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What effect does all this lifting do to your insurance?
Rob.

lhd wrote:What effect does all this lifting do to your insurance?
Rob.

I have been dead straight with my insurance (Glynwoods) and they recognized Syncro-nutz as a Syncro specialist and I am sure they have heard of Futbus. no problem for them. Paul who is in charge of insuring the campers is an enthusiast and goes to Vanfest and followed Syncro 25 etc so knows what he is looking at.

jed

jed the spread wrote:I am sure they have heard of...

Is that a legally binding statement? you gotta be careful what you say
Always be on the level with your insurers and declare all modifications in writing. You'd be mad not to IME, it only seems to affect the vehicle excess rather than the terms of the insurance if you're with a specialist.
Assume nothing, you need to know and so do your insurers or it could be tears before bedtime if it all goes wonky...
Be careful out there people.

I know that on my 2wd westy all modifications were listed on my insurance document. Many insurance companies are not the actual insurers but brokers, and if the "pooh" hits the fan I guarantee you they would say "i didn't say that".
Add to that the higher you go the less unstable the van is going to get, sadly thats a fact.
I would be interested to know if anyone has got their lift kit added to their modification list, as I would have thought that on such a vital component that this would require an engineers report at the very least, and that most would just refuse insurance point blank unless a specific specialised insurer.
Rob.

Dunno how this wondered off topic and turned into an insurance thread we all know consequences of not declaring. As for engineers report?

Ive just placed an order with Futbus for a full front and rear brake kit. Was more than happy to chat about engineering etc. I have looked around at other suppliers of kit conversions and one thing that did impress me was that he has full lloyds (or summink like that-cant remember) insurance inspection/approval and £5m product liability. i would imagine insurance companies dont dish stuff like that out willy-nilly and if they are happy to provide £5m .................

Also more than happy to show me the paperwork when i go for fitting/or photocopies for my insurance.

Cant wait for fitting now

I've listed Futbus as an 'approved supplier' when declaring modifications for insurance purposes. Im insured via Adrian flux and if i remember correctly it was for my agreed valuation after i got the brake conversion. No problems.

Received a photo of my van today after having a few 'lift kit' items fitted. It certainly looks higher that's for sure!

ELVIS wrote: As for engineers report?

Good point - forgot about the importance of that...an SVA is probably the next step if you're going for big mods to safety-critical components or systems.
If you're twitchy about having the vehicle inspected anyway, then maybe you should think twice about the suitability of what you're doing in the first instance?
"It is the responsibility of the vehicle owner to assess the suitablility of any modification to the vehicle and seek appropriately qualified advice. These parts are intended for off-road applications only and may adversely affect the handling of the vehicle on public highways" etc etc

I am more than confident in Futbus' credentials and the paper trail he can provide to support the products. I live a mile from a VOSA testing station and they are very helpful so have got that side in hand already. Far from twitchy as it appears to be a quality kit using pre-inspected/insured etc parts - what kind of swung me was the conversation was more technical/explanation of how/why the parts used work together in a way i could understand and there was no heavy sales pitch. Might just get it done so i can 'have the t-shirt' and send copy to insurers to keep on file.

Will post pics up in a few weeks.

I think its a bit unfair for one trader to 'hijack' another traders thread about their new parts and take it off topic. Maybe you should ring Futbus direct if you have any queries/problems/questions , he's dead helpful

Anyway, sorry to hijack the thread, back to you Syncro chaps talking dirty stuff to each other

OK so back onto the thread. We have taken delivery of another part of the kits today.





One of the vans we have lifted, with some before and after pictures.









we have not had the rear shock extenders back yet but have made a set for this van, sorry bout the fuzzy picture taken with phone. These are a bit different to what will be laser cut as this is on a 16" but give you the idea.



We will be putting all these bits onto our website over the weekend with prices.

Is there any prices on these lovely bits

Looks Pukka Dave..

jed

I've had front lift spacers, ball joint spacers and shock extenders fitted and must say that the results are superb.

I purposely hit a speed bump fairly quick the other evening to get a feel for how it all perfoms and there wasn't even a peep out of the front suspension. Quiet as a mouse, no top out at all.
I'm well happy.