Inland Rovers Unusal Motorhome Buid

[nldrvr]

Inland Rovers unusal build. It's not a Land Rover! It is a 30 foot class C motorhome F450. We are doing a 4 inch lift (ujoint's 4x4 conversion kit) and a dana 60 front axle assembly. You can follow the thread on our facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Inland-Rovers/15430342343?ref=nf#!/pages/Inland-Rovers/15430342343

 

[ujoint]

Cool Cool Cool! Can't wait to see it done.

 

[etcatmeat]

I can't wait either, it's coming out good so far! Thanks for all your help so far Chris! (BTW- It's my motorhome :sombrero

 

[etcatmeat]

Here are some progress pics....It's going very well at this point. Having driveshafts made Monday and need to connect new extended brake lines, install tcase shifter and sway bars. After that taking the rig down to get the rear spring work done! Then it's time for a trip!

Old front end about to come down


Old front end removed


Drilled frame for front spring mounts


Front spring mounts bolted on...took forever to do this!


Springs bolted up


Front axle getting ready to go in it's new home!


Front axle and steering all hooked up


Wheels installed and standing on it's own for the first time! We're going to let it sit overnight to let everything settle and then put the final torque on everything:elkgrin:

 

[dirty Bakers]

I like it. Where did you find an all white motorhome.

 

[ujoint]

Wow. Looks SOOOOO good!

 

[etcatmeat]

I like it. Where did you find an all white motorhome.

It had stickers all over it when I got it so I took it down, had them all stripped off and then had it color sanded lightly then polished and waxed. Looks wayyy cleaner like that, eh?

 

[etcatmeat]

Wow. Looks SOOOOO good!

Thanks! And thanks again for answering my questions along the way! Plan is to take it down for rear springs Wednesday...I can't wait to see the complete package!

 

[etcatmeat]

Driveshafts installed, all fluids filled, tcase assy installed, front bumper notched, brake lines installed, sway bar installed. Drove her home! First thing in the morning dropping it off to have rear springs built to match the ride height. Rest of the new wheels and tires (and spacer/adapter) will be installed once new springs are in. Last thing to do is extend the rear sway bar.

 

[tribeof5]

nice job

Looks great. Let us know how it handles once it is all done. We recently picked up a 29 footer for our family. Sure do want to do Chris's conversion on it. What size tires are you running?

Thanks
Jeremey

 

[etcatmeat]

Happy to say that it's pretty much done! I had it wrapped up yesterday and couldn't wait so we took it out last night! It drives and handles awesome! It actually drives and handles better than stock. The wheel spacer/adapters, better tires and properly set sway bars outweighed any negative effect of the lift for handling. I took it up to big bear and did a little exploring through holcomb valley and big pine flat area. The suspension is wonderful, wayyyyy better than stock. The e450 motorhomes have de-arc'd springs and purposly ride on the bump stops which makes it ride horrible. Now I actually have several inches of travel before I would even touch the giant bump stops that come factory on this vehicle. Here are some pics of how it sits now and from my quick little trip.

 

[hobietony]

Awesome!

 

[etcatmeat]

Awesome!

Thanks! I get stopped pretty much everywhere I park and I have to tell my story...haha

 

[864x4rv]

Nice RV. That will be my next project- pick up a 22-24' late model rv and install the 4x4 kit.

Any issue with the long rear overhang? I have a 1986 Class A 4x4 that I am considering shortinging out the rear so that it is more off-road worthy. Are you planning on putting supersingle wheels?

 

[etcatmeat]

Nice RV. That will be my next project- pick up a 22-24' late model rv and install the 4x4 kit.

Any issue with the long rear overhang? I have a 1986 Class A 4x4 that I am considering shortinging out the rear so that it is more off-road worthy. Are you planning on putting supersingle wheels?

The rear overhang limits the departure angle, no question about it. I don't really plan on running "trails" with this rig so no big deal for me. I just put all new 19.5 wheels and tires so no plans on the supersingle. I kinda like the idea of having a "backup" wheel and tire on each side.