして！どうもありがとうございます😊
YUKA IT IS SANDEE!! MISS YOU! WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS
Sandee!! I pass a message through Jay! Did he mention about it?
@@VanGirlYukaNo I haven't talked to him yet! I tried texting you but I think your number doesn't work anymore? Looks like so much fun what you're doing! It's like i know all about your life now ahha.
He looka like a man!