VW T5 'Restoration' Ep.2 How To Fit Coilovers, Hub Mod & Top Mount Mod Transporter

Episode 2 of transforming a tired looking ex builders T5 into something a little cooler.
In this episode I install a set of Budget JOM Coilovers. I also explain and carry out the Hub Mod & Top Mount Mod.
JOM Coilovers for T26, T28 & T30 VW T5 Transporter:
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Volkswa...
18" x 7.5 ET45 5x120 VW Amarok Steel Wheels:
Tamar Wheels.
www.tamarwheels.co.uk/shop/vw...
Modified top mounts:
transporterhq.co.uk/vw-transp...
Adjuster delete contact Transporter HQ to confirm which one you need:
transporterhq.co.uk/vw-transp...
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[@michaelharrison4066]

You're knowledge of a t5 is priceless

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank You for watching! 6 years of having T5’s and losing count of how many times i have taken them apart 😂

[@reuben320]

Great vid, looks much better! Looking forward to the rest of the build!

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank You for watching ✌️

[@tbus116]

Cracking series nice how to with the mods. Looking forward to the rest of the build. 👍

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank You for watching ✌️

[@ko1obos]

Great video as always! Really informative and clear, especially the bit about the top mounts which I didn't fully understand till now. Still edgy about doing it myself but I know if I did I would have this video on step by step. Looks much better and those Amarok steels look so good. Thanks Dan!

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you so much for watching! Try to make the videos as short as possible but i ramble on that much but seem to give a decent amount of info! Give it a go! If you get stick DM me on insta ✌️

[@andrewmason4004]

Not sure how I ended up watching this (don't own a T5, but think I might like to) but am pleased I did. Really good presentation and interesting. I'll probably watch some more of the series, if only to admire your ability and see what I'd be paying sometime to do - because I think this is beyond me!

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you so much for watching and for the very nice comment! Glad that people are enjoying these videos.

[@vinnieatkinson7227]

Brilliant job and the van looks so much better lowered and with the Amoraks. My next project next month will be lowering mine and changing the wheels from 17” to 18” steels/alloys, still to decide. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@DanChambersDAC]

Cheers dude. Everything looks better lower! Good lick with it ✌️

[@x21ekx91]

Nailed it mate awesome! Like you say I’d daily that as is 🙌🏼

[@DanChambersDAC]

Looks so cool messed up! Don’t think it would sell very easily though 😔 Thank You for Watching ✌️

[@Graham19781]

Great video Dan keep the content coming. Van looks mint. Amazing what a great stance can do. Great work mate🙌🏻

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for watching 🙏 Makes such a difference doesn’t it! Can’t wait to see it finished.

[@Graham19781]

Massive improvement mate. You can put the nicest wheels on, give it the best paint job etc but if the stance ain’t right it will never look that cool. Great job Dan🙌🏻

[@DanChambersDAC]

GDub Camper amen to that

[@Bk_MxLife]

Loving the content very well documented m8

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for watching and for the comment!

[@sallyparker6263]

Got nearly the same van in exact same colour. Took delivery of it standard last week. Just missed out on some amarok steels so the wheel hunt continues. Ordered all the parts for T5.1 front end conversion. Just ordered some 60mm/45mm springs as I carry weight/will be towing car trailer with it so don't want it too low. Yours looks epic now. Keep up the good work. :)

[@DanChambersDAC]

Awesome! Unfortunately the paint is shot on this so i will be re painting it. Speak to Paul at Tamar Wheels. He is on Facebook. That is where i got mine from brand new. Very reasonable price. T5-T5.1 is a nice easy job too. Good luck with your project ✌️

[@h12st_d63]

This has been a great point of reference for my hob mod today, I got there eventually 🤣👌🏻

[@grahamrowland6681]

Great instructional video nicely presented

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for watching and for the comment!

[@mikegaffney64]

brilliant brother loved your work. keep doing it great, Mike NZ

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you so much for watching and for the comment!

[@davedean696]

Looks mint. Made that look easy. Hit me up when u want a roof rack making. 😂

[@DanChambersDAC]

🤣 Cheers bro. Will get you involved in the next full conversion!

[@englishbob3916]

Great job and very informative,love the amarock wheels

[@DanChambersDAC]

Cheers! They are such a subtle but cool wheel.

[@PeteyBee]

My new fave channel 😎😎

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for watching and for the comment!

[@PuppyPlays_roblox]

Like your style pal,cant be to low👍

[@daddyfixit5188]

Great vid what most people don’t know t32 has a higher load rate needs a commercial mot and due to load weight max speed on single carriageway Nat speed limit 50 not 60. Check your mot s boys 👍👍👍👍

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for watching! Yes, I always keep clear for T32!

[@JohnSmith-ny4pf]

Great video dude. Is it a world of pain to get my T32 looking this cool?

[@glynnlyons7759]

great vid mate as always loved your crafter vids too 👍🏻 where did you get the coil over kit from?

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank You for watching 🙏 I got the coilovers from eBay. Should be a link in the description 🤙

[@jamesbuckley4127]

I’ve changed my suspension to the same brand, new top mounts. After about a week the top mount has a none stop squeak, is it just bedding in or should that not be happening, great vid by the way

[@andrewtodd6610]

Great vid, great content. Will be putting lowering springs on my T32: q - will the rear adjuster delete equate to a similar drop as the front machined top mounts? OR is this just good practice with no extra lows? Trying to stay away from cheap coilovers! Thanks

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank You for watching! 1mm at the spring is 1.5mm at the wheel. So if the adjuster delete plate was 10mm shorter than the adjuster, this would gain you 15mm at the wheel. The adjuster delete is purely to gain a few extra mm of lows and to have polyurethane between the metal spring and metal of the chassis. Hub mod is a good thing to do as if you hub mod it you can run the coilover at a higher setting and get a better ride. Hope this helps.

[@MrCossyjay]

Hi Dan loving all the vids, how much lower would you get the front without hub and strut top mods as I’m putting 20”s on mine thinking it might sit too low if it was same height as you’ve done 👍..

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for watching! I think these struts offer a 70mm Drop out the box. Different brands offer different drops. i would advise buying the lowest struts you can and running them higher if you don't want it too low instead of cheaper coilovers and running them at the lowest setting. You will get a better ride that way.

[@TheAiwa1521]

Great series of videos. I may of missed it on these but what are the tyre sizes? EDIT-I can see from comments it’s a 225/45 thanks,

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you so much for watching and for the comment. Glad you found the answer!

[@stephenpearson8932]

Hey Dan, Many thanks for the video, it helped me clarify my own requirements. One question though, how have you found the JOM coilovers? There are a lot of scare stories about cheap shocks breaking, but is it possibly because of using the wrong (i.e. the nylock) nut?

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you so much for the comment and for watching Stephen! The JOM are OK as a budget coilover but they are just that, Budget. If you have the budget I would highly recommend spending as much as you can do. If you are used to having modified vehicles on lowered suspension I think the JOM will be fine. Most of the moaning comes from people that have never modified a vehicle, Remove VW Parts that have had millions spent on development and put on a £200 set of coilovers and wonder why the ride isn't as good. JOM are an OK set of cheap lows in my opinion if fitted correctly.

[@h12st_d63]

Prepping for my Coilovers … Did you refit the bump stops in the rear or just leave them as spring locators please pal? 👌🏻

[@CampervanAdventures]

Hi Dan cracking videos could of done with your videos about 6 years ago when I fitted my coilovers(totally up to date with all your videos).Small question I’m about to fit new stance coilovers to my T5,were did you order you new pinch bolts from?Keep up the good work mate,and we’ll done with getting all your subscribers in such a short time.Keep it going👍👌🤘

[@DanChambersDAC]

😂 Sorry bud! I got them from TPS through a friends garage.

[@CampervanAdventures]

@@DanChambersDAC cheers Dan,good luck at hitting 100,000 subs this year pal fingers crossed for you!!

[@peterskelton910]

Looks much better mate, what size tyre did you go for??

[@DanChambersDAC]

Cheers bud, I went for 225/45 ✌️

[@steverandall1729]

Hi Dan when lowering your van does the ride become a lot harder? Loving your channel.

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for watching and for the comment! Yes the ride does get a little harsher. The more you spend on coilovers though the better! So Low Coilovers by Transporter HQ drive better than a standard van in my opinion.

[@mrbigtrousers1]

Hay bud. Great content but get yourself a bench and set the camera up so we can see what your doing when grinding etc. All in all mate cool stuff 😎

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank You for watching and for the comment! I am currently working out of my Mother in laws stables! Not really got anywhere to put a bench as we sold our house to go travelling in the Crafter I have converted into our fulltime home. I only got this T5 and made the YT channel to give me something to do! Fingers crossed I will eventually get a workshop with a bench!

[@p8nty]

Hi bud good video, just to clarify did you use the old nut when setting up outside the van then the new nylon nut when fitting in place, so there's 2 nuts per coil, cheers

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for watching and for the comment bud. Yes that's it dude. Old nut goes on the strut to build the assembly and I use the original flanged nut to bolt it to the van.

[@JBSeymour]

Question, what makita impact gun is this and is it man enough for say hub nut? Looke like a DTW285?

[@OfftheTopMTB]

Great video Dan, can i ask where do you jack the van from ? Not sure i trust the jack points on the sills 😬

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you so much for watching and for your comment Sam. I jack the front on the rear subframe mount and the rear on the front rear arm mount. (I think 😂 Been a few months!!!)

[@OfftheTopMTB]

@@DanChambersDAC cheers Dan 👍

[@neilpierce5161]

The top mount mod, can you use that with the original t5 top hat? Looked into it and transporter Hq are selling them but say you need t6 top hat? Got mine as low as I can with the coil overs and hub mod and running 16s banded so could do with another 15mm lower cheers great vids

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank You for watching! Im sure I have done the mod with T5 & T6 rubbers. They are a 'Consumable' part though and can get fatigue so well worth a change while you have them out.

[@danny36120]

are there any coilovers on the market which are designed to both lower the van as you did, but also maintain the rated load capacity of the van? and do you know how much the weight capacity of the van has been affected by the coil overs you put on? and do you know if this would work on a 2007 4motion t5? loved the video mate!

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank You for watching! Yes the coilovers sold for a specific vehicle should be rated for that vehicle meaning the load capacity etc is not affected. The T5 coilovers advertised for T26,28 & 30 will all be suitable for the T30 chassis and load rating. The T32 struts will be suitable for the T32 chassis and load rating. The correct coilovers for you 07 4mo would work fine. You just need to ensure you order the correct set as T26-30 and T32 struts mount in a different way.

[@danny36120]

@@DanChambersDAC you're a beautiful man! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@russc2118]

Hi Dan Brill t5 and golf builds I'm thinking of doing the Hub mod to my T5 and was wondering where you got the spacer for the struts from or did you like them🤙👌

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you so much. for watching and for commenting. Glad you are enjoying them! I made the spacers myself with (I think) 60mm internal diameter tube.

[@russc2118]

@@DanChambersDAC thanks mate that's very helpful 👌🤙

[@darkhorsegarage]

Where did you source the "spacers" for the front struts? The ones you're welding the break line hangers to?

[@DanChambersDAC]

I made them from some 60mm internal diameter steel tube. The height depends on each manufacturer of the strut.

[@peteypops]

Nice job....ok for street cruising but not much good for country driving?

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you so much for watching! To be honest these are fine for UK roads. Drives nicely!

[@joshmerrick4716]

Hey Dan. I’m hub modding my van soon. What diameter pipe do I need to get to make the collars please? Thank you

[@aaronsparks2175]

I was just wondering how big the collar you made was as I’ve got the necessary diameter pipe.

[@andrewgardner9615]

Bump stops on rear can be really important-Is there a way of putting them back in but in a lowered position?

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for watching and for the comment! You could weld in another platform to hold the bump stops if you wanted.

[@richardnorth5994]

I'd throw the roof rack in the nearest skip, unless your carrying things. The one I had whistled constantly.

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank You for watching! Could look cool though with some decking up there.....

[@richardnorth5994]

Dan Chambers I've never thought roof racks were cool maybe wood might look more subtle.

[@beachborosix4376]

Good content!... Where did you get the music from?...

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank You for watching and for the comment! The music is from Epidemic Sounds.

[@GreggCastree]

What do you use for the structure collar Dan?

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for watching! I used a piece of 60mm internal diameter steel tube.

[@GreggCastree]

Awesome job on the van mate.....and some great ‘how to’s’👍😊

[@craigkelly8074]

What did u use to make the sleeves for the front struts also what thickness were they to stop the strut slipping. Thanks

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for watching and for the comment! I used 60mm internal diameter steel tube with a 1.6mm wall thickness.

[@adrenalinerush91]

Hey mate, can you do the hub mod with the standard front shocks?

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for the comment! Yes you can do although you will need to change rear springs to lower it to match.

[@danis8607]

Hi what must be tyres for 8.5 19 - 9.5 19??

[@greggan100]

Hi how did you get drop links off in the end. You didnt say.👍

[@DanChambersDAC]

I didn't! They are in surprisingly good condition! Thank You for watching and for the comment!

[@lukasgarage956]

Did you use T6 top mounts the ( top rubber bushing ) ?

[@DanChambersDAC]

Yes I think I did.

[@friedensgabel]

How's the ride quality before and after the lowering?

[@DanChambersDAC]

Ride quality before was 16 year old suspension so not really the best. These are budget coilovers so they are hardly the most amazing ride. I have always had lowered cars, I think it rides quite well for the money.

[@thedetailingdoctor5746]

What size socket for the hub nut mate? I got stuck there 🤣

[@DanChambersDAC]

30mm bud.

[@thedetailingdoctor5746]

@@DanChambersDAC thanks mate follow The Detailing Doctor on Facebook to see the end results.

[@luciocancellara4995]

How's best to ensure all four corners sit at the exact height when fitting the coilovers rather than having to 're adjust after fitting

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for watching and for the comment! I tend to set everything at it's lowest and go from there! It can be a pain to adjust.

[@luciocancellara4995]

@@DanChambersDAC Might be a daft question but once all set up should all arch gaps from tyres to arches be same all round or are fronts different to gaps on rear?

[@nilsjohnsen7515]

How is it to drive?

[@emma_m0]

How did you learn to do all this??

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank You for watching and for the comment! I was a mechanic for a couple of years when i left school. That was a long time ago though! I just like to take things apart and re build them. I have owned several van's over the past couple of years too!

[@TheEquilibriate]

Each to their own, I get why people lower cars for handling, but I just don't get it with vans.

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you so much for watching! This isn't low! I would want another 70-100mm to be happy! Everything looks better lowered!

[@daibennett9224]

Is this the 1.9 tdi pd engine,are you a mechanic by trade

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank You for watching! Yes the 1.9 engine, will be serviced etc soon. Yes i was a mechanic many years ago!

[@daibennett9224]

Dan Chambers what are the 2.0 tdi engines like in the newer t5 and t6,are the 2.0 tdi reliable

[@chrisharris1442]

is there a hub mod for a T32???

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank You for Watching ✌️ I believe you can get plates that effectively create a ‘hub mod’ of sorts. Most people swap the T32 hubs for T30 ones so the hub mod can be done.

[@chrisharris1442]

Cheers Dan. 👌

[@ralphington8441]

How do you know all this stuff?! 🤷🏻‍♂️ please tell me you’re a mechanic by trade...?

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for watching and for the comment. I was a mechanic when I left school for a couple of years but I have been a Joiner for the past 15 years.

[@ralphington8441]

Dan Chambers very impressive knowledge mate of every aspect of this van. Thanks for the vids 👍

[@KH-mn3si]

Great project, but for me the Van is way too low.

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for watching and for the comment. This is nowhere near low enough for me!

[@DanJHugs]

You think a complete novice could do a build like this?

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you so much for watching! Hell yeah! Just take your time and there are plenty of videos on KZbin explaining how to do things.

[@aboom257]

Y

[@alfiejones872]

Please polish it it’s really annoying me 😂

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank you for watching! 😂 I love this look!

[@ralphhowes]

Get a mic, please. Banging those metal parts around near the camera while you're sitting back from it is triggering my tinnitus. Tinnitus is painful.

[@DanChambersDAC]

Thank You for watching and for the comment! Need to get one ordered, All money is going into the van at the moment!