Incredible conversion hell! yeah! one of the best I've seen lately !! I seen more than over 50 conversions and yours is not that complicated, an expensive, as those ,but a lot better than most of them !!!
No , he simply lifted the body. There are 6 long bolts attaching the frame to the body. I was under my Quest today. Its already pretty beefy under there compaired to the Dodge Wimpy Vans. I think they over engineered the Quest. I have never seen that much metal except in my 1978 3/4 Ton Conversion van. As with any van, its a total bitch doing anything to the engine.
Wife has a 2015 Dodge Journey, already somewhat lifted, good low end torque, plenty of room in the wheel well, AWD. Might be a project in 5 years or whenever she’s done with it.
2 questions. 1. Why did you choose to cut the fenders rather than roll them? (I guess proper rolling would have needed a tool you didn't have?) 2. What's the best way to mark the new wheel arch?
I think that it is badass! It's a enduro!! I've been looking to get a quest to go to the lake or desert that's exactly what I had in mind. You Guy's knocked it out of the park,great job!
How's the bump steer? Considering the tie rods are no longer parallel to the ground at ride height, it would seem like the steering wheel would be moving a lot when you're not on a smooth road.
Looks pretty frigging dope dude. I like it. I kinda wanna do this with my aunts 06 Town and Country if I buy it from her. But that van I also wanna sorta convert it into a service truck for doing mobile mechanic work. My ideas are in the air though and I havnt even bought the thing yet.
Fantastic thanks for asking! When the winch dragged it up the back of a tow-truck everything was buttery smooth. Now the engine....not so much. 😎 (I junked it after 3 years due to some engine issues I was unwilling to put any considerable effort into)
Well, I am glad that you are doing well. Just checking in to see how you've been. Happy New Year to you and the family. Im not going anywhere. I always enjoy your videos.
I never did any legit off-roading so keep that in mind, but everything held up fine. My interest fell away faster than the car parts. She still tracks fine and can do 70mph on the highway. I just use it as a backup car now for when I am doing work on our daily drivers. I suspect it will go away soon. I want a new project car and you can only do so much with a old crappy Quest. 🤣
@@diymatt Awesome! Ok hat's great to know. My van won't be lifted as high, only 225/70r16 AT+M tires ( about 1.5" more clearance to fit under the front spring perch in the strut) and maybe a 2" lift kit?
@@diymatt I know i know, but after seeing half shalf horror stories...idk. It would be nice to drop the entire front subframe down and extend the steering linkage handivan style, space the rear diff, that way there would be no driveline stress with lots of extra body lift
Look great! I’m on the same project with my Nissan quest 2007. Please what are exact tire size, spaces and the springs specs pls. If you have ig it’ll be better to follow you up.
dont know if your still active or not but ive now owned 2 of these vans and there my favorite car ever, it would be awesome if you could do a update video on this if you still have it. if you dont still have it well you should of sold it to me because i would of bought the hell out of that
ive been wanting to do a built like this for my current quest but im still a little confused on how you got the back lifted? the part you tagged in the comments for it just looks a little weird, did it work in the long run? also what exact tires did you use? im having a hard time finding a pair in my area that will fit
I traced the spindle holes and transferred the rubbing to the steel to get the exact locations. Then I ended up ovaling one of the holes to provide for camber adjustment. I bought camber bolts but they were too short. Kinda hacky, but the car doesn't get much use and it was enough to get them lined up enough to not cause damage.
I'm about too get one that me and my wife think is awesome! And it's not half as cool as yours. Good job that's sick. Just need a good sound system, and a TV/Gaming setup in the back. Then I think it would be as cool as it gets. We're gonna be pulling a camper with ours which inside that will be our entertainment/gaming stuff lol
Love the van. Not sure about front diy brackets lasting under off road driving... And yes, the yellow inner fender needs to change, but that is just my opinion. Good job on video style!!!
Glad i saw this video i was going to get those plastic spacers cause my rear sits so low... is it really illegal to raise up the rear I have a 2013 nissan quest... where did you get the steel spacers
The rubber ones just didn't give me the height I needed to get those tires to fit. They may work for you. I needed to go much higher than most rational people consider smart is all. The metal ones I just grabbed from amazon. amzn.to/2wg90H4 All that being said, if I had to do it all over again I think i'd go with air helper bags. Something like this. amzn.to/2U7v0yC
How's the spacers been treating you? My quest won't fit down my driveway cause the undercarriage scrapes the cement. I'm sorta worried about if it's gonna feel more bumpy or less
Free ExtraGramSam dude I wanna do this to my parents odyssey they are looking on replacing their 04 Honda Odyssey with a newer suv and instead of selling it I want to keep it and add some boggle tires a roof rack and maybe an led bar 😅
I dunno. YOur best bet might be to get snow tires in the stock size. Even after all the crap I did to this it still drives like shit offroad and in the snow. The front wheel drive and the inevitable limited slip kicking in make this particular ride a dog. My traction control was broken when I bought it so that may be part of the issue.
I ended up wallowing out the top holes in the strut a bit horizontally. The bottom ones are the same. That gave me the adjustability I needed. Once I got the camber as close as I could in my home shop I hit the highway a few times, gave things a few more wacks and measurements, and then did a tack weld of the top nut to the strut to keep in place. Yeah yeah yeah, but remember, this is just fun junk. Nothing serious.
#diyMATT Mine is a weekend warrior vehicle. 2001 Subaru Forester. So the top hole you made the hole bigger in the strut. Also my the middle and lower. Am I understanding this right. You make the holes bigger on the spindles also? For the middle and lower bolt? Do you have any pics on this process?
#diyMATT ok, after doing some research I am just needing to slot the top holes in the strut bracket. Do not slot the middle and bottom holes. Just the top holes on the strut bracket (the strut itself. Not the new flat bar added. Also I have positive camber so I need to grind the slot going in towards the car. Does this sound right to you? Thanksn
@@diymatt Could you have done this with a pair of camber adjustment bolts: www.autopartswarehouse.com/nissan-parts/nissan-quest-parts/quest-camber-and-alignment-kit
solocisneros I agree I have a 2006 chrystler town and country and I want to do all terrain tires rims lift kit some cool led interior around my headliner and other cool stuff as far as parts I’ve been looking them up by google and car I d .com
I'd rock the shit out of that minivan. Looks mint with the tires. Don't like the yellow inner fender, but you do you. Nissan makes a pretty decent product for the most part. I still bang around with an old Maxima.
Just out of curiosity and because I really have no idea, if you put spacers in and gave it a lift, would you have to cut the fenders to get the tires to fit? Loved the build by the way, Thumbs UP. ...EDIT... I think I see now, the tires are still too big for the fenders with regards to the front and back of the fenders. I see the pictures you posted on Instructables. www.instructables.com/id/I-Made-a-battlecar-Out-of-My-Soccer-Mom-Minivan/
lol, I had found the answer to my question and edited my post above without refreshing the page, just to see you had answered my question. I feel like I just discovered the internet at times. Thanks again.
What a great vehicle! I just got a 2012 Quest and I'm inspired. And yeah, your rig is PLENTY cool.
BRO, THE BONUS MATERIAL WAS GOLDEN JUST SEEN IT
Im ngl ill probly end up doing that on the better part of vehicles for years to come
This is definitely cool, I wish I had friends in Michigan who could help me do something like this
Genius on the front brackets, so simple, yet effective.
Yes it is... and it happens to be just what I want and need... But I will just have to use whatever AT's that will already fit.
Thanks for the video!
Incredible conversion hell! yeah! one of the best I've seen lately !! I seen more than over 50 conversions and yours is not that complicated, an expensive, as those ,but a lot better than most of them !!!
Soo economic eazy i love it
I'm liking the yellow in the wheel arches, nice touch. Yes. you made it cool! thumbs up haha!
I've been looking for vids to do something similar to my 2007 Kia Sedona and here you have done it! Great job.
Yeah I would try and level it out and get the rest a little higher still. Especially if/when you load it down with gear and people in the back
It looks great ! I converted my grand caravan into mini camper van and now I am thinking about this kind of lift 👍
Has potential. I might take this proof of concept and go all in.
This is just a proof of garbage. :D Unless you put a real truck chassis under it will always suck in any conditions other than dry.
@@diymatt Aren't most minivans built on SUV chassis?
Nice. I adding a 3 inch lift and 29.5 tires to my 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan.
But...why
Will this compromise drive train etc?
yep. Absolutely. Don't do this to anything you care about unless you like swapping out cv joints.
No , he simply lifted the body. There are 6 long bolts attaching the frame to the body. I was under my Quest today. Its already pretty beefy under there compaired to the Dodge Wimpy Vans. I think they over engineered the Quest. I have never seen that much metal except in my 1978 3/4 Ton Conversion van. As with any van, its a total bitch doing anything to the engine.
RC Hobbyist Extreme thanks for the insight. I have a 2011 quest, quite different form this, but this is a cool option. Idk bout mpg tho 😂
#diyMATT dang! Ahhh
Im glad I saw this. I have a 2012 Quest and I’m going to do this now. Question’ with the lift kit do it still need to be cut?
Wife has a 2015 Dodge Journey, already somewhat lifted, good low end torque, plenty of room in the wheel well, AWD. Might be a project in 5 years or whenever she’s done with it.
That van is awesome man, would love to put a lift on my van
Cool . Subscribed. Looking forward to more videos bud.🤙🤙🤙
Congratulations my friend it’s a good very good job,I like the way you explain things without complications.Nice job on a Nissan Quest..👍
Wow that is super cool. I have a 2006 Quest and gonna try and convince my wife that we need to do this!!! 😂
That was Great dude!!
What about making the tailgate black how do you think it would look?
this is badass. i may copy some of it. as kids we did something similar to a dodge neon. it was awesome.
You’re a legend dude! I’m in Mexico and there a speed bumps I scrape on everywhere. I have a solution!
2 questions.
1. Why did you choose to cut the fenders rather than roll them? (I guess proper rolling would have needed a tool you didn't have?)
2. What's the best way to mark the new wheel arch?
Any updates. I'm ordering journey lift kit. I like to have that extra clearance
I was wondering where you ordered your lift from I want to do this to my quest
VERY COOL MINI VAN MAN.
What about the working angle of the transmissions, im worry that maybe it suffer a bit, am i right? Or just exagerating?
did u fix the toe and camber and how
Wish I have the skills like you.
I think that it is badass! It's a enduro!! I've been looking to get a quest to go to the lake or desert that's exactly what I had in mind. You Guy's knocked it out of the park,great job!
what kind of size tires did you use????
Can you make the front brackets for me? I also have a 2005 quest I would like to do something similar to.
Enjoyed the video! Really impressed with the lift ingenuity!
How's the bump steer? Considering the tie rods are no longer parallel to the ground at ride height, it would seem like the steering wheel would be moving a lot when you're not on a smooth road.
Super cool!!!
Looks pretty frigging dope dude. I like it. I kinda wanna do this with my aunts 06 Town and Country if I buy it from her. But that van I also wanna sorta convert it into a service truck for doing mobile mechanic work. My ideas are in the air though and I havnt even bought the thing yet.
How's the CV Axles holding up to that lift
Fantastic thanks for asking! When the winch dragged it up the back of a tow-truck everything was buttery smooth.
Now the engine....not so much. 😎
(I junked it after 3 years due to some engine issues I was unwilling to put any considerable effort into)
I love it! When can I bring my 2008 Quest???😁🥰
What size it's roof mounted
Nice job on the minivan! I cant believe you dont have more subscribers and views!!
Looking good, I been doing some mods like this with my 05 odyssey next I am adding a bull bar in black! Have you added that yet?
How's the battlevan holding up? I miss your videos. Hope you and the family are doing well. Happy New year
Well, I am glad that you are doing well. Just checking in to see how you've been. Happy New Year to you and the family. Im not going anywhere. I always enjoy your videos.
This was fun to watch
Question. I have a dodge grand caravan awd. I wanna do a shitty lift. How did your half shafts hold up?
I never did any legit off-roading so keep that in mind, but everything held up fine. My interest fell away faster than the car parts. She still tracks fine and can do 70mph on the highway. I just use it as a backup car now for when I am doing work on our daily drivers. I suspect it will go away soon. I want a new project car and you can only do so much with a old crappy Quest. 🤣
@@diymatt Awesome! Ok hat's great to know. My van won't be lifted as high, only 225/70r16 AT+M tires ( about 1.5" more clearance to fit under the front spring perch in the strut) and maybe a 2" lift kit?
@@goclunker Nobody ever said, "sure, 2" is enough"
@@diymatt I know i know, but after seeing half shalf horror stories...idk. It would be nice to drop the entire front subframe down and extend the steering linkage handivan style, space the rear diff, that way there would be no driveline stress with lots of extra body lift
Look great! I’m on the same project with my Nissan quest 2007. Please what are exact tire size, spaces and the springs specs pls. If you have ig it’ll be better to follow you up.
This is most definitely cool.
It looks good lift and hope that front metal don't bent lol but it's good idea to put lift
How’s the gas consumption?
Cool minivan
dont know if your still active or not but ive now owned 2 of these vans and there my favorite car ever, it would be awesome if you could do a update video on this if you still have it. if you dont still have it well you should of sold it to me because i would of bought the hell out of that
ive been wanting to do a built like this for my current quest but im still a little confused on how you got the back lifted? the part you tagged in the comments for it just looks a little weird, did it work in the long run? also what exact tires did you use? im having a hard time finding a pair in my area that will fit
the van is gone now,in the junk yard...I have a 2009 Quest with 91K miles in it,I might do something crazy like that as well.
When you made the spindle brackets did you drill all 3 holes in a line or did you drill one of them offset for camber?
I traced the spindle holes and transferred the rubbing to the steel to get the exact locations. Then I ended up ovaling one of the holes to provide for camber adjustment. I bought camber bolts but they were too short. Kinda hacky, but the car doesn't get much use and it was enough to get them lined up enough to not cause damage.
@@diymatt okay thanks for the info!
Very unique would like to see how it performs offroad
hah. It performs like a slippery turd offroad. Terrible.
I'm about too get one that me and my wife think is awesome! And it's not half as cool as yours.
Good job that's sick. Just need a good sound system, and a TV/Gaming setup in the back. Then I think it would be as cool as it gets.
We're gonna be pulling a camper with ours which inside that will be our entertainment/gaming stuff lol
You're awesome man!
I dig it!
Love the van. Not sure about front diy brackets lasting under off road driving... And yes, the yellow inner fender needs to change, but that is just my opinion. Good job on video style!!!
Glad i saw this video i was going to get those plastic spacers cause my rear sits so low... is it really illegal to raise up the rear I have a 2013 nissan quest... where did you get the steel spacers
The rubber ones just didn't give me the height I needed to get those tires to fit. They may work for you. I needed to go much higher than most rational people consider smart is all. The metal ones I just grabbed from amazon. amzn.to/2wg90H4
All that being said, if I had to do it all over again I think i'd go with air helper bags. Something like this. amzn.to/2U7v0yC
How's the spacers been treating you? My quest won't fit down my driveway cause the undercarriage scrapes the cement. I'm sorta worried about if it's gonna feel more bumpy or less
I’m Cleveland we do stuff like this all the time I had big bf good rich tires on my Honda Odyssey and on my Subaru out back
Free ExtraGramSam dude I wanna do this to my parents odyssey they are looking on replacing their 04 Honda Odyssey with a newer suv and instead of selling it I want to keep it and add some boggle tires a roof rack and maybe an led bar 😅
That’s exactly what you should do
Do you think the rear spacers would work on a 08 Toyota sienna fwd minivan? thanks
I wanna do this to my previa
Awesome intro. And great editing skills!
I like it,need top modify my grand Caravan
Not a minivan anymore. It's now a ManVan
True
Definitely cool! Thumbs up!
What’s the largest tire you think you can put on a stock van? I have a 97 quest I want to put all terrain tires to go in the dirt lol
I dunno. YOur best bet might be to get snow tires in the stock size.
Even after all the crap I did to this it still drives like shit offroad and in the snow. The front wheel drive and the inevitable limited slip kicking in make this particular ride a dog. My traction control was broken when I bought it so that may be part of the issue.
Word. Thanks .
I had 225 75 15 tires. Great height tires for that generation quest.
you crushed it... now for the inside? Subwoofer?
Well I love it, all try it on my 2010 Mazda5
Very cool 👍
very cool!
well done!!!!!
how did you end up adjusting the camber? working on same lift and can not get the camber set. Thanks
I ended up wallowing out the top holes in the strut a bit horizontally. The bottom ones are the same. That gave me the adjustability I needed. Once I got the camber as close as I could in my home shop I hit the highway a few times, gave things a few more wacks and measurements, and then did a tack weld of the top nut to the strut to keep in place.
Yeah yeah yeah, but remember, this is just fun junk. Nothing serious.
#diyMATT Mine is a weekend warrior vehicle. 2001 Subaru Forester. So the top hole you made the hole bigger in the strut. Also my the middle and lower.
Am I understanding this right. You make the holes bigger on the spindles also? For the middle and lower bolt?
Do you have any pics on this process?
#diyMATT ok, after doing some research I am just needing to slot the top holes in the strut bracket. Do not slot the middle and bottom holes. Just the top holes on the strut bracket (the strut itself. Not the new flat bar added. Also I have positive camber so I need to grind the slot going in towards the car. Does this sound right to you?
Thanksn
@@diymatt Could you have done this with a pair of camber adjustment bolts: www.autopartswarehouse.com/nissan-parts/nissan-quest-parts/quest-camber-and-alignment-kit
That is badass!!!!
Love it! Looks great! Maybe paint it black?
This is so entertaining, love it
Brush guard, couple offroad lights, and you're good.
what about adding some off road bumper bars?
I dig it. You made an uncool mini van into a lifted mini van.
This video deserves more than 1000 likes also how were you able to find parts for the suspension im looking to do a similar job on a 2001 chrysler
Dude this is awesome. I want to do that to my 2014 Dodge Grand caravan! Any suggestions for parts?
solocisneros I agree I have a 2006 chrystler town and country and I want to do all terrain tires rims lift kit some cool led interior around my headliner and other cool stuff as far as parts I’ve been looking them up by google and car I d .com
If you still have your van, you may find this interesting: www.journeysoffroad.com/dodgegvlift.html
Hi Matt one question ??? What rear spring spacer you use. Thanks!!!!
Whoops, my comment got lost at some point. I used these spacers. amzn.to/2zSl0Sx
Tienes buenas ideas
so cool.
I'd rock the shit out of that minivan. Looks mint with the tires. Don't like the yellow inner fender, but you do you. Nissan makes a pretty decent product for the most part. I still bang around with an old Maxima.
Looks sharp!
Is super cool ! I like it !!
Cool camping vehicle
Need more videos of the minivan
*Freakin Awesome*
LOVE IT!!
Just out of curiosity and because I really have no idea, if you put spacers in and gave it a lift, would you have to cut the fenders to get the tires to fit? Loved the build by the way, Thumbs UP. ...EDIT... I think I see now, the tires are still too big for the fenders with regards to the front and back of the fenders. I see the pictures you posted on Instructables. www.instructables.com/id/I-Made-a-battlecar-Out-of-My-Soccer-Mom-Minivan/
lol, I had found the answer to my question and edited my post above without refreshing the page, just to see you had answered my question. I feel like I just discovered the internet at times. Thanks again.
Thumbs up! I love it.
Cool unique
Love the concept. Family suv
Sick van.
Brush guard......?
You have to go and Rally-cross that get out of my way grocery cart. Good job.
I like the yellow , just at a bit more to the van or on the rims